| 2024 | My Antarctica | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2024 | My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | My Antarctica | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Safe Passage | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2018 | When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon and Garfunkel | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2018 | Grand Theft Horse | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2014 | Hello, I’m Johnny Cash | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2010 | Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2010 | Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Comics | |
| 2010 | Yummy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |