| 2023 | Sunshine | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Sunshine: A Graphic Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Sunshine | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2023 | Sunshine | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Hey, Kiddo | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Hey, Kiddo | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2018 | Hey, Kiddo | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics | |
| 2018 | Hey, Kiddo | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | Hey Kiddo | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2018 | Hey, Kiddo | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Literature | |
| 2018 | Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2018 | Hey, Kiddo | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Hey, Kiddo | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2018 | Hey, Kiddo | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2018 | Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2014 | Comics Squad: Recess! | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |