| 2023 | Of All Tribes: American Indians and Alcatraz | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2023 | Voices of the People | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2022 | Rez Dogs | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Fiction and Poetry | |
| 2022 | Voices of the People | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | Voices of the People | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2021 | Rez Dogs | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2021 | Rez Dogs | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Rez Dogs | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Rez Dogs | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | One Real American: The Life of Ely S. Parker, Seneca Sachem and Civil War General | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2017 | Arrow of Lightning | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2014 | Killer of Enemies | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children's Literature | |
| 2011 | Dragon Castle | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2006 | Wabi: A Hero’s Tale | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |