| 2025 | All Better Now | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2024 | Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Young Adult | |
| 2024 | Break to You | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2023 | Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2023 | Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2023 | Courage to Dream | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2019 | The Toll | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy | |
| 2018 | Scythe | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Thunderhead | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy | |
| 2018 | Dry | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2018 | Dry | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2017 | Scythe | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2017 | Scythe | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy | |
| 2016 | Scythe | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2016 | Scythe | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2016 | Scythe | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2016 | Scythe (Arc of a Scythe) | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2015 | Challenger Deep | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young People's Literature | |
| 2015 | Challenger Deep | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Fiction and Poetry | |
| 2015 | Challenger Deep | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2015 | Challenger Deep | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2015 | Challenger Deep | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2015 | Challenger Deep | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Challenger Deep | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2015 | Challenger Deep | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2015 | Challenger Deep | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2015 | Challenger Deep | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2006 | Everlost | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |