| 2024 | Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody | Nero Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Fiction | |
| 2024 | Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Different for Boys | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2020 | Burn | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2020 | Burn | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2020 | Burn | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2018 | Release | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2018 | And the Ocean Was Our Sky | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2017 | Release: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2017 | Release | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2016 | The Rest of Us Just Live Here | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2015 | More Than This | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2015 | The Crane Wife | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Rest of Us Just Live Here | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2015 | The Rest of Us Just Live Here | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Rest of Us Just Live Here | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2013 | More Than This | The Kitschies source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Red Tentacle (Novel) | |
| 2013 | More Than This | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | More Than This | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2013 | More Than This | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2012 | A Monster Calls | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2012 | A Monster Calls | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration | |
| 2011 | Monsters of Men | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Book of the Year | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls | The Kitschies source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Red Tentacle (Novel) | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls: Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2011 | Monsters of Men | Arthur C. Clarke Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Novel | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | A Monster Calls | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2010 | The Ask and the Answer | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2010 | Monsters of Men | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Book of the Year | |
| 2010 | Monsters of Men | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2010 | Monsters of Men | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Ask and the Answer | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's | |
| 2009 | The Knife of Never Letting Go | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2009 | The Ask and the Answer | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2009 | The Ask and the Answer | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2008 | The Knife of Never Letting Go | Otherwise Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Otherwise Award | |
| 2008 | The Knife of Never Letting Go | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2008 | The Knife of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking: Book One | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |