| 2024 | Bletchley Riddle | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2023 | I Must Betray You | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2023 | You: The Story—A Writer’s Guide to Craft through Memory | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | You: The Story: A Writer’s Guide to Craft Through Memory | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Middle to High School | |
| 2023 | You | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2022 | I Must Betray You | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2022 | I Must Betray You | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2022 | I Must Betray You | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | I Must Betray You | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2022 | I Must Betray You | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2022 | I Must Betray You | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2021 | The Fountains of Silence | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2019 | The Fountains of Silence | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Fountains of Silence | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2019 | The Fountains of Silence: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Fountains of Silence | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Fountains of Silence | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2019 | The Fountains of Silence | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2017 | Salt to the Sea | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2016 | Salt to the Sea | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2016 | Salt to the Sea | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2016 | Salt to the Sea: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2016 | Salt to the Sea | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2016 | Salt to the Sea | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2016 | Salt to the Sea | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2013 | Out of the Easy | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2013 | Out of the Easy | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2013 | Out of the Easy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2013 | Out of the Easy | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2012 | Between Shades of Gray | William C. Morris YA Debut Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · YA Debut | |
| 2012 | Between Shades of Grey | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2011 | Between Shades of Gray | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2011 | Between Shades of Gray | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2011 | Between Shades of Gray | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2011 | Between Shades of Gray | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2011 | Between Shades of Gray | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Between Shades of Gray | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |