| 2011 | A Monster Calls | The Kitschies source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Red Tentacle (Novel) | |
| 2009 | Bog Child | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2009 | Solace of the Road | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's | |
| 2009 | Bog Child | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Young Adult | |
| 2008 | Bog Child | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2008 | The London Eye Mystery | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Readers | |
| 2008 | Bog Child | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2008 | The London Eye Mystery | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | The London Eye Mystery | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Bog Child | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2007 | A Swift Pure Cry | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2007 | A Swift Pure Cry | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2007 | A Swift Pure Cry | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2007 | A Swift Pure Cry | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |