• A Junior Library Guild Selection, 1995
• American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, 1995
• School Library Journal Starred Review, 1995
• Edgar Award Nominee, 1996
• A YALSA Quick Pick for Young Adults, 1996
• A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, 1997
• Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award, 1998
• Arizona Young Readers Award, 1998
• Maryland Library Association Black-Eyed Susan Award, 1998
• Starred review in School Library Journal
• "Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies" by the National Council for Social Studies and the Children's Book Council, 1996

• A Junior Library Guild selection
• New York Times bestseller

• A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
• Winter 2018-2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick
• Indie Bestseller
• Time for Kids Book Club: Top 10 Summer Reads
• Amazon Top 20 Best Children's Books of 2019 so far (June 2019)
• Publishers Weekly Best Books 2019
• Texas Bluebonnet Award List 2020-2021
• 2020 LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Book: The Eleanor Cameron Notable Middle Grade Books List

• YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2003
• A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, 2003
• International Reading Association/Children's Book Council Children's Choice, 2003
• Lamplighter Award, 2004-2005

• American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, 2001
• A YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2002
• Texas Lone Star Master List, 2002
• TAYSHAS High School Reading List, 2002
• Texas Lone Star Reading List, 2002-2003
• International Reading Association/Children's Book Council Young Adult Choice, 2003
• Iowa Teen Award Master List, 2003-2004
• Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Program Master List, 2003-2004

• Top 10–ALA Best Books for Young Adults
• An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
• YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
• Nominee for the Askews Children’s Book Award in Great Britain
• Bank Street College’s Children’s Book Committee’s “Best Children’s Books of the Year” list
• State readers choice awards (voted on by kids):
• California Young Readers Medal
• Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
• Nevada Young Readers’ Award
• Great Stone Face Award (New Hampshire)
• Nutmeg Children’s Book Award (Connecticut)
• Sunshine State Young Readers’ Award (Florida)
• Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award
• Young Hoosier Book Award (Indiana)
• Indian Paintbrush Book Award (Wyoming)
• Iowa Children’s Choice Award

• Junior Library Guild selection, 2015

• Junior Library Guild selection

• Junior Library Guild selection

• Junior Library Guild selection

• A Junior Library Guild premier selection, 2008
• Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Selection Title
• Buckeye Children's Book Award (OH)
• Choose to Read Ohio Booklist Selection
• IRA Young Adults' Choices
• Isinglass Teen Read List Selection
• Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
• Massachusetts Children's Book Award
• Nene Award (HI)
• Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award
• Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
• Sasquatch Reading Award (WA)
• Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (FL)
• Texas Lone Star Reading List
• Volunteer State Book Award (TN)

• Bank Street College’s Children’s Book Committee’s “Best Children’s Books of the Year” list
• A Junior Library Guild selection

A Junior Library Guild selection

• American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, 1999
• A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, 2000
• A YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2000
• New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, 2000
• International Reading Association Young Adult Choice, 2001
• Readers' Choice Award for Teen Books Finalist, 2003
• A YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Adults, 2005

• A Junior Library Guild selection
• A Choose to Read Ohio book list selection

• Bank Street College of Education’s Children’s Book Committee’s “Best Children’s Books of The Year 2023”
• Finalist, Ohioana Book Award
• Barnes and Noble Young Reader Monthly Pick, August 2023

A Junior Library Guild selection

• A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
• Bank Street College of Education Children's Book Committee "Best Children's Book of the Year" list, 2019

• Ohioana Book Award for juvenile literature
• New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
• International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award nominee

• American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, 2000
• Prairie Pasque Award Young Adult Reading Program Reading List, 2002
• Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Program Master List, 2004-2005

• A Junior Library Guild Selection, 2004
• PSLA Fiction List
• SSLI Book Award Honor Book

• Junior Library Guild selection, 2001
• Bank Street Best Books of the Year

• American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, 1997
• A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, 1998
• A YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Adults, 2007

• A Junior Library Guild selection, 2012

• A Junior Library Guild selection, 2013
• An Apple ibooks Best of 2013

• A Junior Library Guild Selection, 2003
• A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, 2004
• Golden Duck Award (Eleanor Cameron) Middle Grades Winner, 2004
• SSLI Book Award Honor Book

• A Junior Library Guild Selection, 2005

• A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, 1997
• A YALSA Quick Pick for Young Adults, 1997
• International Reading Association/Children's Book Council Book Award, 1997
• TAYSHAS High School Reading List, 1998-99
• Maryland Library Association Black-Eyed Susan Award, 1999
• Nebraska Golden Sower Award, 2000
• A YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Adults, 2003

• American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, 2001
• Bank Street Best Books of the Year

• A Junior Library Guild Selection, 2004
• Great Lakes Book Award, 2005
• Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best

• Iowa Children's Choice Award Master List, 2004-2005