Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award
WINNER 2018
Indiana Young Hoosier Award
NOMINEE 2019
Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Master List
NOMINEE 2018
ALA Notable Children’s Book
SELECTION 2018
ALA Quick Pick for Young Adult Reluctant Readers
SELECTION 2017
ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings
SELECTION 2018
American Library Association’s YALSA Quick Pick
SELECTION 2018
Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year
SELECTION 2018
Boston Globe Best Book of the Year
SELECTION 2017
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children’s and Teens
SELECTION 2018
Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books
SELECTION 2017
Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices
SELECTION 2018
Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Master List
SELECTION
Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books
SELECTION 2017
New York Times Notable Book of the Year
SELECTION 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year
SELECTION 2017
Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author
SELECTION 2017
Shelf Awareness – Best ChildrenÂ’s & Teen Books of the Year
SELECTION 2017
Time Magazine Best ChildrenÂ’s Books of the Year
SELECTION 2017
Virginia Capitol Choices Award List
SELECTION 2018