| 2024 | The Collectors: Stories | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2024 | Pick the Lock | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2024 | Pick the Lock | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Pick the Lock | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | Switch | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2021 | Switch | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2020 | Dig | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2019 | Dig | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2019 | Dig | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2019 | Dig | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Dig | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2017 | Me and Marvin Gardens | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2016 | Still Life with Tornado | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2016 | Still Life With Tornado | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2016 | Still Life with Tornado | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2016 | Still Life with Tornado | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2015 | Glory O'Brien's History of the Future | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Andre Norton | |
| 2015 | I Crawl through It | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2015 | I Crawl Through It | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | I Crawl Through It | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2014 | Glory O'Brien's History of the Future | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2014 | Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2014 | Glory O'Brien's History of the Future | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2014 | Glory O'Brien's History of the Future | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2014 | Glory O'Brien's History of the Future | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2014 | Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2013 | Ask the Passengers | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children’s/Young Adult | |
| 2013 | Reality Boy | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2013 | Reality Boy | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Reality Boy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2012 | Ask the Passengers | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2012 | Everybody Sees the Ants | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Andre Norton | |
| 2012 | Ask the Passengers: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2012 | Ask the Passengers | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2012 | Ask the Passengers | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Ask the Passengers | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2012 | Ask the Passengers | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2011 | Please Ignore Vera Dietz | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2011 | Please Ignore Vera Dietz | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Young Adult | |
| 2010 | Please Ignore Vera Dietz | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |