| 2025 | Ultraviolet | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Author | |
| 2024 | Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2024 | Ultraviolet | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Ultraviolet | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2023 | Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Calling the Moon | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Elementary | |
| 2023 | Jovita Wore Pants | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | A Seed in the Sun | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | Land of the Cranes | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2020 | Land of the Cranes | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | Land of the Cranes | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | Land of the Cranes | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | The Moon Within | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2019 | The Moon Within | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | The Moon Within | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | The Moon Within | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |