| 2025 | Sheine Lende | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Lodestar | |
| 2025 | Sheine Lende | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel - Young Adult | |
| 2025 | Sheine Lende | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Book | |
| 2025 | Sheine Lende | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2024 | Sheine Lende: A Prequel to Elatsoe | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Sheine Lende | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2024 | Sheine Lende | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2022 | A Snake Falls to Earth | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Andre Norton | |
| 2022 | A Snake Falls to Earth | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel - Young Adult | |
| 2022 | A Snake Falls to Earth | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2022 | A Snake Falls to Earth | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lodestar | |
| 2022 | A Snake Falls to Earth | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Book | |
| 2021 | Elatsoe | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · First Novel | |
| 2021 | Elatsoe | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lodestar | |
| 2021 | Elatsoe | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel - Young Adult | |
| 2021 | A Snake Falls to Earth | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2021 | A Snake Falls to Earth | BSFA Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2021 | A Snake Falls to Earth | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2021 | Elatsoe | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Andre Norton | |
| 2021 | A Snake Falls to Earth | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2021 | A Snake Falls to Earth | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2021 | A Snake Falls to Earth | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2021 | A Snake Falls to Earth | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2020 | Elatsoe | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2020 | Elatsoe | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Elatsoe | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2020 | Elatsoe | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2020 | Elatsoe | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |