| 2019 | Home After Dark | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2018 | Home After Dark | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Home After Dark | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels | |
| 2013 | One Cool Friend | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2010 | Stitches: A Memoir | Alex Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Adult Books for Teens | |
| 2009 | Stitches | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2009 | Stitches: A Memoir | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2009 | Stitches: A Memoir | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult | |
| 2009 | Stitches | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Stitches | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Comics | |
| 2009 | Stitches: A Memoir | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Stitches | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2009 | Stitches: A Memoir | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |