| 2025 | I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This: A Graphic Memoir | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2025 | I Wish I Didn't Have to Tell You This | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels: Youth | |
| 2025 | I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | I Wish I Didn't Have to Tell You This | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2022 | The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | The Genius Under the Table: Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2021 | The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | The Genius Under the Table | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Spy Runner | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Spy Runner | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2018 | The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2018 | Assassination of Brangwain Spurge | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2018 | The Assassination Of Brangwain Spurge | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2018 | The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | The Haunting of Falcon House | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2016 | The Haunting Of Falcon House | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Arcady's Goal | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2012 | Breaking Stalin's Nose | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2011 | Breaking Stalin’s Nose | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |