| 2025 | Island of Whispers | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Literature | |
| 2025 | The Forest of a Thousand Eyes | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Forest of a Thousand Eyes | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Unraveller | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2024 | Unraveller | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lodestar | |
| 2024 | Island of Whispers | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2024 | Island of Whispers | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Island of Whispers | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Island of Whispers | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Island of Whispers | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Unraveller | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Book | |
| 2023 | Unraveller | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2023 | Unraveller | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2023 | Unraveller | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2023 | Island of Whispers | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young adult | |
| 2022 | Unraveller | BSFA Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2022 | Unraveller | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young adult | |
| 2020 | Deeplight | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lodestar | |
| 2020 | Deeplight | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2019 | A Skinful of Shadows | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2018 | A Skinful of Shadows | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lodestar | |
| 2018 | A Skinful of Shadows | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Book | |
| 2017 | A Skinful of Shadows | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2017 | The Lie Tree | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Andre Norton | |
| 2017 | A Face Like Glass | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2017 | A Face Like Glass | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | A Skinful of Shadows | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2017 | A Skinful of Shadows | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2017 | A Skinful of Shadows | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction and Poetry | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2016 | Cuckoo Song | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Andre Norton | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2016 | The Lie Tree | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2015 | The Lie Tree | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book of the Year | |
| 2015 | The Lie Tree | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's | |
| 2015 | Cuckoo Song | British Fantasy Award (Novel) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fantasy Novel | |
| 2015 | Cuckoo Song | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2015 | Cuckoo Song | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | Cuckoo Song | BSFA Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best Novel | |
| 2012 | A Face Like Glass | The Kitschies source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Red Tentacle (Novel) | |
| 2009 | The Lost Conspiracy | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2009 | The Lost Conspiracy | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2009 | The Lost Conspiracy | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2009 | The Lost Conspiracy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2008 | Well Witched | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Fly by Night | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | Fly by Night | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |