| 2025 | Twenty-Four Seconds from Now... | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Author | |
| 2025 | Coach | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | There Was a Party for Langston | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Illustrator | |
| 2024 | There Was a Party for Langston | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2024 | There Was a Party for Langston | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2024 | Twenty-four Seconds From Now: A Love Story | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2024 | Twenty-Four Seconds from Now ... | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Twenty-Four Seconds from Now | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children’s and Young Adult | |
| 2024 | Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…: A Love Story | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Twenty-Four Seconds From Now. . . | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2024 | Twenty-Four Seconds from Now... | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2024 | Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…: A LOVE Story | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2023 | Ain't Burned All the Bright | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2023 | There Was A Party for Langston, King O' Letters | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board & Picture Books | |
| 2023 | There Was a Party for Langston | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2023 | There Was a Party for Langston, King of Letters | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | There Was a Party for Langston | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | There Was a Party For Langston | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | There Was a Party for Langston | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | There Was a Party for Langston | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | Long Way Down | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration | |
| 2022 | Ain’t Burned All the Bright | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Picture Book | |
| 2022 | Stuntboy, in the Meantime | Schneider Family Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | Oxygen Mask | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic novels | |
| 2022 | Ain’t Burned All the Bright | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2022 | Ain't Burned All the Bright | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2022 | Ain't Burned All the Bright | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2022 | Ain’t Burned All the Bright | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2021 | Look Both Ways | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2021 | Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | Stuntboy, in the Meantime | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | Stamped (For Kids) | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Stuntboy, in the Meantime | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Stuntboy, in the Meantime | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Look Both Ways | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2020 | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You | Barnes & Noble Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Book of the Year | |
| 2020 | Stamped | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2020 | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2020 | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2020 | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, And You | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2020 | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award–Winning Stamped from the Beginning | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Long Way Down | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2020 | Stamped | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2020 | Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning 'Stamped from the Beginning' | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2019 | Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2019 | Long Way Down | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2019 | Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2019 | Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2019 | Look Both Ways: A Tale Told In Ten Blocks | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2019 | Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2019 | Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Look Both Ways | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | Look Both Ways | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2018 | Long Way Down | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Young Adult | |
| 2018 | Long Way Down | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2018 | Long Way Down | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2018 | Long Way Down | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2018 | Sunny | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2018 | For Every One | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2018 | Sunny | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2018 | For Every One | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2017 | As Brave As You | Schneider Family Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Middle Grade | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2017 | As Brave as You | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2017 | Patina | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2017 | Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel) | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Patina | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Patina | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2017 | Patina | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2017 | Long Way Down | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2016 | As Brave as You | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2016 | All American Boys | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2016 | The Boy in the Black Suit | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2016 | Ghost | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2016 | As Brave as You | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2016 | Ghost | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2016 | As Brave as You | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2016 | Ghost | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2016 | As Brave as You | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2016 | As Brave As You | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | As Brave As You | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | As Brave as You | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Ghost | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Ghost | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Ghost | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Ghost (Track) | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2015 | When I Was the Greatest | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · John Steptoe New Talent | |
| 2015 | The Boy in the Black Suit | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2015 | The Boy in the Black Suit | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2015 | All American Boys | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2015 | All American Boys | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2015 | All American Boys | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2014 | When I Was the Greatest | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2014 | When I Was the Greatest | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |