| 2022 | Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2022 | Moonflower | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | King and the Dragonflies | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · LGBTQ Children's/Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | King and the Dragonflies | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2021 | Felix Ever After | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2020 | King and the Dragonflies | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction and Poetry | |
| 2020 | Queen of the Conquered | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2020 | King and the Dragonflies | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young People's Literature | |
| 2020 | King and the Dragonflies | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2020 | Felix Ever After | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2020 | Felix Ever After | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2020 | King and the Dragonflies | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2020 | Felix Ever After | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2020 | King And The Dragonflies | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | King and the Dragonflies | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2020 | Felix Ever After | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2020 | King and the Dragonflies | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | King and the Dragonflies | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | King and the Dragonflies | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | King and the Dragonflies | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | King of the Rising | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science fiction and fantasy | |
| 2019 | Hurricane Child | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2019 | Hurricane Child | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children’s/Young Adult | |
| 2019 | This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children’s/Young Adult | |
| 2018 | Hurricane Child | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2018 | This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |