| 2015 | The Bunker Diary | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2015 | The Bunker Diary | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Bunker Diary | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2014 | The Bunker Diary | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2009 | Black Rabbit Summer | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2008 | Black Rabbit Summer | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2007 | The Road of the Dead | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2007 | The Road of the Dead | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Young Adult | |
| 2006 | The Road of the Dead | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |