| 2024 | The Brightwood Code | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2021 | They Went Left | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Young Adult | |
| 2021 | The Went Left | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Young Adult | |
| 2020 | They Went Left | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | They Went Left | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2018 | American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Fact Crime | |
| 2018 | The War Outside | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2017 | Girl in the Blue Coat | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Young Adult | |
| 2017 | American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land | Agatha Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | American Fire | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2017 | American Fire: Love, Arson, And Life In A Vanishing Land | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | American Fire | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Girl in the Blue Coat | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2016 | Girl in the Blue Coat | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2013 | Stray | The Kitschies source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Golden Tentacle (Debut) | |