| 2025 | Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Rising From the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992 : Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and A City on Fire | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Middle to High School | |
| 2024 | Rising From the Ashes | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2024 | Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2022 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2021 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2021 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2021 | From A Whisper to A Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2021 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2021 | From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2018 | The Perfect Gift | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2014 | Twenty-two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |