| 2025 | Road Home | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2025 | Road Home | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2025 | When We Ride | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2024 | Road Home | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Road Home | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Middle to High School | |
| 2024 | Road Home | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2023 | Abuela, Don't Forget Me | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Four Eyes | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Graphic Novels: Youth | |
| 2022 | Abuela, Don’t Forget Me | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2021 | Punching Bag | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2020 | Free Lunch | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Free Lunch | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2019 | Free Lunch | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |