FINALIST National Book Award for young People's Literature

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YALSA Finalist Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award

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FINALIST National Book Award for young People's Literature - YALSA Finalist Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award -

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Angela Shanté Awards:

  • 3rd Annual Student Choice Award, Meet-The-Writers

  • 2025 Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry, Children's Literature Council Of Southern California

  • 2025 Bank Street Best Book of the Year

  • 2025 Finalist, The YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award

  • Finalist, 2024 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

  • Silver medalist, 2022 Irma Black Bank Street of Education Book Award for Best Picture Book

  • Finalist, 2020 CBC Kids' Book Choice Awards for Favorite Illustrated Character

  • Winner, 2020 The Wishing Shelf Book Award: Picture Books for Ages 6-8

  • Finalist, 2020 Forward Indie for Children's Picture Books for 6-8-Year-Olds

  • Winner, 2020 American Fiction Awards Best Cover Design: Children's Books

  • Finalist, 2020 American Fiction Awards for Children's Fiction