Category Archives: Accolades

Accolades: “Speak: the Graphic Novel”

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  • Booklist, starred review
  • School Library Journal, starred review
  • Kirkus, starred review
  • Horn Book, starred review
  • A School Library Journal Best Book of 2018
  • 2018 Booklist Youth Editors’ Choice
  • A Quill & Quire Best Kids’ Book of 2018
  • A 2019 Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Selection

Accolades: “The Poet X”

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  • Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • Horn Book, starred review
  • 2018 NBA Award winner
  • 2019 Carnegie Medal Nominee
  • Michael L. Printz Award winner
  • Pura Belpré Author Award winner
  • The New York Times Book Review’s Notable Children’s Books
  • Kirkus Reviews’ Best YA Books About Speaking Your Truth
  • School Library Journal’s Best Books
  • Remezcla’s Best Books by Latino & Latin American Authors
  • Amazon’s Best Young Adult Books
  • New York Public Library Best Books for Teens
  • Time Magazine’s 10 Best for Kids
  • Shelf Awareness Best Children & Teen Books
  • NPR Best Young Adult Books
  • Chicago Public Library Best of the Best for Teens
  • Horn Book Fanfare Best Books
  • Bustle 25 Best Young Adult
  • Book Riot Best Young Adult
  • Book Riot Best Audiobooks
  • Texas TAYSHAS Top Ten
  • Entertainment Weekly’s 10 Best YA Novels

Accolades: “One of Us Is Lying”

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  • An EW.com Best YA Book of the Year Selection
  • A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of the Year Selection
  • A Popcrush Best Young Adult Book of the Year Selection
  • A New York Public Library’s Best Book for Teens Selection
  • A CBC Teen Choice Book Award Nominee
  • A Bustle.com Best Young Adult Book of May 2017
  • A Goodreads Best Young Adult Book of the Year Nominee
  • A YALSA Best Fiction Book Nominee
  • A YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
  • A New York Times, USA Today, ABA IndieBound, and international bestseller
  • VOYA, starred review

Accolades: “Long Way Down”

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  • The Horn Book, starred review
  • Booklist Online, starred review
  • Kirkus, starred review
  • School Library Journal, starred review
  • Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • SLJ’s Best YA of 2017
  • An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017
  • A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017
  • A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017
  • Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
  • A Newbery Honor Book
  • A Coretta Scott King Honor Book
  • A Printz Honor Book
  • Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award
  • Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner

Accolades: “Goodbye Days”

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  • Booklist, Starred review
  • Publishers Weekly, Starred review
  • Shelf Awareness, Starred review
  • Nominated for the Carnegie Medal
  • Long listed for the UKLA Award
  • Long listed for the Southern Book Prize
  • An ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten pick
  • A Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book
  • A Teen Choice Award nominee
  • A Whitney Award finalist
  • An AML YA Book Award winner
  • An Indie Next pick
  • An Oklahoma Sequoyah Masterlist pick

Accolades: “Far from the Tree”

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  • Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • Winner of the 2017 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • New York Times Notable Children’s Book of 2017
  • NPR Best Books of 2017
  • Entertainment Weekly Top 10 YA Books of the Year
  • Barnes & Noble 25 Best YA Books of 2017
  • Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2017
  • Publishers Weekly Best YA Books of 2017
  • Kirkus Reviews Best YA Books of 2017
  • Boston Globe Best YA Books of 2017
  • Buzzfeed Best YA Books of 2017
  • Bustle Best YA Books of 2017
  • Paste Magazine Best 30 YA Books of 2017
  • Southern Living Magazine Best Children’s Books of 2017
  • Chicago Public Library’s Best Teen Fiction of 2017

Accolades: “City of Saints & Thieves”

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  • An Amazon Best Book of the Month – January 2017
  • Hollywood Reporter Books to Watch for in 2017 Pick
  • US Weekly Best Books of January 2017 Pick
  • A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick
  • A Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated YA Debut of 2017
  • An Apple iBooks Best of January 2017 Pick
  • Winter 2016-2017 Kids’ Indie Next Pick
  • Indies Introduce Winter/Spring 2017 Pick
  • A Teen Vogue Best New Young Adult Book – January 2017
  • A Bustle Best YA Book – January 2017
  • A 2017 Chicago Public Library’s Best Teen Fiction Pick
  • Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • Booklist, starred review
  • School Library Journal, starred review
  • BCCB, starred review
  • Shelf Awareness, starred review