Category Archives: Accolades

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

Accolades: “The 57 Bus”

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  • Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
  • Winner of the Stonewall Book Award
  • Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
  • YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist
  • A School Library Journal Best Books of 2017!
  • A Washington Post Best Book of 2017!
  • One of The New York City Public Library’s Notable 50 Best Books for Teens!
  • A Kirkus Best Book of 2017
  • A Chicago Public Library’s Best Book of 2017
  • #1 Best Seller in Teen & Young Adult LGBT Issues

Accolades: “The Serpent King”

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  • The Bulletin, Starred Review
  • Shelf Awareness, Starred Review
  • Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
  • Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
  • An Indie Next List Top Ten Selection
  • A Paste Magazine and popcrush.com Most Anticipated YA Book of the Year
  • A Publishers Weekly Spring 2016 Flying Start
  • A 2017 William C. Morris Award Winner
  • A New York Times Notable Book
  • A BuzzFeed Best YA Book of the Year
  • A Mashable Best YA Book of the Year
  • An Amazon Best Book of the Year
  • A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
  • A Hudson Booksellers Best Book of the Year
  • A B&N Best YA Book of the Year
  • A Southern Living Best Book of the Year
  • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
  • A Shelf Awareness Best Teen Book of the Year
  • YALSA 2017 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
  • Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult – 2017 Fiction Winner

Accolades: “The Sun is Also a Star”

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  • The #1 New York Times Bestseller
  • A 2017 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
  • A BuzzFeed Best YA Book of the Year
  • A POPSUGAR Best Book of the Year
  • A Booklist Editor’s Choice
  • Recipient of the John Steptoe New Talent Award
  • A Walter Award Honor Book
  • National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Finalist
  • Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award
  • New York Times Notable Children’s Book of the Year 2016
  • Amazon Top 20 Best Book of the Year 2016 selection
  • Amazon Best Book of the Year Young Adult 2016 selection
  • Entertainment Weekly, Top 10 Best Books of 2016 selection
  • Entertainment Weekly, Grade A review
  • Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2016
  • Horn Fanfare Best Books of 2016
  • Publisher’s Weekly Best Books of 2016
  • New York Public Library’s Best 50 Books for Teens 2016
  • Booklist, Starred Review
  • Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
  • Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review
  • Shelf Awareness, Starred Review
  • The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Starred Review
  • The Horn Book, Starred Review
  • #1 Indie Next Winter 2016 selection
  • YALSA 2017 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
  • 2017 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist

Accolades: “The Reader”

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  • An ALA Top Ten Best Fiction Pick – 2017
  • A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year – 2016
  • Finalist for the 2016 Kirkus Prize
  • A Kirkus Best Book of the Year – 2016
  • An NPR Best Book of the Year – 2016
  • A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of the Year – 2016
  • A Bustle Best YA Book of the Year – 2016
  • Minnesota Public Radio Best YA Book of the Year – 2016
  • A Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year – 2016
  • A 2016 Nerdy Book Club Award Winner
  • An ABA Indies Choice Honor Book – 2017

Accolades: “Lily and Dunkin”

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  • An Indie Next Pick!
  • Amazon Best Book of the Month!
  • CBC’s May Hot Off the Press!
  • An NAIBA Seasonal Pick!
  • A New York Public Library Best book for Kids, 2016!
  • Another Indie Favorite Title!
  • Amazon’s Top 20 Children’s Books of 2016
  • 2017 Southern Book Award Finalist
  • Voice Award from the Palm Beach County Action Alliance for Mental Health
  • NPR’s Best Kids’ Books of 2016
  • Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers 2016
  • New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2016
  • Top 10 Audiobooks of 2016, School Library Journal
  • YALSA 2017 Best Fiction for Young Adults
  • YALSA 2017 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
  • ALA 2017 Rainbow Book List — GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens
  • Georgia Book Award, 2017-2018 Nominee
  • Rhode Island Middle School Book Award Nominee, 2018
  • Wisconsin State Reading Association’s Just One More Page Selection, 2017
  • Junior Library Guild Selection
  • Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 — Best Middle Grade & Children’s
  • 2016 Nerdy Book Club Award
  • 2016 Rainbow Awards — Best Transgender Book
  • 2016 Spring Okra Pick — the Best in Southern Literature

Accolades: “The Girl Who Drank the Moon”

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  • Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal
  • The New York Times Bestseller
  • An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016
  • A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016
  • A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016
  • An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016
  • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016
  • A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016
  • Named to KirkusReviews’ Best Books of 2016
  • 2017 Booklist Youth Editors’ Choice
  • EW.com, The Best Middle-Grade Books of 2016
  • Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • Booklist, starred review
  • School Library Journal, starred review
  • Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review
  • Shelf Awareness for Readers, starred review

Accolades: “When Dimple Met Rishi”

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  • A Summer 2017 Top Ten Indie Next Pick
  • A Junior Library Guild Selection
  • Teen Vogue’s 10 Diverse Books by YA Authors of Color to Read in 2017
  • Bustle’s 19 Best Young Adult Books of May 2017
  • Seventeen Magazine’s 12 Life-Changing Books You Have to Read This Summer
  • com’s 10 Most Anticipated Young Adult Books of May 2017
  • New York Times and national Indie bestseller
  • Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • VOYA, starred review
  • SLJ’s Best YA of 2017
  • Kirkus Best of 2017