
- Publishers Weekly, starred review
- School Library Journal, starred review
- Kirkus, starred review
- Booklist, starred review
- The Horn Book, starred review
- The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review
- Library Media Connection, starred review
- 2014 National Book Award Winner, Young People’s Literature
- John Newbery 2015 Honor Book
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth / Teens (2015)
- Coretta Scott King Book Award for 2015
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2015 Honor Book
- The Claudia Lewis Award






