For Jumping Off Swings (Candlewick, August 2009):
-A YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
-A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults
-A Gold Star Award for Excellence from TeensReadToo.com
-Starred Review in Publishers Weekly Online
-The 2002 SCBWI Work In Progress Grant for Contemporary Fiction

For Lessons From A Dead Girl (Candlewick, 2007):
-The Pen New England Children's Book Disovery Award
-A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
-A YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
-A Gold Star Award for Excellence from TeensReadToo.com
-A Georgia Peach Book Award Nominee for 2009-2010
-A Teen Top Choice at Flamingnet Book Reviews