Flashback Four: The Lincoln Project
Nominated: 2018-2019 Young Hoosier Book Award (Indiana)
The Genius Files
Nominated: 2017 Buckeye Children’s Book Award (Ohio)
Nominated: 2017 Bluestem Readers’ Choice Award (Illinois)
Nominated: 2012 Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
Nominated: 2012-2013 Maine Student Book Award
New York Times Bestseller List, January 2012
Honus & Me
Winner: 2000-2001 California Young Reader Medal
Nominated: 1999-00 Texas Bluebonnet Award
Nominated: 2000-2001 Pennsylvania Young Readers’ Choice Award
Nominated: 2001 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Award (Illinois)
Nominated: 1999-00 Sequoyah Book Award (Oklahoma)
Nominated: 1999-00 Sunshine State Young ReadersÂ’ Award (Florida)
Nominated: 1998-99 Nevada Young Readers’ Award
Nominated: 2000-2001 Georgia Children’s Book Award
Nominated: 2001-2002 Virginia Young Readers’ Award
Nominated: 2001-2002 Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)
Nominated: 2001 Massachusetts Children’s Book Award
Nominated: 2013 Bluestem Award (Illinois)
Listed among the 1999 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young People, 1998 Books for the Teen Age, and 1998 Teacher’s Choice in Reading Teacher magazine.
Jackie & Me
Winner: 2000 Keystone to Reading Award (Pennsylvania)
Winner: 2002 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland)
Winner: 2004 Massachusetts Children’s Book Award
Nominated: 2001-2002 Nebraska Sower Award
Nominated: 2001-2002 Sequoyah Book Award (Oklahoma)
Nominated: 2001-2002 North Carolina State Book Award
Nominated: 2001-2002 South Carolina State Book Award
Nominated: 2002 Sasquatch Award (Washington)
Nominated: 2003 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Book Award (Illinois)
Nominated: 2002-2003 Iowa Children’s Choice Award
Parents Choice Silver Honors, Book of the month, Philadelphia Children’s Reading Round Table.
Babe & Me
Winner: 2003 Arizona Young Readers Award
Winner: 2002-2003 Nutmeg Children’s Book Award (Connecticut)
Abner & Me
Nominated: 2006-2007 Georgia Children’s Choice Award
Satch & Me
Winner: 2009 Nebraska Golden Sower Award
Nominated: 2009 Sequoyah Book Award (Oklahoma)
Nominated: 2010-2011 Iowa Children’s Choice Award
Roberto & Me
Nominated: 2011-2012 Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award
Selected by The Junior Library Guild
The Christmas Genie
Bank Street Book’s 2010 Best Children’s Books of the Year
Nominated: 2011-2012 South Carolina Book Award
The Homework Machine
Winner: 2009 Sasquatch Award (Washington)
Nominated: 2007 Disney Adventures Book Awards
Nominated: 2008 ONEBOOKAZ (Arizona)
Nominated: 2006-2007 Delaware Diamonds Award
Nominated: 2007-2008 Keystone to Reading Award (Pennsylvania)
Nominated: 2008-2009 South Carolina Children’s Book Award
Nominated: 2008-2009 Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Florida)
Nominated: 2009 Nutmeg Children’s Book Award (Connecticut)
Nominated: 2009-2010 Nebraska Golden Sower Award
Nominated: 2009 Nene Award (Hawaii)
Nominated: 2009-2010 Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
Nominated: 2010-2011 Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)
Nominated: 2009-2010 Iowa Children’s Choice Award
Nominated: 2013 Bluestem Book Award (Illinois)
Child Magazine’s Best Children’s Books of 2006,
Booklist Editor’s Choice 2006,
Booklinks‘ Lasting Connections of 2006,
2006 New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading & Sharing.
The Kid Who Ran For President
Nominated: 1998-99 Texas Bluebonnet Award
Nominated: 1998-99 Young Hoosier Book Award (Indiana)
Nominated: 1998-99 Sequoyah Book Award (Oklahoma)
Nominated: 1998-99 Iowa Children’s Choice Award
Nominated: 1999 Sasquatch Award (Washington).
Nominated: 2000-2001 Sunshine State Young Readers’ Award (Florida)
Nominated: 2000-2001 Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
Selected by The Junior Library Guild.
The Million Dollar Shot
Winner: 2002-2003 California Young Reader Medal
Winner: 1999-00 Sequoyah Book Award (Oklahoma)
Winner: 1999-00 Nutmeg Children’s Book Award (Connecticut)
Winner: 1999-00 Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)
Winner: 2000-2001 Iowa Children’s Choice Award
Winner: 2000-2001 Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
Nominated: 1999-2000 Pennsylvania Young Readers’ Choice Award
Nominated: 2000-2001 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland)
Nominated: 2002 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Award (Illinois)
The Million Dollar Putt
Nominated: 2008-2009 Mark Twain Award (Missouri)
Nominated: 2008-2009 Iowa Children’s Choice Award
Nominated: 2009 Garden State Book Award (New Jersey)
Selected by The Junior Library Guild, Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year 2007
The Million Dollar Kick
Winner: 2003-2004 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland)
Nominated: 2005-2006 Sunshine State Young ReaderÂ’s Award (Florida)
Nominated: 2002 Oklahoma Book Award
Nominated: 2003-2004 Iowa Children’s Choice Award
The Million Dollar Goal
Selected by The Junior Library Guild
The Million Dollar Strike
Nominated: 2006-2007 Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
Back in Time with Thomas Edison
Winner: 2004 Nevada Young Readers’ Award
Nominated: 2002-2003 Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)
Nominated: 2003-2004 Keystone to Reading Award (Pennsylvania)
Nominated: 2004-2005 Iowa Children’s Choice Award
Nominated: 2004 Sasquatch Award (Washington)
Nominated: 2005 Massachusetts Children’s Book Award
Nominated: 2004-2005 Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
Back in Time With Benjamin Franklin
Nominated: 2004-2005 Young Hoosier Book Award (Indiana)
Race for the Sky
Nominated: 2006 Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)
Nominated: 2006 Keystone to Reading Award (Pennsylvania)
Nominated: 2006-2007 South Carolina Book Award
Nominated: 2007-2008 Iowa Children’s Choice Award
Virtually Perfect
Winner: 2000-2001 Nevada Young Readers’ Award
Nominated: 2000-2001 Virginia Young Readers’ Award
The Get Rich Quick Club
Nominated: 2005-2006 North Carolina Book Award
Nominated: Prairie Pasque Book Award (South Dakota)
Selected by The Junior Library Guild
Miss Daisy is Crazy!
Winner: 2007 Flicker Tale Children’s BookAward (North Dakota)
Nominated: 2008 Illinois Monarch Award
Casey Back at Bat
Nominated: 2008-2009 Keystone to Reading Award (Pennsylvania)
Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year 2008
Nominated: 2010-2011 Young Hoosier Award (Indiana)
Recycle This Book
Nominated: 2010 Best Books for Young Adults (American Library Association)
The Best Children’s Books of 2009, Barnes & Noble Review
2010 National Green Earth Book Award Honor
Nightmare at the Book Fair
Winner: 2010 Delaware Blue Hen Children’s Choice Award
Getting Air
Nominated: 2010-2011 Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
Nominated: 2012-2013 Iowa Children’s Choice Award
The Christmas Genie
Nominated: 2011-2012 South Carolina Book Award
Bank Street Book’s 2010 Best Children’s Books of the Year