Awards
2003 International Reading Association Children’s Book Award, Young Adult – Fiction
2003 Jefferson Cup Award
2005 Golden Sower Award
Association for Mormon Letters 2002 Award in the Novel
American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, 2003
National Council for Social Studies Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2003
2004 International Reading Association Young Adult Choices List
Children’s Literature Choice List 2003
2003 Notable Book for a Global Society
State Awards
Pennsylvania School Library Association 2003 YA Fiction Top 40
2003-2004 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Master List
2003, 2006 New York Public Libraries Books for the Teenage
2004 Finalist for the Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (Kansas)
2005 Garden State Teen Book Award finalist (New Jersey)
2005 Finalist for the Louisiana Young Readers Choice List for grades 6-8
2005-06 Iowa Teen Choice Award finalist
2006 Arizona Young Readers’ Award finalist, Teen Book Category
2005-2006 Beehive Book Award finalist, Young Adult Category (Utah)
2006 Maud Hart Lovelace Award finalist (Minnesota)
2005-2006 Isingglass Teen Award finalist (New Hampshire)
2007 Nutmeg Children’s Book Award finalist (Connecticut)
2006 New York Public Library’s Book for the Teen Age