Arkansas

• Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, 2010

Florida

• 2010-11 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award

Indiana

• Indiana State Library Book Kits, 2023
• Read Aloud Indiana Book Award, 1990-2023
• Young Hoosier Book Award, 2009-10

Kentucky

• Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 2008-09
• Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Middle School, 2008-09

Louisiana

• 2010 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award

Maine

• Student Book Award 2009

Nevada

• 2011 Nevada Young Readers' Award - Young Reader Division

New Hampshire

• Great Stone Face Award, 2008-09

New Jersey

• 2010 Garden State Children's Book Awards – Fiction

New Mexico

• 2011-12 New Mexico Battle of the Books for Elementary Schools
• Land of Enchantment Book Award, Childrens 2008-09
• New Mexico Battle of the Books for Elementary Schools, 2019, Grades 4-5
• New Mexico Battle of the Books for Middle Schools, 2019, Grades 7-9

New York

• Charlotte Award, 2010, Intermediate Division

North Carolina

• NCSLMA Elementary Battle of the Books, 2012-2013
• NCSLMA Elementary Battle of the Books, 2015-2016, Grades 3-5
• North Carolina Children's Book Award, 2008-09

Oklahoma

• 2010 Sequoyah Book Awards, Children's

South Carolina

• 2009-10 SCASL Children's Book Awards

Texas

• Bluebonnet Award Nominees, 2008-09

Virginia

• Virginia Readers' Choice, Middle School 2009-10

Washington

• Sasquatch Reading Award, 2010

Wyoming

• 2009-10 Indian Paintbrush Book Award