Awards

2010-2011 Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards – Skeleton Creek
2010-2011 Delaware Diamonds Booklist – Skeleton Creek
Oregon Battle of the Books list for 2010-2011 – Skeleton Creek
2009-2010 Truman Award Nominee – Atherton
2008 E.B. White Award Nominee – Atherton
2008 Lamplighter Award, Beyond the Valley of Thorns
Wyoming Statewide Soaring Eagle Book Award short list 2009 – Atherton: House of Power
Florida Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Program short list 2008-2009 – The Land of Elyon and Elliot’s Park
Oregon Battle of the Books list for 2008-2009 – The Dark Hills Divide
Oregon Battle of the Books list for 2008-2009 – Atherton, The House of Power
New Hampshire Isinglass Teen Book Award Short List 2008 Â– Atherton, The House of Power
VOYA’s 2008 Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers List.
National Literacy Explore New Worlds Booklist (1 of 20 books chosen by the Library of Congress) – Land of Elyon
The Texas Bluebonnet award 2008 (short listed) – Atherton, The House of Power
Junior Library Guild Premier Selection 2008 – Atherton, The House of Power
2008 Kids Wings Award recipient – Atherton, The House of Power
*WINNER* 2007 National Lamplighter Award – The Dark Hills Divide
*WINNER* Cochecho Readers Award 2005-2006 – The Dark Hills Divide
Land of Enchantment New Mexico book award nominee 2008 – The Dark Hills Divide
Great Stone Face Award 2006 Nominee – The Dark Hills Divide
Indian Paintbrush Award 2005-2006 Nominee – The Dark Hills Divide
Black-Eyed Susan Award 2006-2007 Nominee – The Dark Hills Divide
Waukesha County Kids Choice Award 2006 Nominee – The Dark Hills Divide
The Children’s Crown Award 2006-2007 Nominee – The Dark Hills Divide
iParenting Media Award, 2005 – The Dark Hills Divide
Colorado Children’s Book Award 2007 Nominee – Beyond the Valley of Thorns
Waukesha County Kids Choice Award 2007 Nominee – Beyond the Valley of Thorns
2008 National Lamplighter award Nominee – Beyond the Valley of Thorns
2008 National EB White Award nominee – Atherton
2008-2009 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award nominee – The Dark Hills Divide