ECHO
2015 New York Historical Society Book Prize
THE DREAMER
2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor
2012 Premio Letteratura Ragazzi-Italy – Il Sognatore
Deutscher Jugendliteraturapreis-Germany-Der Traumer
BECOMING NAOMI LEÓN
2005 ALA Schneider Family Book Award
2005 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Book Award
ESPERANZA RISING
2001 The Willa Cather Award
2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
2001 Southern California Judy Lopez Award
2001 Arizona Young Adult Book Award
RIDING FREEDOM
2000 California Young Reader Medal
2000 Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award
2000 Arkansas Simon Young Reader Honor
1998 Parenting Magazine’s Reading Magic Award
WHEN MARIAN SANG, illustrated by Brian Selznick
2003 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children