received the Christopher Award for best children's book 

received the Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry 

received the Myra Cohn Livingston Poetry Award  

received the Gradiva Award for Best Poetry Book  

nominated for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the young adult category 

received the Berliner Kinder Prize in Germany

chosen an American Library Association 2000 Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

chosen an American Library Association 2000 Best Book for Young Adults 

chosen an American Library Association 2002 Popular Paperback for Young Adults 

named an International Reading Association Young Adults' Choice for 2001 

named a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies 2001, National Council of Social Studies 

voted the Favorite Book of 1999 by Teenreads.com 

chosen a Top Ten Teen Editor's Pick of 1999 by Amazon.com 

chosen a Top Ten Teen Book of 1999 by Bookreporter.com 

chosen a New York Public Library 2000 Book For the Teen Age 

included in the Cooperative Children's Book Center "Choices 2000" 

chosen a Junior Library Guild selection 

chosen a Teen People Book Club selection 

chosen a Scholastic Teen Age Book Club selection 

chosen a Scholastic Trumpet Book Club selection 

chosen a Scholastic Book Fair selection 

nominated for the following state awards: 

the Missouri Gateway Readers Award 

the Rhode Island Teen Book Award 

the Washington State Evergreen Award 

the Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award  

the Michigan Thumbs Up Award 

the Iowa Teen Award 

the Indiana Elliot Rosewater Book Award