Winner of Eighteen Awards:
- 2010 – Honourable Mention, Young Adult Books, DIY Book Festival
- 2010 – Honourable Mention, Young Adult/Teenage Books, New England Book Festival
- 2010 – Honourable Mention, Teenage Books, London Book Festival
- 2010 – Honourable Mention, Young Adult Books, Los Angeles Book Festival
- 2011 – Best Children’s Interest Book, NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards
- 2011 – Gold Medal, Juvenile Level 2 Books, Inspirational/Motivational, Mom’s Choice Awards
- 2011 – Grand Prize, Purple Dragonfly Book Awards
- 2011 – First Place, Charity/Making a Difference Books, Purple Dragonfly Book Awards
- 2011 – First Place, School Issues Books, Purple Dragonfly Book Awards
- 2011 – Gold Medal, Juvenile/Young Adult Non-Fiction Books, Young Voices Foundation Awards
- 2011 – Finalist, Children’s Books, Mind/Body/Spirit, USA Best Book Awards
- 2012 – Runner-up, Teenage Books, San Francisco Book Festival
- 2012 – Gold Medal, Juvenile – Teen – Young Adult Non-Fiction Books, IPPY Book Awards
- 2013 – Runner-up, Young Adult Books, Southern California Book Festival
- 2013 – Runner-up, Young Adult Books, The Great Southwest Book Festival
- 2013 – Runner-up, Young Adult Books, The Great Northwest Book Festival
- 2013 – Runner-up, Young Adult Books, The Great Southeast Book Festival
- 2013 – Honourable Mention, Young Adult Books, Paris Book Festival





