2023, Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Grant

2023, Finalist, LAMBDA Literary Awards

2022, BC and Yukon Book Prizes, Sheila Egoff Prize for Young Adult Literature

2022, Atlantic Book Awards, George Borden Writing for Change

2021, Kirkus Best YA Biography and Memoir

2020 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Grant

2019, 2009, Ontario Library Association, Red Maple Winner

2017 Notable Books for a Global Society

2016 Cyblis Award Winner

2016 Freeman Award, Young Adult Literature

2016 Ontario Library Association, Best Bets Top Ten List

2016 Parent’s Choice Silver Award winner

2016 Indies Introduce Selection of the American Booksellers Association. 

2012 CBC Radio, Young Canada Reads

2009 Norma Fleck Award, The Canadian Children’s Book Centre

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2008 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA)  Gold Award Winner

2009 Silver Award Winner, ForeWord Magazine, Book of the Year, YA Non-Fiction

2009 The Canadian Children¹s Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens

2009 Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Young Adult Non-Fiction

2009 Silver Award Winner, Nautilus Book Awards

2009 Short-listed for the American Library Association non-fiction, young adult book of the year

2009 Children’s and Young Adults, Notable Books, International Reading Association