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