Awards and Honours
American Library Association 100 Best Books for Young Adults of the Last 25 years
- 1994: Blitzcat
American Library Association Best Fiction for Young Adults
- 1997: Gulf
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award runners up
- 1977 Honor Book: The Machine Gunners
- 1982 Honor Book: The Scarecrows
Carnegie Medal in Literature
- 1975: The Machine Gunners
- 1981: The Scarecrows
- 1990 highly commended runner up: The Kingdom by the Sea
- 1992 highly commended runner up: Gulf
- 1978 commended runner up: Devil on the Road
Dracula Society Children of the Night Award
- 1991: The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
- 1991: The Kingdom by the Sea
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, ages category 9–11 years
- 1989: Blitzcat
Sheffield Children's Book Award
- 1991: The Promise
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