Awards
- National Book Award for Young People's Literature (United States), 2002 — winner
- Newbery Honor, 2003 — runner-up for Newbery Medal
- Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book, 2003
- Young Hoosier Book Award Middle Grades, 2006
- Nevada Young Reader's Award in the Young Adult category, 2005
- Senior Young Readers Choice Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association, 2004–05
- Buxtehuder Bulle, Germany, 2003
- Bay Area Book Reviewers’ Association Award for Children’s Literature
- ALA Notable Children’s Book
- ALA Best Book for Young Adults
- IRA Young Adults' Choices
- Sequoyah Young Adult Award
- Volunteer State Award, 2006
- Arizona Young Readers Teen Award, 2005
- South Carolina Junior Readers' Award, 2005-2006
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