Gennifer Choldenko

Newbery Honor

2005 CBC-NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

ALA Notable Book

ALA Notable Recording

All county read, Napa County, Solano County, CA

All school read, Poynton High School, Great Britain

American Literacy Corporation Literary Choice Award

AudioFile Magazine Best of the Best Audio Books

Best Book for Young Adults

Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year

Book Sense Pick of the List Summer 2004

Borders Original Voice

California Library Association Beatty Award

California Library Association Focal Award

Capital Choices Noteworthy Books for Children

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best

Children’s Book of the Month Selection

Children’s Bookseller’s Award—
Favorite Novel of the Year

CUFFIE'S Best Title of the Year

Film rights currently under option

Journal de Mickey Award

Judy Lopez Honor Award

Junior Library Guild Selection

Keystone State Reading Association YA Book Award

Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year

London Times and NASEN

New York Library Best 100 Books
for Reading and Sharing

New York Library’s 2005 Books for the Teen Age


	Children’s Choice Nominees:
		California (Winner) Connecticut Florida Hawai'i Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nevada New Jersey (Winner) New Mexico Oklahoma Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington) Pennsylvania (Winner) South Carolina Texas (Lone Star) Vermont Virginia

New York Times Bestseller List
for more than 6 months

Northern California Book Award

Parents' Choice Silver Medal

Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year

Recorded Books Audio Version

San Francisco Chronicle Top Ten Children's Books of 2004

Scholastic Book Club (Literature Circle) Selection

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

YALSA Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults

Short-listed for the Carnegie Medal (UK)

Special Needs Award (UK)

VOYA's Top Shelf Fiction for
Middle School Readers 2004