Hooray! – Reviews, Blurbs, Honors, and Awards
- Connecticut Book Award, 2011
Science Fair Winners: Hooray !
- Booklist Top Ten Nonfiction Series, 2010
- Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio Gold Medal
- Smithsonian Magazine Best Children's Books, 2002
- ☆ Starred review, Kliatt Book Reviews
- Bookbinders' Guild of New York merit award for Children's Trade, 2005
- Georgia Youth Book Award nominee, 2000
- YALSA Notable Best Books for Young Adults nominee, 20005
- YALSA Notable/ Best Books for Young Adults, 1999
- YALSA Top Ten First Novels for Young Adults, 1999
- Bank Street College Best Books for Children, 1999
- Junior Library Guild selection
- Children's Literature Choice, 2000
- Tayshas (Texas State) High School Reading List, 2000–2001
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award nominee, 2001
- Hoosier (Indiana State) Youth Book Award nominee, 2001–2002
- South Carolina Young Adult Award nominee, 2001–2002
- New Jersey Library Award nominee, 2002
- YALSA Selected List of Audiobooks for Young Adults, 2003
- ☆ Starred reviews: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Kliatt
- Flying Starts, Publishers Weekly profiles of promising new authors
