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Awards & Nominations

Jack's Run
2007-2008 Mark Twain List
2006-2007 Soaring Eagle Book Award, Nominee
2006 New York Public Library, Books for the Teen Age

 

Cryptid Hunters
Cryptid Hunters makes the 2008 Nene recommended reading list of Hawaii!
2007-2008 South Carolina Junior Book Award
2007-2008 Mark Twain List
2006-2007 Texas Lone Star List
2007 Colorado Children's Book Award
2006-2007 Sunshine State Young Readers Award winner.
2007 Nevada Young Readers Award winner
2006-2007 Black-eyed Susan Award

Zach's Lie
· Minnesota, " Maud Hart Lovelace Award"
· Nevada Young Readers' Award, Winner
2003
· Black Eyed Susan, Nominated Books 2003-2004 
· The ALA choose Zach's Lie as a Quick Pick 2002
· Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee 2002
· Florida Sunshine State Young Reader Award Nominee 2002-2003
· Nebraska Golden Sower Nominees 2003-2004
· Illinois Rebecca Caudill Award Nominee 2004
· Missouri Mark Twain Book Award Winner 2003-2004
· Oregon Book Award Nominee 2002
· Young Hoosier Award Nominee 2003-2004
· Pacific Northwest 2004 Children's Book Award Nominee
· Winner Beacon of Freedom Award 2002, Williamsburg, Virginia
The Captain's Dog
· Washington Reads
· Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Children's Book Award for 1999 
· Parent's Choice Fiction Honor book for the year 2000
· North Dakota Flicker Tale Nominee 2002
· Indiana Young Hoosier Nominee 2002-2003
· Nebraska Golden Sower Nominee 2002-2003
· Washington Sasquatch Reading Award Nominee 2002  
Sasquatch
· Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Top 10 1999 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers List
· Bank Street College of Education's List of Best Children's Books of the Year 1999
· American Library Association (ALA) Top 10 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers List 1999
· California 2001 Young Readers' Medal Award Nominee
· Missouri 2001 Mark Twain Award Nominee
· Pacific Northwest 2001 Children's Book Award Nominee
· Utah 2001 Children's Book Award Nominee
· Wyoming's 2001 Indian Paintbrush Award Nominee
Jaguar
· WINNER 1999-2000 Nebraska Golden Sower Award  
· WINNER Florida 1999-2000 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
· 1999 Bank Street College of Education's list of Best Children's Books of the Year
· Young Adults Choice for 1999 by the International Reading Association
· Children's Book Council "Children's Choices for 1998" list of 101 titles
· Junior Library Guild Selection 1997
· Novel for the year The JASON Project
· Washington Sasquatch Book Award Nominee, 2000
· Alabama Children's Choice Nominee 1998-1999
· Missouri Mark Twain Award Nominee 1999-2000 
Thunder Cave
· Notable Children's Trade Book in the field of Social Studies in 1996
· Texas Lonestar Reading List 1997-1998
· Notable Books for a Global Society by the Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association 1996
· Wyoming's Indian Paintbrush Book Award Nominee 1999-2000
· Pennsylvania Children's Choice Awards Nominee 1999-2000
· Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominee 1999-2000
· North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award Nominee 1999
· Utah Children's Book Award Nominee 1998-1999
· New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee 1999-2000
· Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Nominee 1998
· Walt Morey Oregon Book Award Nominee 1996 
Sea Otter Rescue
· Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1990
· 1990 Blue Ribbon Book by the Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books
· 1991 Pennsylvania Children's Choice Nominee
Journey of the Red Wolf
· Winner Walt Morey Oregon Book Award 1996
· 1997 Notable Science Trade Book for Children by the National Science Teachers Association and Children's Book Council
· 1997 Children's Choice list International Reading Association and Children's Book Council
Vultures
· 1999 Bank Street College of Education's list of Best Children's Books of the Year 
In The Forest With Elephants
· Pennsylvania Children's Choice Awards list for 1999-2000
· 1999 Bank Street College of Education's list of Best Children's Books of the Year

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