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awards

ALA Best Book for Young Adults:

Being Dead

Companions of the Night

Heir Apparent

Never Trust a Dead Man

Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird

ALA Popular Paperback for Young Adults:

Being Dead

Companions of the Night

Now You See It...

The Rumpelstiltskin Problem

ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers:

Companions of the Night

Curses, Inc. and Other Stories

Dragon's Bait

Ghost Of A Hanged Man

Never Trust a Dead Man

Remembering Raquel

Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird

American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists:

Companions of the Night

A Hidden Magic

Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize in Children's Literature (2001/2002):

Heir Apparent

Bank Street College Best Books of the Year (2014):

Frogged

Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award (Oregon) (2013-2014):

8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel  ÷ Dog = Chaos

Book Sense 76 List:

Wizard At Work

Bro-Dart Foundation Elementary School Library Collection:

A Hidden Magic

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Blue Ribbon Award":

Companions of the Night

The Rumpelstiltskin Problem

Child Study Association Book of the Year:

A Hidden Magic

Edgar Award

  • Mystery Writers of America Best Young Adult Mystery, 2000:

Never Trust a Dead Man

Empire State Award for Excellence in Literature for Young People, 2015:

for body of work

Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award

  • grades 6 - 8 division, 2005/2006:

Heir Apparent

Greater Rochester Teen Read book 2012:

Heir Apparent

Hungry Mind Review Book of Distinction:

Companions of the Night

2019 Rochester Children's Book Festival Inspiration Award 

International Literacy Association

  • Young Adults' Choices 2017 Reading List:

23 Minutes

International Reading Association List:

A Hidden Magic

IRA-CBC Children's Choice:

Magic Can Be Murder

IRA Young Adults' Choice:

Being Dead

Curses, Inc. and Other Stories

Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird

There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around

Junior Library Guild Selection:

23 Minutes

The Book of Mordred

Cloaked in Red

A Coming Evil

Deadly Pink

Dragon's Bait

Heir Apparent

Now You See It...

Stolen

A Well-Timed Enchantment

Kiddo Award recommended book

  • Fantasy & Other Worlds (ages 8 and up) (2012):

Smart Dog

Black-Eyed Susan Award (Maryland):

Heir Apparent (2004)

There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around  (2002)

National Council of Teachers of English

Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts:

A Hidden Magic

Nevada Young Readers' Award

  • Young Adult category, 1998:

Companions of the Night

New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age:

Being Dead

Companions of the Night

Curses, Inc. and Other Stories

Dragon's Bait

Heir Apparent

Now You See It...

New York Public Library Children's Books

  • 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing:

Heir Apparent

A Hidden Magic

Paterson Prize for Books for Young People

  • Grades 4 - 6, 2004:

Witch's Wishes

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2001):

Never Trust a Dead Man

Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) Honor Book:

Magic Can Be Murder

Storytelling World "Tellable" Stories, 1996:

"Jack" and "Frog" from Tales From the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird

Teens' Top Ten:

All Hallows' Eve

(Tennessee) Volunteer State Book Award, 2002:

Smart Dog

Texas Library Association Texas Lone Star Reading List:

Dragon's Bait

Heir Apparent

Never Trust a Dead Man

VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Book of the Year:

Magic Can Be Murder

VOYA's Top Shelf Fiction:

Heir Apparent

Now You See It...

All Hallows' Eve

Writers & Books Literary Award, 2005

for body of work

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