Awards and Honors
2010 ALA Notable Children's Book (American Library Association)
2010 Notable Books for a Global Society (NBGS) from the International Reading Association
2010 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts by the National Council of Teachers of English
2010 Honorable Mention in Youth Literature by the Asian/Pacific American Library Association. (APALA)
2010 Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year lists (In the 9-to-12 year old/Coming of Age category.)
Noted as "Outstanding Merit"
2010 Nominated for the 2011 Rhode Island Children’s Book Award
2010 Nominated for the Red Dot Children’s Choice Book Award in Singapore
2011 Children's Crown Gallery Award (sponsored by National Christian School Association) nominee
Prairie Pasque (South Dakota) Nominee 2011-2012
Nominee for Sakura Medal of Japan 2011-2012
2012 NYSRA Charlotte Award suggested reading list
New Jersey's 2012 Garden State Teen Book Awards nominee
2010 Oprah's Book Club Kids' Reading List - Oprah's Book Club/ALA
Tofu Quilt was named one of the Best Children's Chapter Books of 2009 (one of 6) on www.barnesandnoblereview.com
Cleveland Public Library's Celebrate with Books Program - Tofu Quilt was named as one of its picks for children and teens for 2009
Hong Kong Battle of Books 2017 Nominee
-- Included in an anthology for the Middle East and North Africa by Alpha Publishing (Dubai) 2018
