Awards and HonorsOregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) 2018—2019 Nominee
Oregon Reader's Choice Awards 2019 Nominee
2016 Children’s History Book Prize finalist
The Kirkus Prize 2016 Nominee, Young Readers
ALA Notable Books for Children Nominee–Summer 2016, Fiction SLJ’s Best Books of 2016, Middle Grade Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2016, Middle-Grade
NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children 2017, Recommended
New York Public Library 2016 Best Books for Kids, Fiction
Goodreads Choice Awards 2016, Middle Grade & Children’s
National Public Radio’s Guide to 2016 Great Reads Booklist 2016 Editors’ Choice, Books for Youth, Middle Readers, Fiction Booklist 2016 Lasting Connections, Language Arts Shelf Awareness 2016 Best Books of the Year, Middle Grade
ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2017, Older Readers
Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2016: Children’s Book
2017 Capitol Choices, Ten to Fourteen
2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal Longlist
ILA Teachers’ Choices 2017 Reading List
2017 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor, Older Children
“It was the autumn of 1943 when my steady life began to spin, not only because of the war . . . but also because of the dark-hearted girl who came to our hills and changed everything.”