Arizona

• Grand Canyon Reader Award, 2026 -- Tween Recommended List

California

• CDE Recommended List 2022-2025, Cumulative
• CDE Recommended List 2025
• CDE Recommended List 2025, Grades 6-8
• California Young Reader Medal, 2026-2027, Middle School/Junior High Division, Grades 6-9

District of Columbia

• Capitol Choices, 2025, Ages 10-14

Florida

• Sunshine State Young Readers Award, 2026-2027, Middle School, Grades 6-8

Georgia

• Junior Tome Book Award, 2026-2027, for Grades 6-8

Illinois

• Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, 2027, Grades 4-8

Iowa

• Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2026-2027, Grades 3-6

Kansas

• William Allen White Award, 2026-2027, Grades 6-8

Louisiana

• Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, 2026-2027, Grades 6-8

Maryland

• Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2025-2026, Grades 6-8

Michigan

• MISelf in Books, 2025, Middle School

Missouri

• Best New Books for Missouri Students, 2025, Middle School
• Best New Books for Missouri Students, 2025, Middle School

Nevada

• Nevada Young Readers' Award, 2026, Intermediate, Grades 6-8

New Hampshire

• Great Stone Face Book Award, 2025-2026, Grades 4-6

North Dakota

• Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, 2026, Middle Readers

Oklahoma

• Sequoyah Book Awards, 2026 - Intermediate, for Grades 6-8

Oregon

• Oregon Reader's Choice Award, 2026, Middle School Division, Grades 6-8

Pennsylvania

• Best of 2024, Grades K-12
• Keystone to Reading Book Award, 2025-2026 -- Middle School List
• Mountain Laurel Book Award, 2026-2027, Grades 6-8

South Carolina

• South Carolina Junior Book Award, 2026-2027, Grades 6-8

Tennessee

• Volunteer State Book Awards, 2025-2026, Middle School Division, Grades 6-8

Texas

• Lone Star Reading List, 2025, for Grades 6-8

Utah

• Beehive Award, 2026, Children's Fiction, Grades 3-8

Vermont

• Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, 2025-2026, Grades 4-8

Virginia

• Virginia Readers' Choice, 2026-2027, Middle School, Grades 6-8