NATIONAL AWARDS AND LISTS (42)

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• NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS LIST (City Spies, Golden Gate, Forbidden City, City of the Dead, Mission Manhattan, London Calling, Europa, Sherlock Society, Hurricane Heist) ​

• INDIE BESTSELLERS LIST (City Spies, Golden Gate, London Calling, Europa, Sherlock Society, Hurricane Heist) ​

• USA TODAY BESTSELLERS BOOKLIST (Mission Manhattan, London Calling, Europa, Sherlock Society, Hurricane Heist)

• EDGAR AWARD Best Juvenile (Vanished!)

• EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, Best Juvenile (Framed!)

• NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR (City Spies) ​

• BARNES & NOBLE PICK OF THE MONTH (City Spies, Sherlock Society)

• BARNES & NOBLE EXCLUSIVE EDITION (Sherlock Society)

• JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION (City Spies, Golden Gate, Forbidden City, City of the Dead, Mission Manhattan, London Calling, Europa, Sherlock Society, Hurricane Heist)

• KIDS' INDIE NEXT (Golden Gate, Sherlock Society)

• PARENTS CHOICE AWARD (Framed!)

• BANK STREET BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR  (Framed!, Vanished!, Trapped!, Sherlock Society)

• AGATHA AWARD NOMINEE (Sherlock Society, Hurricane Heist)

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STATE AWARD LISTS (74)

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• ALASKA BATTLE OF THE BOOKS (City Spies)

• ARKANSAS CHARLIE MAY SIMON BOOK AWARD WINNER(City Spies)

• ARIZONA GRAND CANYON READER AWARD NOMINEE (Dead City) 

• COLORADO CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD (City Spies)

• CALIFORNIA CDE RECOMMENDED LIST (Sherlock Society)

• CONNECTICUT NUTMEG BOOK AWARD NOMINEE (Framed!)

• FLORIDA SUNSHINE STATE YOUNG READERS AWARD WINNER (City Spies)

• FLORIDA SUNSHINE STATE YOUNG READERS AWARD NOMINEE (Dead City, Framed!, Sherlock Society)

• FLORIDA BOOK AWARDS (Bronze Medal) (Framed!, Golden Gate)

• GEORGIA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD NOMINEE  (Sherlock Society)

• GEORGIA CLUB TOME BOOK LIST (City Spies, Sherlock Society)

• HAWAII NENE BOOK AWARD WINNER (City Spies)

• IDAHO BATTLE OF THE BOOKS (Sherlock Society)

• ILLINOIS BLUESTEM BOOK AWARD MASTER LIST (Framed!)

• ILLINOIS REBECCA CAUDILL AWARD MASTER LIST (City Spies, Sherlock Society)

• INDIANA YOUNG HOOSIER BOOK AWARD WINNER (City Spies)

• INDIANA YOUNG HOOSER BOOK AWARD NOMINEE (Sherlock Society)

• IOWA CHILDREN'S CHOICE AWARD MASTER LIST (City Spies, Sherlock Society)

• IOWA MIDDLE SCHOOL BATTLE OF THE BOOKS (Dead City) 

• KANSAS KNEA LIST (City Spies)

• KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS AWARD NOMINEE (City Spies)

• LOUISIANA YOUNG READERS' AWARD NOMINEE (Framed!, City Spies, Sherlock Society)

• MAINE STUDENT BOOK AWARD READING LIST (Framed!, Sherlock Society)

• MARYLAND BLACK-EYED SUSAN AWARD WINNER (City Spies)

• MARYLAND BLACK-EYED SUSAN AWARD NOMINEE (Sherlock Society)

• MASSACHUSETTS CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD NOMINEE (Framed!, City Spies)

• MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES BOOK AWARD NOMINEE (City Spies)

• MINNESOTA MAUD HART LOVELACE AWARD WINNER (City Spies)

• MINNESOTA MAUD HART LOVELACE HONOR TITLE (Framed!)

• MINNESOTA MAUD HART LOVELACE NOMINEE (Sherlock Society)

• MISSISSIPPI MAGNOLIA AWARD NOMINEE (Sherlock Society)

• MISSOURI MARK TWAIN READERS AWARD NOMINEE (City Spies, Sherlock Society)

• MISSOURI MARK TWAIN READERS AWARD WINNER (Framed!)

• MISSOURI TRUMAN READERS AWARD NOMINEE (Dead City) 

• NEBRASKA GOLDEN SOWER AWARD NOMINEE (Sherlock Society)

• NEVADA YOUNG READERS AWARD WINNER (Framed!, City Spies)

• NEW HAMPSHIRE GREAT STONE FACE BOOK AWARD NOMINEE (Sherlock Society)

• NEW MEXICO BATTLE OF THE BOOKS (Sherlock Society)

• NEW YORK READS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TITLES(Framed!, Vanished!, Trapped!)

• NORTH CAROLINA BATTLE OF THE BOOKS (City Spies)

• OREGONE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS (Sherlock Society)

• PACIFIC NORTHWEST LIBRARY ASSN. YOUNG READERS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE (City Spies)

• PENNSYLVANIA YOUNG READERS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE (City Spies)

• RHODE ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE (Framed!, City Spies)

• SOUTH CAROLINA JUNIOR BOOK AWARD NOMINEE (City Spies, Sherlock Society)

• TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER STATE BOOK AWARD NOMINEE(Framed!, City Spies, Sherlock Society, Hurricane Heist)

• TEXAS BLUEBONNET AWARD NOMINEE (Dead City)

• TEXAS LONE STAR READING LIST (City Spies)

• VERMONT GOLDEN DOME BOOK AWARD NOMINEE (Sherlock Society)

• VIRGINIA READERS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE (City Spies, Sherlock Society)

• WASHINGTON EVERGREEN TEEN BOOK AWARD NOMINEE (City Spies)

• WISCONSIN BATTLE OF THE BOOKS (Framed!, City Spies)

• WYOMING INDIAN PAINTBRUSH BOOK AWARD NOMINEE (Framed!)

 

INTERNATIONAL AWARD LISTS (5)

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• INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF JAPAN SAKURA MEDAL WINNER (City Spies)

• INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF JAPAN SAKURA MEDAL NOMINEE (Framed)

• NETHERLANDS KINDERJURY LIST (City Spies, Golden Gate, Sherlock Society)

 

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PRESS AND RECOGNITION (14)

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• PEOPLE MAGAZINE STAFF PICK (Framed!, City Spies) 

• GOOD MORNING AMERICA 3 SUMMER READER SQUAD SELECTION (City Spies)

• TODAY SHOW THIRD HOUR SUMMER READING PICK (City Spies) 

• KIRKUS STARRED-REVIEW (Vanished!, Trapped!)

• ​SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL STARRED-REVIEW (Sherlock Society) 

• PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY STARRED-REVIEW (Sherlock Society)   

• PARENT'S MAGAZINE BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS (City Spies)

• PARENT'S CHOICE RECOMMENDED BOOKS OF THE YEAR (City Spies) 

• GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BOOK AWARDS (Sherlock Society)

• THE WEEK JUNIOR READ ACROSS AMERICA BOOKS (Golden Gate)

• THE WEEK JUNIOR BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR (London Calling)

• THE WEEK JUNIOR BEST BOOK CLUB (Europa)

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Television Awards (2)

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• SPORTS EMMY NOMINATION - OUTSTANDING SHORT SPORTS DOCUMENTARY  (27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon) Writer/Producer/Co-Director 

• NEW YORK FESTIVALS INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION-FILM AWARDS GOLD MEDAL (Being Graeme McDowell) Writer/Producer/Director​