THE CHOICE

• Junior Library Guild Selection

ARE WE ALONE; SCIENTISTS SEARCH FOR LIFE IN SPACE

• International Reading Association Young Adults’ Choice, 2006

CLIFF-HANGER, co-authored with Alane Ferguson

• 2002 winner of Indiana Young Hoosier Award

ROCKBUSTER

• 2002 Golden Spur Award from Western Writers of America
• Junior Library Guild Selection
• New York Public Library Books for the Teenage 2001

SPIDER'S VOICE

• Best Books for Young Adults 2000, American Library Association
• Junior Library Guild Selection

VIRTUAL WAR

• Best Books for Young Adults 1998, American Library Association
• Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers
• New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 1997
• Junior Library Guild Selection

ALMOST THE REAL THING

• 1992 Children's Science Book Award from the American Institute of Physics

GOOD-BYE, BILLY RADISH

• Best Books of the Year, School Library Journal
• Jefferson Cup Honor Award, Virginia Library Association
• Judy Lopez Memorial Honor Book, Women's National Book Association

ZERO GRAVITY

• National Science Teachers Association/Children's Book Council
• Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children for 1995
• Children's Book of the Year; Bank Street College Child Study Committee

KNOW THE SCORE

• New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 1995

GET THE MESSAGE

• NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children for 1994
• New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, 1994

ROBOTS

• NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children for 1991
• New York Public Library One Hundred Children's Books, 1990

WHAT HAPPENED IN HAMELIN

• CBS Storybreak, telecast November 1987
• Christopher Award
• Reviewer's Choice, ALA Booklist
• The Horn Book Honor List

THE TEMPERING

• Golden Kite Award of the Society of Children's Book Writers
• Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association
• Best Books of the Year, School Library Journal
• Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year
• Books of the Year, Child Study Association

MANWOLF

• Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association
• Reviewer's Choice, ALA Booklist
• Books of the Year, Child Study Association
• Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

TRAPPED IN THE SLICKROCK CANYON

• Golden Spur, Western Writers of America
• American Booksellers Pick of the List
• Junior Literary Guild Selection

LOST IN THE DEVIL'S DESERT

• Utah Children's Book Award

BIONIC PARTS FOR PEOPLE

• Golden Kite Honor Book, Society of Children's Book Writers

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