Freeman Award 2017 winner (young adult/high school), Moonbeam Children's Book Award 2017 gold (historical cultural), and USA Best Books 2017 winner (children's fiction)
Best Book, Beverly Hills, Foreword Indies Finalist, Int'l Writers (IFERS), John Weaver Excellent Reads, London & Southern California Book Festivals, NYC Big Book, New Apple Literary Services, New England & Florida Festivals, Royal Dragonfly, and Wishing Shelf Book