Siblings in fiction
Europe in fiction
Military And War in fiction
Disability And Special Needs in fiction
Orphans And Foster Homes in fiction
Special Needs in fiction
Emotions And Feelings in fiction
Physical And Emotional Abuse in fiction

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Georgia Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Georgia Children's Book Award.

Schneider Family Book Award
This book was recognised by the Schneider Family Book Award.

Newbery Award
This book was recognised by the Newbery Award. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Great Stone Face Book Award
This book was recognised by the Great Stone Face Book Award.

Odyssey Award For Excellence in Audiobook Production
This book was recognised by the Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production.

Eb White Read Aloud Award
This book was recognised in the Middle Readers category by the Eb White Read Aloud Award. The E.B. White Read Aloud Award was established in 2004 by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the beloved author E.B. White.In 2006 the award was expanded into two categories: The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books, and The E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers. Titles are nominated for the award by ABC booksellers, and then the final decision is made by a committee of booksellers that meets annually in February.

Isinglass Teen Read Award
This book was recognised by the Isinglass Teen Read Award.

West Australian Young Readers' Book Award
This book was recognised by the West Australian Young Readers' Book Award.

Children's Book Committee Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Children's Book Committee Award.

Parents' Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Parents' Choice Award.