Shortlisted: 2010 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers
Shortlisted, 2013 Children’s Choice – REAL Awards – COOL, KOALA, KROC and YABBA Awards (Years 7-9)
Shortlisted, 2013 Children's Peace Literature Award from Australian Psychological Society
Selected book, 2013, IBBY Project Outstanding Books for Young People with DisabilitiesShortlisted, 2013 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards – Upper Primary
Shortlisted, 2015 Australian Book Design Award for Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book – designer Jo Hunt