* Nagrada Coretta Scott King (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (leposlovje) (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* Nagrada National Education Association (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* Nagrada Jane Addams za otroško knjigo (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* Nagrada Lewis Carroll Shelf (1978) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* ALA Notable Books for Children (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* ALA Best Books for Young Adults (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* Newbery Honor Book (1988) za The Friendship
* Častna nagrada Coretta Scott King (1989) za Prijateljstvo
* Častna nagrada Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (leposlovje) (1988) za The Friendship
* Državna knjižna nagrada za mladinsko književnost (finalist) (1988) za Prijateljstvo
* ALA Notable Books for Children (1988) za The Friendship
* ALA Best Books for Young Adults (1988) za The Friendship