The Golden Day

Luchs (Lynx ) Award for Children's Literature July 2012 (Germany)

IBBY International Board on Books for Young People Honour Book List (2013)

 Publishers' Weekly's Best Children's Books of 2013 

Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth 2013 

Wall Street Journal's Top Ten Children's Books of 2013.

Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year  2012, Shortlisted 

Adelaide Festival Award for Literature  2012, Shortlisted 

New South Wales Premier's Literary Award  2012, Shortlisted 

Queensland Premier's Literary Award   2011, Shortlisted 

Davitt Award for crime fiction  2012, Highly Commended