- The Newbery Honor Award in 1988.
- The Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1996.
- The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Best Book for Young Adults in 1988.
- The Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award in 1989.
- The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award in 1988.
- The School Library Journal Best Book of the Year in 1987.