Awards for The Unbreakable Code
- Smithsonian Magazine, Notable Books for Children 1996
- Spur Award Finalist, Western Writers of America, Storyteller Award, 1997
- National Council of Teachers of English, Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts, 1997,
Language Arts, Vol. 74, No. 1, Nov. 1997.
- Missouri Association of School Librarians, Show Me Readers Finalist, 1998
- Governor of Arizona Fourth Grade Literacy Enrichment Book of the Year 2006
Awards for Born Journey
- Charleston Film Festival, 1996, Gold Award. Family and Children's Documentary Short Subject
- Houston Film Festival, 1997, Bronze Award, Family Short Subject
Awards for Metco, Experiment in Education
- Continental Cablevision Education Award, 1992
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