Award Winners
The Art of Running Away
- A 2022 IPPY Awards Silver Medalist, Juvenile Fiction
- 2022 Moonbeam Awards Bronze Medalist
(Pre-Teen Fiction – General) - 2022 Best Indie Book Award Winner - LGBTQ Tween Fiction
- A 2023 ALA Rainbow Book List Selection
Daisy Woodworm Changes the World
- A 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
- 2023 IPPY Awards Silver Medalist, Juvenile Fiction
- Missouri Truman Readers Award Preliminary Nominee, 2024-2025
- 2023 Moonbeam Awards Silver Medalist
(Pre-Teen Fiction – General)
Lemon Drop Falls
- 2022 Moonbeam Awards Gold Medalist
(Pre-Teen Fiction – Mature Issues) - A 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Gold Winner, Juvenile Fiction
- 2023 IPPY Awards Gold Medalist, Juvenile Fiction
- 2022 Moonbeam Awards Gold Medalist
Tia Lugo Speaks No Evil
- 2022 IPPY Awards Bronze Medalist, Multicultural Fiction –
Juv-Young Adult - 2022 International Latino Book Awards Honorable Mention –
Best Youth Chapter Fiction Book - 2022 Moonbeam Awards Gold Medalist
(Pre-Teen Fiction – Historical / Cultural)
- 2022 IPPY Awards Bronze Medalist, Multicultural Fiction –
Reviews
The Bear and Her Book
“As if plucked from dreamscapes, the swirling paint illustrations of this picture book will sweep children away into a magical tale about the power of books.” — Foreword Reviews, starred review
It Happened on Saturday
"Dunlap writes with compassion about factors that render adolescents particularly vulnerable to trafficking and what it takes to keep them safe; she offers insights into how excruciating self-consciousness prevents victims from seeking help or sharing their experiences. A powerful work." —Kirkus Reviews
The Most Important Animal of All
"Tailor-made for sparking animal study and lively discussions." — Kirkus Reviews
We the Future
"The message about environmental care and justice is an important one and Sunny shows us just what the world will look like if we don’t act immediately. With talking of greenwashing, slac