I’ve been very fortunate to receive recognition, and I’m grateful first and foremost to the incredible team of people who make a book happen.

I’m also grateful to every one of these organizations and all the wonderful people who volunteer their time to make these award programs happen. These programs are incredibly valuable for authors, readers, teachers, librarians, parents, grandparents and everyone who has a young reader in their life. I encourage you to learn more about these groups and all the nominees they recognize each year.

HarperCollins Canada

Touching Grass

Award wins:
  • 2026 Saskatchewan Book of the Year
  • 2025 Northern Lights Book Awards - Middle Grade Book of the Year
Nominations:
  • 2026 Governor General Literary Awards - Young Peoples Literature
  • 2026 Saskatchewan Book Awards - Children's Literature
  • 2026 Saskatchewan Book Awards - Indigenous Peoples Writing
  • 2026 Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading, Silver Birch
  • 2026 High Plains International Book Awards - Indigenous Writer
  • 2026 IODE Violet Downey Book Award
  • 2026 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
  • 2026-2027 First Nation Communities READ (FNCR): Longlist - YA/Adult
  • 2027 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award (MYRCA) Sundogs Award
  • 2026 Diamond Willow Awards (Saskatchewan)
  • 2026 Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading, Silver Birch
Recognition:
  • Indigo Best Books - Top ten Kids Book of 2025 (#8)
  • Calgary Public Library - 2025 Books of the Year
  • 2026 Telling Tales Reading List
  • Canadian Children's Book Center (CCBC) best book for kids and teens
Available now from:
  • Type: Full Novel
  • Target Audience: Ages 8 to 12
  • Released: September 9, 2025
HarperCollins Canada

Mortified

Award wins:
  • 2025 Saskatchewan Book Awards, Children's Literature
Nominations:
  • 2024 Governor General Literary Awards - Young Peoples Literature
  • 2026 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award (Sundogs Honour title)
  • 2024 Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading, Silver Birch
  • Joan Betty Stuchner - Oy Vey! - Funniest Children's Book Award - 2025
Recognition:
  • Indigo official Staff Pick of the Month for June 2024
  • CBC Books 15 Canadian Back-to-school books for kids and teens (2024)
Available now from:
The book MORTIFIED by Kristy Jackson sits on a table
  • Type: Full Novel
  • Target Audience: Ages 8 to 12
  • Released: May 21st, 2024