2020 South Asia Book Award Highly Commended Book
- New Visions Award Winner
- 2018 Amelia Bloomer Top 10
- 2018 South Asia Book Award Honor Book
- National Council for Social Studies Notable Social Studies Books for Young People
- Bank Street Best Children’s Books, 2018 edition
- Booklist- 10 Historical Fiction for Youth 2018
- Top Ten Best Reads of 2018 by Amazon India
- Named as one of Amazon.in’s Memorable Books of 2018.
- Books by the Banks, Cincinnati’s Best Youth Book Author Award – 2018
- Neev Literature Festival’s Neev Book Award 2019
- Peek A Book – Festival of Children’s Literature Children’s Choice, ages 11-12
