| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Carnegie Medal for Writing | Carnegie Medal | Winner |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1997 |
|
River Boy | Oxford University Press | Novel | |
| January 1999 |
|
River Boy | Oxford University Press | Novel | |
| March 1999 | River Boy | Galaxy | Novel | ||
| June 2000 |
|
River Boy | Margaret K. McElderry Books | Novel | |
| September 2001 | River Boy | Thorndike Press | Novel | ||
| January 2002 |
|
River Boy | Simon Pulse | Novel | |
| May 2006 |
|
River Boy | Oxford University Press | Novel | |
| September 2006 |
|
River Boy | Oxford University Press | Novel | |
| June 2008 |
|
River Boy | Paw Prints | Novel | |
| October 2011 |
|
River Boy | Oxford University Press | Novel |