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Hannah Judy Gretz Fellow 2015, Ragdale Foundation
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Real Simple’s Best Books of 2014
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Woman’s Day’s Best Books of 2014
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American Library Association Outstanding Book for the College Bound (2014)
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Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award shortlist (2012)
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Hunter College High School Distinguished Graduate Award (2012)
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TAYSHAS High School Reading List (2012)
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American Library Association Alex Award (2011)
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Orange New Writers title (2011)
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John Gardner Fiction Book Award finalist (2011)
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Costco Book Pick (2011)
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Suburban Mosaic Book of the Year, Adult and High School (2011)
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Florida Teens Read (2011)
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Salt Lake County Library Reader’s Choice Award (2011)
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County-City Library Pick (2011)
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Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award (2010)
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National Blue Ribbon Book (2010)
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Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick (2010)
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Indie Next Pick (2010)
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China Daily’s Top 10 Books of 2010
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School Library Journal’s List of Best Adult Books 4 Teens (2010)
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The Guardian’s Choice of First Novels (2010)
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Women & Home’s Top 30 Books of 2010
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Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2010)
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Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Debut Author (2010)
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Book Bloggers Appreciation Week Best Cultural Book (2010)
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About.com’s Best of 2010 Pick
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Flavorwire’s Ten Women Authors We Love (2010)
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Quality Paperback Book Club New Voices Award nominee (2010)
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Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference Scholarship
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Columbia University Graduate Writing Division Fellowships
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Harvard Club of New York Scholar
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John Harvard Scholarship for Academic Achievement of the Highest Distinction
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Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Scholarship for Academic Achievement of the Highest Distinction
