Finalist Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Editor's Choice, Finalist Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Health Nonfiction, Finalist National Indie Excellence Awards NonFiction Health General, Finalist National Indie Excellence Awards Nonfiction Multicultural, Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards Nonfiction Memoirs (personal struggle/health), Silver (tie) Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards Best Regional Nonfiction Canada East, and Winner General Health Nonfiction 2018 International Book Awards
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Finalist, Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist for Historical Fiction, Gold Winner Nautilus Book Awards, IBPA Ben Franklin Awards Silver Medal Best First Book, Independent Publisher Book Awards Bronze Medal Historical Fiction, and Kirkus Reviews Best Books
