Monster received the following accolades:
- 1999, National Book Award for Young People's Literature finalist[7][8]
- 1999, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award nominee for Fiction[8]
- 2000, American Library Association (ALA), Best Books for Young Adults[9]
- 2000, Michael L. Printz Award[7][8][10]
- 2000, Coretta Scott King Award for Authors nominee[8][7]
- 2001, ALA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults[11]
- 2001, Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee[8]
- 2005, Lincoln Award nominee[8]
- Edgar Award for Best Young Adult nominee[7]