ðə fˈɜːst bˈʊk ʌvðə tɹˈeɪsᵻz sˈɪɹiz, fɹˈeɪmd!, hˈæzbiːn sᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts bˈoːɹd ˌɔn bˈʊks fɔːɹ jˈʌŋ pˈiːpəl ænd ðə tʃˈɪldɹənz bˈʊk kˈaʊnsəl æz ɐn aʊtstˈændɪŋ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl bˈʊk fɔːɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
The first book of the Traces series, Framed!, has been selected by the United States Board on Books for Young People and the Children's Book Council as an Outstanding International Book for 2006.