• 2000 — Early Childhood Literacy Award from the Lieutenant-Governor of
New Brunswick • 2004 — Frances E. Russell Award for research in children's literature from the Canadian section of the International Board on Books for Young People. • 2006 — Lilla Stirling Award, for the novel
Torrie and the Pirate-Queen, awarded by the
Canadian Authors Association. • 2006 —
Torrie and the Pirate-Queen was a starred selection in the Our Choice Guide to Canada's Best Children's Books from the Canadian Children's Book Centre • 2007 —
Ontario Library Association Best Bets Top Ten List for 2006 for
Torrie and the Firebird • 2007 — Voya's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror 2006 List for
Nightwalker • 2007 —
The Cassandra Virus short-listed for the 2007 Book of the Year for Children Award by the
Canadian Library Association • 2007 —
Torrie and the Snake-Prince short-listed for the 2008 Silver Birch Award. • 2008 —
Torrie and the Snake-Prince was on the 2007 Year's Best list from Resource Links magazine • 2008 —
Ontario Library Association Best Bets Top Ten List for 2007 for
Nightwalker • 2008 —
Nightwalker short-listed for the 2008 Snow Willow Awards • 2008 —
Torrie and the Snake-Prince selected for the 2008/2009 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award short-list • 2008 —
Nightwalker won the 2008
Ann Connor Brimer Award • 2010 —
Warden of Greyrock selected for the 2009
Ontario Library Association Best Bets Top Ten List • 2010 — Johansen receives the 2010 Anna Frank Award for Children's Literature in Macedonia. • 2011 —
Torrie & the Snake-Prince was chosen by IBBY (the
International Board on Books for Young People) for their 2011 selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities • 2012 —
Ontario Library Association Best Bets for 2011 honourable mention for
The Black Box • 2012 —
Blackdog short-listed for the 2012
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