2025 - Winner to be announced June 2025 Nominees:- Farther than the Moon by Lindsay Lackey
- Game Face by Shari Green
- Good Different by Meg Kuyatt
- Hoops by Matt Tavares
- The Lonely Book by Meg Grehan
- Medusa by Katherine Marsh
- Monster Camp by Sarah Henning
- Saving Sunshine by Saadia Faruqi
- A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner
- You Are Here by Ellen Oh
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2024 - New Dragon City By Mari Mancusi Nominees:- Air By Monica Roe
- Answer In The Pages By David Levithan
- Falling Short By Ernesto Cisneros
- Giju's Gift By Brandon Mitchell
- Maizy Chen's Last Chance By Lisa Yee
- Odder By Katherine Applegate
- A Rover's Story By Jasmine Warga
- Speak Up By Rebecca Burgess
- Swim Team By Johnnie Christmas
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2023 - Alone by Megan Freeman Nominees: - The Adventure is Now by Jess Redman
- The Aquanaut by Dan Santat
- Case Files Little Claws by Eliot Schrefer
- Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer by Leslie Gentile
- Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter
- Just Roll with it by Veronica Agarwal
- List of Unspeakable Fears by J. Kasper Kramer
- That Thing About Bollywood by Supriya Kelkar
- Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
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2022 - Go with the Flow by Lily Williams Nominees: - Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian
- The Barren Grounds by David Robertson
- Becoming Muhammad Ali: A Novel by James Patterson
- City Spies by James Ponti
- The Fabulous Zed Watson by Basil Sylvester
- If We Were Giants by Dave Matthews
- Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim
- Starfish by Lisa Fipps
- When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson
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2021 - Bloom by Kenneth Oppel (Winner) Nominees: - The Best of Iggy by Annie Barrows
- The Case of the Missing Auntie by Michael Hutchinson
- Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee.
- Me and Banksy by Tanya Lloyd Kyi.
- Operation Frog Effect by Sarah Scheerger.
- Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga.
- Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly.
- Stargazing by Jen Wang.
- A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry
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2020 - The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell (Winner) Nominees: - Arlo Finch by John August
- Float by Laura Martin
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Journey Forward: When we play our drums, they sing! ; Lucy & Lola by Richard Van Camp, Monique Gray Smith
- Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy Mcanulty
- Missing Mike by Shari Green
- Nightbooks by J.A. White
- Sanity & Tallulah by Molly Brooks
- Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech
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2019 - Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke (Winner) Nominees: - Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
- Greetings From Witness Protection by Jake Burt
- Heartwood Hotel: A True Home by Kallie George
- Chase by Linwood Barclay
- The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
- Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
- Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
- Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell
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2018 - The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Winner) Nominees: - Big Wish by Brandon Robshaw
- Heart of a Champion by Ellen Schwartz
- Beetle Boy by M. G. Leonard
- Edge of Extinction: The Ark Plan by Laura Martin
- A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold
- The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks
- The Case of the Missing Moonstone by Jordan Stratford
- Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks
- A Bandit's Tale by Deborah Hopkinson
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2017 - Speechless by Jennifer Mook-Sang (Winner) Nominees: - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Lost in the Backyard by Alison Hughes
- A Dark Inheritance by Chris d'Lacey
- Random Acts by Valerie Sherrard
- Outside in by Sarah Ellis
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
- Galaxy's Most Wanted by John Kloepfer
- Masterminds by Gordon Korman
- The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
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2016 - Game Over by Pete Watson (Winner) Nominees: - 33 minutes by Todd Hasak-Lowy
- Curiosity by Gary Blackwood
- Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery at Museum Mile by Marcia Wells
- Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
- The Fourteen Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
- The Iron Trail by Holly Black
- The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
- Odd Weird & Little by Patrick Jennings
- Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
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2015 - Cartboy and the Time Capsule by L.A. Campbell (Winner) Nominees: - Road Trip by Gary Paulsen
- Mister Orange by Truus Matti
- The Metro Dogs of Moscow by Rachelle Delaney
- Ungifted by Gordon Korman
- Popular Clone by M.E. Castle
- Stranded by Jeff Probst
- Pickle by Kim Baker
- Jinx by Sage Blackwood
- The Forbidden Stone by Tony Abbott
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2014 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (Winner) Nominees: - The Adventures of Beanboy by Lisa Harkrader
- The Templeton Twins Have an Idea by Ellis Weiner
- Wild Things by Clay Carmichael
- Run, Marco, Run by Norma Charles
- Wondla by Tony DiTerlizzi
- Box of Shocks by Chirs McMahen
- Storm Runners by Roland Smith
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2013 - Sidekicks by Dan Santat (Winner) Nominees: - Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea
- Green by Laura Roberts
- Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder
- Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow
- Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
- Unsinkable by Gordon Korman
- We the Children by Andrew Clements
- White Crane by Sandy Fussell
- Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
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2012 - The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (Winner) |
2011 - How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor (Winner) Nominees: - Cyberia by Chris Lynch
- Dream Catcher by Stella Calahasen
- Frozen in Time by Ali Sparkles
- The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
- The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
- Lost Riders by Elizabeth Laird
- The Magic Half by Annie Barrows
- Safe as Houses by Eric Walters
- The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook by Eleanor Davis
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2010 - Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale (Winner) Nominees: - Champ by Marcia Jones
- Gypsy Crown by Kate Forsyth
- How to Save Your Tail by Mary Hanson
- Ivan the Terrible by Ann Fine
- Listen! by Stephanie Tolan
- Out on a Limb by Gail Banning
- Pete's Gold by Luanne Armstrong
- The Talent Thief by Alex Williams
- Vampire's Visit by David A. Poulsen
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2009 - Amulet: The Stone Keeper by Kazu Kibuishi |
2008 - Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz Nominees: - The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
- Odd Man Out by Sarah Ellis
- The Trenches by Jim Eldridge
- Magyk by Angie Sage
- Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost by Cornelia Funke
- The Onts by Dan Greenburg
- Give My Regrets to Broadway by Bruce Hale
- Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
- Chu Ju's House by Gloria Whelan
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2007 - Eragon by Christopher Paolini |
2006 - Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng (Winner) |
2005 - The Field Guide by Holly Black (Winner) |
2004 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Winner) |
2003 - Little Wolf's Book of Badness by Ian Why Brow (Winner) |
2002 - Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis (Winner) |
2001 - Holes by Louis Sachar (Winner) |
2000 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Winner) Nominees: - Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
- Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel
- The Hollow Tree by Janet Lunn
- The Belonging Place by Jean Little
- Ella Enchanted by Gail Levine
- Disconnected by Shelley Hrdlitschka
- Ghost Canoe by Will Hobbs
- Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
- Under Emily's Sky by Ann Alma
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1999 - Awake and Dreaming by Kit Pearson (Winner) |
1998 - Poppy by Avi (Winner) Nominees: - Ellen's secret by Jean Booker
- The dark garden by Margaret Buffie
- The midwife's apprentice by Jaren Cushman
- Yuit by Yvette Edmonds
- Dark of the moon by Barbara Haworth-Attard
- Castle Tourmandyne by Monica Hughes
- Cougar Cove by Julie Lawson
- Past tense by Ken Roberts
- Shabash! by Ann Walsh
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1997 - Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. (Winner) |
1996 - The Giver by Lois Lowry. (Winner) Nominees: - Who's got Gertie? And how can we get her back? by Linda Bailey
- The dragon's egg by Allison Baird
- The year of impossible goodbyes by Sook Nyue Choi
- What happened to Janie? by Caroline B. Cooney
- Out of the blue by Sarah Ellis
- Something weird is going on by Christie Harris
- A night without stars by James Howe
- The lights go on again by Kit Pearson
- Zlata's diary: a child's life in Sarajevo by Zlata Filipovic
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1995 - The Biggest Klutz in Fifth Grade by Bill Wallace. (Winner) |
1994 - How Come the Best Clues Are Always in the Garbage? by Linda Bailey. (Winner) |
1993 - The Sky Is Falling by Kit Pearson. (Winner) |
1992 - Secret of the Cards by Sonia Craddock. (Winner) |
1991 - There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar. (Winner) |
1993 - The Sky Is Falling by Kit Pearson. (Winner) |
1992 - Secret of the Cards by Sonia Craddock. (Winner) |
1991 - There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar. (Winner) |
1993 - The Sky Is Falling by Kit Pearson. (Winner) |
1992 - Secret of the Cards by Sonia Craddock. (Winner) |
1991 - There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar. (Winner) |
1990 - Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. (Winner) |
1989 - Pop Bottles by Ken Roberts. (Winner) |
1988 - Sixth-Grade Sleepover by Eve Bunting. (Winner) |
1987 - Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary. (Winner) |
1986 - Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! by Stephen Manes. (Winner) |
1985 - The Secret of Spirit Mountain by Helen Kronberg Olson. (Winner) |
1984 - The Toothpaste Genie by Frances Duncan. (Winner) |
1983 - Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary. (Winner) |
1982 - Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood by Ellen Conford. (Winner) |
1981 - The Pinballs by Betsy Cromer Byars. (Winner) |
1980 - The Goof That Won the Pennant by Jonah Kalb. (Winner) |
1979 - Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl. (Winner) |
1978 - Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers. (Winner) |
1977 - Me and My Little Brain by John D. Fitzgerald. (Winner) |
1975 - The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. (Winner) |
1974 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. (Winner) |
1973 - Charlotte's Web by E. B. White. (Winner) |