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Previous Nominees and Winners


List of nominees from 1977 to 2014
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2022
​Picture Book: Jasper and Ollie Build a Fort by Alex Willan
Nonfiction: Saving Fiona: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Baby Hippo by Thane Maynard
Intermediate: The Lifters by Dave Eggers
Tween: New Kid by Jerry Craft

All 2022 Nominees


2021
Picture Book- Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings
Nonfiction- The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Beibow
Intermediate- Jake the Fake Keeps It Cool by Craig Robinson and Adam Mansbach
Tween The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea
Tween Nonfiction and Teen No Winners

All 2021 Nominees
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2020
​Picture Book- Cookiesaurus Rex by Any Fellner Dominy and Nate Evans 
Nonfiction- Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and The Boston Marathon by Annette Bay Pimentel
Intermediate- The Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson
Tween- Refugee by Alan Gratz
Tween Nonfiction- Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWII by P. O'Connell Pearson
​Teen- No winner

All 2020 Nominees

2019
Picture book--The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt
Intermediate--A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
Nonfiction--If Sharks Disappeared by Lily Williams
Tween--Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman
Tween Nonfiction-Chasing Space by Melvin Leland
Teen-The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

All 2019 Nominees

2018
Picture book— Memoirs of a Hamster by Devlin Scillian
Nonfiction--Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally M. Walker
Intermediate---Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff
Tween--Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
Tween Nonfiction--- Human Body Theater by Maris  Wicks
Teen---Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys


All 2018 nominees

2017
Picture Book- Monsters Love Underpants by Claire Freedman
Non-Fiction- Stubby the Dog Soldier: World War I Hero by B. A. Hoena
Intermediate- Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurliff
Tween- Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
Teen- Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard


​All 2017 Nominees
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2016 
Picture Book: Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos 
Non-Fiction: A Little Book of Sloth by Lucy Cooke 
Intermediate: Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Gabenstein 
Tween: Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
Teen: Sick by Tom Leveen 

​All 2016 Nominees
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2015
Picture Book: The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt 
Non-Fiction: Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs by Michaela Muntean
Intermediate: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Tween: Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Teen: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

All 2015 nominees.

2014
Picture Book: Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
Non-Fiction Book: Nic Bishop Snakes by Nic Bishop
Intermediate: Pie by Sarah Weeks
Tween: The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

All 2014 nominees.

2013
Picture Book: Art & Max by David Wiesner
Non-Fiction Book: 1 + 1 = 5: And Other Unlikely Additions by David LaRochelle
Intermediate: Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea
Tween: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

All 2013 nominees.

2012
Picture Book: Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Non-Fiction Book: 2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow's Kids by Amy Zuckerman and James Daly
Intermediate: Closed For The Season by Mary Downing Hahn
Tween: The Maze Runner by James Dashner

All nominees for 2012.

2011
Picture Book: I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll illustrated by Howard McWilliam
Non-Fiction: BIg Cats: Hunters of the Night by Elaine Landau
Intermediate: The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman
Tween: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
All nominees for 2011.

2010
Picture Book: Chester by Melanie Watt
Non-Fiction: Are You Quite Polite?: Silly Dilly Manners Songs by Alan Katz
Intermediate: Swindle by Gordon Korman
Tween: Schooled by Gordon Korman

All 2010 Nominees

2009
Picture Book:  There Was a Coyote That Swallowed a Flea by Jennifer Ward, illustrated by Steve Gray
Non-Fiction: Monkey Business by Wallace Edwards
Intermediate: Deep and Dark and Dangerous: a Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn
Tween: Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

All 2009 nominees

2008
Teen Favorite: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Tween: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Intermediate: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Non-Fiction: Aliens Are Coming! The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast by Meghan McCarthy
Picture Book: I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont

2008 Nominees

2007
Teen: Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
 Intermediate: Molly Moons Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng (Acceptance Letter) and Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke (Acceptance Letter)
Non-Fiction: Geogra-Fleas! by Joan Holub
Picture Book: Pinduli by Janell Cannon

2007 Nominee list

2006
Teen: Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Intermediate: Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Picture: My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza
Non-Fiction: Actual Size by Steve Jenkins

2006 Activity Packet

2005
Picture Book: Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters From Obedience School by Mark Teague
Intermediate Book: Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
Teen Book: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

All 2005 Nominees

2004

Picture Book: Muncha, Muncha, Muncha by Candace Fleming
Intermediate Book: Word Eater by Mary Amato
Teen Book: The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

2003

Picture Book: The Water Hole by Graeme Base
Intermediate Book: Babe and Me by Dan Gutman
Teen Book: Stargirl by Jerry Spinnelli

2002

Picture Book: Bark George by Jules Feiffer
Intermediate Book: Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia De Felice
Teen Book: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

2001

Picture Book: What! Cried Granny by Kate Lum
Intermediate Book: Weslandia by Paul Flesichman
Teen Book: Holes by Louis Sacher

2000

Picture Book: Chocolatina by Erik Kraft
Intermediate Book: Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan
Teen Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

1999

Picture Book: Stephanie's Ponytail by Robert Munsch
Intermediate Book: Drive-By by Lynne Ewing
Teen Book: Ella Enchanted by Gail Levine

1998

Picture Book: Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Harold Nolen
Intermediate Book: Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Teen Book: Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse

1997

Picture Book: The Toll Bridge Troll by Patricia Rae Wolff
Intermediate Book: Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park
Teen Book: The Name of the Game Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon

1996

Picture Book: Soft Child by Joe Hayes

Intermediate Book: Aliens Ate My Homework by Bruce Coville

Teen Book: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

1995

Picture Book: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
Intermediate Book: Totally Disgusting by Bill Wallace
Teen Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry

1994

Picture Book: The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell
Intermediate Book: Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Teen Book: Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel by Avi

1993
Picture Book: The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle

1991
Five Titles were honored:
Where's Waldo by Martin Handford
Thomas' Snowsuit by Robert Munsch
The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch by Trina Hakes Noble

1989
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

1987
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

1985
The Stupids Die by Harry Allard and James Marshall

1983
Superfudge by Judy Blume

1981
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall

1979
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

1977
Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

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