Year |
Category |
Recipient |
Title |
Citation |
Reference |
2004 |
Young Children |
Glenna Lang |
Looking Out For Sarah |
Winner |
[9] |
Middle School |
Wendy Mass |
A Mango Shaped Space |
Winner |
Teen |
Andrew Clements |
Things Not Seen |
Winner |
2005 |
Young Children |
Diane Bertrand Gonzales, illustrated by Robert L. Sweetland |
My Pal Victor/Mi amigo, Victor |
Winner |
[10] |
Middle School |
Pam Muñoz Ryan |
Becoming Naomi León |
Winner |
Teen |
Samantha Abeel |
My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir |
Winner |
2006 |
Young Children |
Myron Uhlberg, illustrated by Colin Bootman |
Dad, Jackie and Me |
Winner |
[11] |
Middle School |
Kimberly Fusco Newton |
Tending to Grace |
Winner |
Teen |
Adam Rapp |
Under the Wolf, Under the Dog |
Winner |
2007 |
Young Children |
Paul DuBois and Pete Seeger, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie |
The Deaf Musicians |
Winner |
[12] |
Middle School |
Cynthia Lord |
Rules |
Winner |
Teen |
Louis Sachar |
Small Steps |
Winner |
2008 |
Young Children |
Andrea Stenn Stryer, illustrated by Bert Dodson |
Kami and the Yaks |
Winner |
[13] |
Middle School |
Tracie Vaughn Zimmer |
Reaching for Sun |
Winner |
Teen |
Ginny Rorby |
Hurt Go Happy |
Winner |
2009 |
Young Children |
Robert Andrew Parker |
Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum |
Winner |
[14] |
Middle School |
Leslie Connor |
Waiting for Normal |
Winner |
Teen |
Jonathan Friesen |
Jerk, California |
Winner |
2010 |
Young Children |
Bonnie Christensen |
Django |
Winner |
[15] |
Middle School |
Nora Raleigh Baskin |
Anything But Typical |
Winner |
Teen |
Francisco X. Stork |
Marcelo in the Real World |
Winner |
2011 |
Young Children |
George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Lynne Avril |
The Pirate of Kindergarten |
Winner |
[16] |
Middle School |
Jordan Sonnenblick |
After Ever After |
Winner |
Teen |
Antony John |
Five Flavors of Dumb |
Winner |
2012 |
Young Children |
No award given |
No award given |
None |
[17] |
Middle School |
Joan Bauer |
Close to Famous |
Winner |
Middle School |
Brian Selznick |
Wonderstruck |
Winner |
Teen |
Wendelin Van Draanen |
The Running Dream |
Winner |
2013 |
Young Children |
Claire Alexander |
Back to Front and Upside Down! |
Winner |
[17] |
Middle School |
Sarah Lean |
A Dog Called Homeless |
Winner |
Teen |
Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis |
Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am |
Winner |
2014 |
Young Children |
Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet |
A Splash of Red : The Life and Art of Horace Pippin |
Winner |
[18] |
Middle School |
Merrie Haskell |
Handbook for Dragon Slayers |
Winner |
Teen |
Elizabeth Wein |
Rose Under Fire |
Winner |
2015 |
Young Children |
Alan Rabinowitz, illustrated by Catia Chien |
A Boy and a Jaguar |
Winner |
[19] |
Middle School |
Ann M. Martin |
Rain Reign |
Winner |
Teen |
Gail Giles |
Girls Like Us |
Winner |
2016 |
Young Children |
Laurie Ann Thompson, illustrated by Sean Qualls |
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah |
Winner |
[20] |
Middle School |
Lynda Mullaly Hunt |
Fish in a Tree |
Winner |
Middle School |
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley |
The War That Saved My Life |
Winner |
Teen |
Teresa Toten |
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B |
Winner |
2017 |
Young Children |
Jen Bryant, illustrated by Boris Kulikov |
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille |
Winner |
[21] |
Middle School |
Jason Reynolds |
As Brave As You |
Winner |
Teen |
Emery Lord |
When We Collided |
Winner |
2018 |
Young Children |
Allen Say |
Silent Days, Silent Dreams |
Winner |
[22] |
Middle School |
Shari Green |
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess |
Winner |
Teen |
Whitney Gardner |
You're Welcome, Universe |
Winner |
2019 |
Young Children |
Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, illustrated by Scott Magoon |
Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship |
Winner |
[23] |
Young Children |
Jessie Oliveros, illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte |
The Remember Balloons |
Honor |
Middle School |
Leslie Connor |
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle |
Winner |
Middle School |
Jacqueline West |
The Collectors |
Honor |
Teen |
Mark Oshiro |
Anger is a Gift |
Winner |
Teen |
Kelly Jensen (ed.) |
(Don't ) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health |
Honor |
2020 |
Young Children |
Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Rafael López |
Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You |
Winner |
[24] |
Young Children |
Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song |
A Friend For Henry |
Honor |
Middle School |
Kelly Lynne |
Song for a Whale |
Winner |
Middle School |
Pablo Cartaya |
Each Tiny Spark |
Honor |
Teen |
Karol Ruth Silverstein |
Cursed |
Winner |
Teen |
Alison Gervais |
The Silence Between Us |
Honor |
2021 |
Young Children |
Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sydney Smith |
I Talk Like a River |
Winner |
[25] |
Young Children |
Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali |
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything |
Honor |
Young Children |
Tracy Newman, illustrated by Abigail Halpin |
Itzhak: A Boy who Loved the Violin |
Honor |
Middle School |
Ann Clare LeZotte |
Show Me a Sign |
Winner |
Middle School |
Sarah Kapit |
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! |
Honor |
Middle School |
Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, illustrated by Victoria Jamieson, color by Iman Geddy |
When Stars Are Scattered |
Honor |
Teen |
I. W. Gregorio |
This Is My Brain In Love |
Winner |
2022 |
Young Children |
Darren Lebeuf, illustrated by Ashley Barro |
My City Speaks |
Winner |
[26] |
Young Children |
Hudson Talbott |
A Walk in the Words |
Honor |
Young Children |
Bahram Rahman, illustrated by Peggy Collins |
A Sky-Blue Bench |
Honor |
Middle School |
Alison Green Myers |
A Bird Will Soar |
Winner |
Middle School |
Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Raúl the Third |
Stuntboy, in the Meantime |
Honor |
Middle School |
Elle McNicoll |
A Kind of Spark |
Honor |
Teen |
Asphyxia |
Words in My Hands |
Winner |
Teen |
Ariel Henley |
A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome |
Honor |
2023 |
Young Children |
Shannon Stocker, illustrated by Devon Holzwarth |
Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion |
Winner |
[27] |
Young Children |
Erin Hourigan |
In the Blue |
Honor |
Middle School |
C.C. Harrington |
WILDOAK |
Winner |
Middle School |
Natalie Lloyd |
Hummingbird |
Honor |
Middle School |
Gillian Dunn |
Honestly Elliott |
Honor |
Teen |
Erin Stewart |
The Words We Keep |
Winner |
Teen |
Natalia Sylvester |
Breathe and Count Back from Ten |
Honor |
2024 |
Young Children |
Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song |
Henry, Like Always |
Winner |
[28] |
Young Children |
Joanna Que and Charina Marquez, illustrated by Fran Alvarez |
Dancing Hands |
Honor |
Young Children |
James Catchpole, illustrated by Karen George |
What Happened to You? |
Honor |
Middle School |
Sally J. Pla |
The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn |
Winner |
Middle School |
Meg Eden Kuyatt |
Good Different |
Honor |
Middle School |
Erin Bow |
Simon Sort of Says |
Honor |
Teen |
Mariama J. Lockington |
Forever Is Now |
Winner |
Teen |
Claire Forrest |
Where You See Yourself |
Honor |
Teen |
Mazey Eddings |
Tilly in Technicolor |
Honor |
2025 |
Young Children |
Sarah Kurpiel |
A Little Like Magic |
Winner |
[29] |
Young Children |
Karen Kane and Jonaz McMillan, illustrated by Dion MBD |
Monster Hands |
Honor |
Young Children |
James and Lucy Catchpole, illustrated by Karen George |
You're So Amazing! |
Honor |
Middle School |
Rob Harrell |
Popcorn |
Winner |
Middle School |
John Schu |
Louder Than Hunger |
Honor |
Middle School |
Sherri Winston |
Shark Teeth |
Honor |
Young Adult |
Maya Van Wagenen |
Chronically Dolores |
Winner |
Young Adult |
Lauren Seal |
Light Enough to Float |
Honor |
Young Adult |
Anna Sortino |
On the Bright Side |
Honor |