Year |
Title |
Author |
| Primary Category/Picture Book Category |
| 1988 |
The Polar Express |
Chris Van Allsburg |
| 1989 |
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
Laura Numeroff |
| 1990 |
Heckedy Peg |
Audrey Wood |
| 1991 |
We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story |
Hudson Talbot |
| 1992 |
Call of the Wolves |
Jim Murphy |
| 1993 |
The Dog Who Had Kittens |
Polly Robertus |
| 1994 |
Look Out Patrick |
Paul Geraghty |
| 1995 |
Moe the Dog In Tropical Paradise |
Diane Stanley |
| 1996 |
Coyote Steals a Blanket: a Ute Tale |
Janet Stevens |
| 1997 |
Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm |
Jerdine Nolen |
| 1998 |
Secret Shortcut |
Mark Teague |
| 1999 |
Just Another Ordinary Day |
Rod Clement |
| 2000 |
John Willy and Freddy McGee |
Holly Meade |
| 2001 |
Mouse, Look Out! |
Judy Waite |
| 2002 |
Hooway for Wodney Wat |
Helen Lester |
| 2003 |
Hoodwinked |
Arthur Howard |
| 2004 |
I Stink! |
Kate McMullan |
| 2005 |
Diary of a Worm |
Doreen Cronin |
| 2006 |
My Lucky Day |
Keiko Kasza |
| 2007 |
Arrowhawk |
Lola M. Schaefer |
| 2008 |
Sweet Tooth |
Margie Palatini |
| 2009 |
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude |
Kevin O'Malley |
| Young Reader Category |
| 1993 |
Fudge-A-Mania |
Judy Blume |
| 1994 |
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher |
Bruce Coville |
| 1995 |
The Boys Started the War |
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
| 1996 |
Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth |
Barbara Park |
| 1997 |
Shape Changer |
Bill Brittain |
| 1998 |
Tarot Says Beware |
Betsy Byars |
| 1999 |
Frindle |
Andrew Clements |
| 2000 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
J.K. Rowling |
| 2001 |
Harry the Poisonous Centipede |
Lynne Reid Banks |
| 2002 |
Weird Stories from the Lonesome Cafe |
Judy Cox |
| 2003 |
The Bad Beginning |
Lemony Snicket |
| 2004 |
The Edison Mystery |
Dun Gutman |
| 2005 |
The Stranger Next Door |
Peg Kehret |
| 2006 |
Escaping the Giant |
Peg Kehret |
| 2007 |
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism |
Georgia Byng |
| 2008 |
Ghost's Grave |
Peg Kehret |
| 2009 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
Jeff Kinney |
| Intermediate Category |
| 1988 |
Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You |
Barthe DeClements |
| 1989 |
Babysitting Is A Dangerous Job |
Willo Davis Roberts |
| 1990 |
There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom |
Louis Sachar |
| 1991 |
My Teacher Is an Alien |
Bruce Coville |
| 1992 |
Matilda |
Roald Dahl |
| 1993 |
Maniac Mcgee |
Jerry Spinelli |
| 1994 |
Shiloh |
Phyllis Naylor |
| 1995 |
Flight #116 is Down |
Caroline Cooney |
| 1996 |
Name of the Game Was Murder |
Joan Lowry Nixon |
| 1997 |
Loch |
Paul Zindel |
| 1998 |
Crash |
Jerry Spinelli |
| 1999 |
The Doom Stone |
Paul Zindel |
| 2000 |
Virtually Perfect |
Dan Gutman |
| 2001 |
Among the Hidden |
Margaret P. Haddix |
| 2002 |
Hostage |
Willo Davis Roberts |
| 2003 |
Zach's Lie |
Roland Smith |
| 2004 |
Flipped |
Wendelin Van Draanen |
| 2005 |
Red Midnight |
Ben Mikaelsen |
| 2006 |
The City of Ember |
Jeanne DuPrau |
| 2007 |
Cryptid Hunters |
Roland Smith |
| 2008 |
Magyk |
Angie Sage |
| 2009 |
Fablehaven |
Brandon Mull |
| Young Adult Category |
| 1989 |
Locked in Time |
Lois Duncan |
| 1990 |
Experiment in Terror |
Bernal C. Payne, Jr. |
| 1991 |
Princess Ashley |
Richard Peck |
| 1992 |
Whispers from the Dead |
Joan Lowry Nixon |
| 1993 |
Jurassic Park |
Michael Crichton |
| 1994 |
Plague Year |
Stephanie Tolan |
| 1995 |
The Giver |
Lois Lowry |
| 1996 |
Winners and Losers |
Stephen Hoffius |
| 1997 |
Shadow |
Joyce Sweeney |
| 1998 |
Companions of the Night |
vivian Vande Velda |
| 1999 |
Tangerine |
Edward Bloor |
| 2000 |
Gallows Hill |
Lois Duncan |
| 2001 |
Hero |
S.L. Rottman |
| 2002 |
Burning Up |
Caroline Cooney |
| 2003 |
Touching Spirit Bear |
Ben Mikaelsen |
| 2004 |
Daughter of Venice |
Donna Jo Napoli |
| 2005 |
The House of the Scorpion |
Nancy Farmer |
| 2006 |
Full Tilt |
Neal Shusterman |
| 2007 |
Twilight |
Stephenie Meyer |
| 2008 |
Uglies |
Scott Westerfield |
| 2009 |
Peak |
Roland Smith |
