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2025

Winner
I Am Rebel by Ross Montgomery
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Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman by Alex Atkinson
Turtle Moon by Hannah Gold illustrated by Levi Pinfold
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2024

Winner
Press Start! Game On, Super Rabbit Boy! by Thomas Flintham

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Marv and the Killer Plants by Alex Falase-Koya illustrated by Paula Bowles
Adventure Mice: Otter Chaos by Philip Reeve illustrated by Sarah McIntyre
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2023

Winner
Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell

Shortlist
Leonora Bolt Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt illustrated by Gladys Jose
Ollie Spark and the Accidental Adventure by Gillian Cross illustrated by Alan Snow
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2022

Winner
Adventures on Trains: The Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard & Sam Sedgman illustrated by Elisa Paganelli

Shortlist
The Griffin Gate by Vashti Hardy illustrated by Natalie Smillie
Anisha Accidental Detective by Serena Patel illustrated by Emma McCann
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2020

Winner
Mutant Zombies Cursed My School Trip by Matt Brown illustrated by Paco Sordo

Shortlist
The Maker of Monsters by Lorraine Gregory
Owen and the Soldier by Lisa Thompson illustrated by Mike Lowery
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2019

Winner
The Dog Who Lost His Bark by Eoin Colfer illustrated by PJ Lynch
 
Shortlist
Mr Penguin and The Fortress of Secrets by Alex T Smith
Funny Kid Stand Up by Matt Stanton
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2018

Winner
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
 
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The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
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2017

Winner
An Eagle in the Snow by Michael Morpurgo illustrated by Michael Foreman
 
Shortlist
The Accidental Pirates (Voyage to Magical North) by Claire Fayer
The Jam Doughnut that Ruined my Life by Mark Lowery illustrated by Hannah Shaw
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2016

Winner
My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat by Pamela Butchart illustrated by Thomas Flintham
 
Shortlist
The Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen
Horrid Henry’s Krazy Ketchup by Francesca Simon illustrated by Tony Ross
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2015

Winner
Demon Dentist by David Walliams illustrated by Tony Ross

2014

Winner
Atticus Claw Breaks the Law by Jennifer Gray

2013

Winner
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams illustrated by Tony Ross

2012

Winner
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by Liz Pichon

2011

Winner
Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
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2010

Winner
Mondays are Murder by Tanya Landman

2009

Winner
Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos by Kes Gray illustrated by Nick Sharratt & Garry Parsons

2008

Winner
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell

2007

Winner
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! by Andy Stanton illustrated by David Tazzyman

2006

Winner
Spy Dog by Andrew Cope
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2005

Winner
Best Friends by Jacqueline Wilson

2004

Winner
The Mum Hunt by Gwyneth Rees

2003

Winner
Blitzed by Robert Swindells

2002

Winner
Out of the Ashes by Michael Morpurgo

2001

Winner
Lizzie Zipmouth by Jacqueline Wilson illustrated by Nick Sharratt
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2000

Winner
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo illustrated by Michael Foreman

1999

Winner
Little Dad by Pat Moon illustrated by Nick Sharratt

1998

Winner
Nightmare Stairs by Robert Swindells

1997

Winner
The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog by Jeremy Strong

1996

Winner
Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson illustrated by Nick Sharratt
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1995

Winner
Harriet's Hare by Dick King-Smith

1994

Winner
The Finders by Nigel Hinton

1993

Winner
The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson illustrated by Nick Sharratt

1992

Winner
Find the White Horse by Dick King-Smith
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