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2022
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The Griffin Gate by Vashti Hardy illustrated by Natalie Smillie
Adventures on Trains: The Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard & Sam Sedgman illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
Anisha Accidental Detective by Serena Patel illustrated by Emma McCann
​2020
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Mutant Zombies Cursed My School Trip by Matt Brown illustrated by Paco Sordo

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The Maker of Monsters by Lorraine Gregory
Owen and the Soldier by Lisa Thompson illustrated by Mike Lowery
2019
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The Dog Who Lost His Bark by Eoin Colfer illustrated by PJ Lynch
 
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Mr Penguin and The Fortress of Secrets by Alex T Smith
Funny Kid Stand Up by Matt Stanton
2018
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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
2017
Winner
An Eagle in the Snow by Michael Morpurgo illustrated by Michael Foreman
 
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The Accidental Pirates (Voyage to Magical North) by Claire Fayer
The Jam Doughnut that Ruined my Life by Mark Lowery illustrated by Hannah Shaw
2016
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My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat by Pamela Butchart illustrated by Thomas Flintham
 
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The Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen
Horrid Henry’s Krazy Ketchup by Francesca Simon illustrated by Tony Ross
Winners
2015
Demon Dentist by David Walliams illustrated by Tony Ross
 
2014
Atticus Claw Breaks the Law by Jennifer Gray
 
2013
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams illustrated by Tony Ross
 
2012
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by Liz Pichon
 
2011
Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
 
2010
Mondays are Murder by Tanya Landman
2009
Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos by Kes Gray illustrated by Nick Sharratt & Garry Parsons
 
2008
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell
 
2007
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! by Andy Stanton illustrated by David Tazzyman
 
2006
Spy Dog by Andrew Cope
 
2005
Best Friends by Jacqueline Wilson
 
2004
The Mum Hunt by Gwyneth Rees
 
2003
Blitzed by Robert Swindells
 
2002
Out of the Ashes by Michael Morpurgo
 
2001
Lizzie Zipmouth by Jacqueline Wilson illustrated by Nick Sharratt
 
2000
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo illustrated by Michael Foreman
1999
Little Dad by Pat Moon illustrated by Nick Sharratt
 
1998
Nightmare Stairs by Robert Swindells
 
1997
The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog by Jeremy Strong
 
1996
Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson illustrated by Nick Sharratt
 
1995
Harriet's Hare by Dick King-Smith
 
1994
The Finders by Nigel Hinton
 
1993
The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson illustrated by Nick Sharratt
 
1992
Find the White Horse by Dick King-Smith