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2022
Shortlist
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen, edited by Carmen McCullough and Tricia Lin
Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths by Maisie Chan, edited by Georgia Murray
The Upper World by Femi Fadugba, edited by Emma Jones, Stephanie Stein & Asmaa Isse
Grow by Luke Palmer, edited by Penny Thomas
The Valley of Lost Secrets by Lesley Parr, edited by Zöe Griffiths
Digger and Me by Ros Roberts, edited by Ella Whiddett and Ruth Bennett
The Boy who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter, edited by Lauren Fortune
Grimwood by Nadia Shireen, edited by Ali Dougal

Longlist
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyÍmídé, edited by Becky Walker
Rapids by Anna Bowles, edited by Elaine Bousfield
Love is for Losers by Wibke Bruegemann, edited by Rachel Petty
Freddy vs School by Neill Cameron, edited by Anthony Hinton
The Girl Who … by Andreina Cordani, edited by Olivia Hutchings
Me, My Dad, and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean, edited by Lucy Rogers, illus Sandhya Prabhat
The Book of Stolen Dreams by David Farr, edited by Rebecca Hill, illus Kristina Kister
29 Locks by Nicola Garrard, edited by Joan Deitch
Maggie Blue and the Dark World by Anna Goodall, edited by Bella Pearson
Circus Maximus Race to the Death by Annalise Gray, edited by Fiona Kennedy
Emmy Levels Up by Helen Harvey edited by Clare Whitson
The Amazing Edie Eckhart by Rosie Jones, edited by Polly Lyall Grant, illus by Natalie Smillie
The Hatmakers by Tamzin Merchant, edited by Natalie Doherty
The Peculiar Tale of the Tentacle Boy by Richard Pickard, edited by Kesia Lupo
Something I Said by Ben Bailey Smith, edited by Ellen Holgate
The Ice Whisperers by Helenka Stachera, edited by Emma Jones
The Lightning Catcher by Clare Weze, edited by Lucy Mackay-Sim
2021
Winner
Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray illustrated by Manuel Sumberac

Shortlist
When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten
Witch by Finbar Hawkins
And the Stars were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando
Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray illustrated by Manuel Sumberac
The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson illustrated by Rob Biddulph

Longlist
The Infinite by Patience Agbabi
The Sky is Mine by Amy Beashel
Wranglestone by Darren Charlton
Tiger Heart by Penny Chrimes
Boy, Everywhere by AM Dassu
The Good Hawk by Joseph Elliott
A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth by Francesca Gibbons illustrated by Chris Riddell
Last Lesson by James Goodhand
Orla and the Serpent’s Curse by CJ Haslam
The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley
The Wolf Road by Richard Lambert
The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by LD Lapinski
Anisha Accidental Detective by Serena Patel illustrated by Emma McCann
Are You Watching? by Vincent Ralph
The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler illustrated by Chris Mould
The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke illustrated by Ayesha L Rubio
The Pure Heart by Trudi Tweedie
Diary of a Confused Feminist by Kate Weston
2020
Winner
Bearmouth by Liz Hyder
 
 Highly Commended
The Space We’re In by Katya Balen illustrated by Laura Carlin
 
Shortlist
Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties by Humza Arshad & Henry White Illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff
A Pocketful of Stars by Aisha Bushby
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Frostheart by Jamie Littler
The Million Pieces of Neena Gill by Emma Smith-Barton
 
Longlist
The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum
Asha & the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan
Charlie Changes Into a Chicken by Sam Copeland illustrated by Sarah Horne
Potkin and Stubbs by Sophie Green illustrated by Karl Mountford
The Garden of Lost Secrets by AM Howell
The Girl who Lost her Shadow by Emily Ilett
High-Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson
Lori and Max by Catherine O'Flynn
Nevertell by Katharine Orton
The Midnight Hour by Benjamin Read & Laura Trinder
The Tzar’s Curious Runaways by Robin Scott-Elliot
Bloom by Nicola Skinner illustrated by Flavia Sorrentino
Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day by Dominique Valente illustrated by Sarah Warburton
2019
Winner
I Am Thunder by Muhammad Khan
 
Shortlist
The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson illustrated by Elisa Paganelli & Melissa Castrillon
The Train to Impossible Places by PG Bell
Rosie Loves Jack by Mel Darbon
The Goose Road by Rowena House
Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen
The Boy At The Back of The Class by Onjali Q Rauf
 
Longlist
Boy Underwater by Adam Baron
The Fandom by Anna Day
Me Mam. Me Dad. Me. by Malcolm Duffy
Twister by Juliette Forrest
Flight by Vanessa Harbour
Brightstorm: A Sky-Ship Adventure by Vashti Hardy
Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James
The Mystery of the Colour Thief by Ewa Jozefkowicz
On a Scale of One to Ten by Ceylan Scott
Outwalkers by Fiona Shaw
Sunflowers in February by Phyllida Shrimpton
Run, Riot by Nikesh Shukla
The Fox and the White Gazelle by Victoria Williamson
2018
Winner
Kick by Mitch Johnson
 
Shortlist
A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars by Yaba Badoe
The Starman and Me by Sharon Cohen
Fish Boy by Claire Daykin
Knighthood for Beginners by Elys Dolan
Potter’s Boy by Tony Mitton
The City of Secret Rivers by Jacob Sager Weinstein
2017
Winner
Beetle Boy by MG Leonard

Shortlist
Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
We Are Giants by Amber Lee Dodd
Little Bits of Sky by SE Durrant
The Bubble Boy by Stewart Foster
The Girl Of Ink And Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Riverkeep by Martin Stewart
2016
Winner
Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot by Horatio Clare
 
Shortlist
Stone Rider by David Hofmeyr
The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones by Will Mabbitt illustrated by Ross Collins
My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson
Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford
The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
2015
Winner
Leopold Blue by Rosie Rowell
 
Shortlist
Bone Jack by Sara Crowe
The Year Of The Rat by Clare Furniss
Cowgirl by GR Gemin
Half Bad by Sally Green
Trouble by Non Pratt
The Dark Inside by Rupert Wallis
2014
Winner
Infinite Sky by CJ Flood
 
Shortlist
Winter Damage by Natasha Carthew
Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones
Red Ink by Julie Mayhew
Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door by Ross Montgomery
The Poison Boy by Fletcher Moss
Geek Girl by Holly Smale
2013
Winner
A Boy and a Bear in a Boat Rhymes by Dave Shelton
 
Highly Commended
A World Between Us by Lydia Syson
 
Shortlist
After the Snow by SD Crockett
The Things We Did for Love by Natasha Farrant
Daylight Saving by Edward Hogan
A Hen in the Wardrobe by Wendy Meddour
Black Arts by Andrew Prentice & Jonathan Weil
2012
Winner
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
 
Shortlist
Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough
Being Billy by Phil Earle
Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans
Everybody Jam by Ali Lewis
Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis
A Beautiful Lie by Irfan Master
2011
Winner
Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace
 
Shortlist
I Am The Blade by JP Buxton
When I Was Joe by Keren David
Tall Story by Candy Gourlay
Unhooking The Moon by Gregory Hughes
The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh
2010
Winner
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
 
Shortlist
Devil’s Kiss by Sarwat Chadda
Life, Interrupted by Damian Kelleher
Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera
Big and Clever by Dan Tunstall
Numbers by Rachel Ward
Paradise Barn by Victor Watson
2009
Winner
The Traitor Game by BR Collins
 
Shortlist
The Toymaker by Jeremy De Quidt
Flood Child (Reavers’ Ransom) by Emily Diamand
Between Two Seas by Marie-Louise Jensen
Bloodline by Katy Moran
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls
2008
Winner
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
2007
Winner
A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd
 
Highly Commended
Gideon the Cutpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer
 
Shortlist
Stoneheart by Charlie Fletcher
Beast by Ally Kennen
The Awful Tale of Agatha Bilke by Sian Pattenden
You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! by Andy Stanton illustrated by David Tazzyman
Note of Madness by Tabitha Suzuma
2006
Winner
Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge
 
Highly Commended
Century by Sarah Singleton

Shortlist
Home by Nicola Davies
A Dog Called Grk by Joshua Doder
The Burying Beetle by Ann Kelley
Hellbent by Anthony McGowan
Barkbelly by Cat Weatherill
2005
Winner
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
 
Shortlist
Unique by Alison Allen-Grey
Dizzy by Cathy Cassidy
Millions by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Zeus on the Loose by John Dougherty
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
Last Train from Kummersdorf by Leslie Wilson
2004
Winner
Keeper by Mal Peet
 
Shortlist
The Various by Steve Augarde
Inventing Elliott by Graham Gardner
Follow me down by Julie Hearn
Fish by LS Matthews
Montmorency by Eleanor Updale
2003
Winner
Martyn Pig by Kevin Brooks
 
Shortlist
Massive by Julia Bell
Ice Boy by Patricia Elliott
The Firing by Richard MacSween
The Quigleys by Simon Mason
Frank and the Black Hamster of Narkiz by Livi Michael
Feather Boy by Nicky Singer
2002
Winner
Cold Tom by Sally Prue
 
Shortlist
Jessica Haggerthwaite – witch dispatcher by Emma Barnes
The Beat Goes On by Adelen Minchin
(Un)arranged Marriage by Bali Rai
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
2001
Winner
Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick
 
Shortlist
Control Shift by Nick Manns
The Wind Singer by William Nicholson
Thanis by Hazel Riley
2000
Winner
Song Quest by Katherine Roberts
 
Shortlist
Sharp Stuf by Dominic Barker
Can we keep it, Dad? by Gus Clarke
The Giant Goldfish Robbery by Richard Kidd
Troublemakers by Paul May
Hunting Gumnor by Stephen Pots
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison