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2022
Winner
The Last Bear by Hannah Gold illustrated by Levi Pinfold

Shortlist
Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston
Bumble and Snug and the Angry Pirates by Mark Bradley
Me, My Dad, and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
Children of the Quicksands by Efua Traore
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
2021
Winner
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll

Shortlist
Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm
When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten
A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth by Francesca Gibbons illustrated by Chris Riddell
The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson illustrated by Rob Biddulph
Llama Out Loud! by Annabelle Sami illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan
​2020
Winner
High-Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson
 
Shortlist
The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum
Asha & the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan
Charlie Changes Into a Chicken by Sam Copeland illustrated by Sarah Horne
The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan
Our Castle by the Sea by Lucy Strange
2019
Winner
The Boy At The Back of The Class by Onjali Q Rauf
 
Shortlist
The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson illustrated by Elisa Paganelli & Melissa Castrillon
The Train to Impossible Places by PG Bell
Brightstorm: A Sky-Ship Adventure by Vashti Hardy
The Mystery of the Colour Thief by Ewa Jozefkowicz
The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd
2018
Winner
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
 
Shortlist
A Place Called Perfect by Helena Duggan
Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans
Kid Normal by Greg James & Chris Smith
The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
2017
Winner
The Girl Of Ink And Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
 
Shortlist
Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
Captain Pug by Laura James
Beetle Boy by MG Leonard
Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
2016
Winner
My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson
 
Shortlist
Bird by Crystal Chan
Darkmouth by Shane Hegarty
Witch Wars by Sibeal Pounder
The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands
The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine
2015
Winner
Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
 
Shortlist
Girl With a White Dog by Anne Booth
Cowgirl by GR Gemin
The Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen
Violet and the Pearl of the Orient by Harriet Whitehorn illustrated by Becka Moor
A Boy Called Hope by Lara Williamson
2014
Winner
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell
 
Shortlist
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Darcy Durdock by Laura Dockrill
Shiverton Hall by Emerald Fennell
Skull in the Wood by Sandra Greaves
The Last Wild by Piers Torday
2013
Winner
Wonder by RJ Palacio
 
Shortlist
The Wolf Princess by Cathryn Constable
Atticus Claw Breaks the Law by Jennifer Gray
The Secret Hen House Theatre by Helen Peters
Chronicles of Egg: Deadweather and Sunrise by Geoff Rodkey
I Am Not A Loser by Jim Smith
2012
Winner
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by Liz Pichon
 
Shortlist
The Windvale Sprites by Mackenzie Crook
Muncle Trogg by Janet Foxley
Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis
Milo and the Restart Button by Alan Silberberg
Claude in the City by Alex T Smith