| Year
| Author | Title | | 2009 | Rick Riordan | The Lightning Thief |
| 2008 | Christopher Paolini
| Eragon
| | 2007
| Sonya
Sones | One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies | | 2006 | Sonya Sones | What My Mother Doesn’t Know
| | 2005
| Anthony
Horowitz | Stormbreaker | |
2004 | Ann Brashares | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants |
| 2003 | Jerry Spinelli |
Stargirl
| | 2002
| Gary
Paulsen | The Transall Saga | | 2001 | Beatrice Sparks | Annie’s Baby |
| 2000 | Gail Carson Levine
| Ella
Enchanted | | 1999
| Jerry
Spinelli | Crash! | |
1998 | Gary Paulsen | Brian’s Winter | | 1997 | Gary Paulsen | Harris and Me |
| 1996 | Caroline Cooney |
What
Ever Happened to Janie | | 1995
| Michael
Crichton | Jurassic Park | | 1994 | Ryan White | Ryan White: My Own Story |
| 1993 | Caroline Cooney |
Face
on the Milk Carton | | 1992
| Lois
Duncan | Don’t Look Behind You | | 1991 | Norma Fox Mazer | Silver | | 1990 | Gary Paulsen | Hatchet |
| 1989 | Joan
Lowery Nixon | The Other Side of Dark | | 1988 | Hadley Irwin | Abby, My Love | | 1987 | Patricia Hermes | You Shouldn’t Have
to Say Goodbye | | 1986
| Norma
Fox Mazer | When We First Met | | 1985 | Judy Blume | Tiger Eyes |
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