Blue Ribbons - The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books - Fiction

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Blue Ribbons are chosen annually by the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books staff and represent what they believe to be the best of the previous year’s literature for youth.

2013

The sound of your voice, only really far away Frances O’Roark Dowell
Crash and burn Michael Hassan
OCD love story Corey Ann Haydu
September girls Bennett Madison
Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass Meg Medina
Teeth Hannah Moskowitz
Picture me gone Meg Rosoff
Fangirl Rainbow Rowell
Counting by 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan
Orleans Sherri Smith
Like bug juice on a burger Julie Sternberg
One came home Amy Timberlake
Boxers; Saints Gene Luen Yang

2012

Bitterblue Kristin Cashore
Bink and Gollie: two for one Kate Dicamillo
The fault in our stars John Green
Why we broke up Daniel Handler; illustrated by Maira Kalman
Best shot in the West: the adventures of Nat Love Patricia McKissack
The broken lands Kate Milford
Jump into the sky Shelley Pearsall
Liar and Spy Rebecca Stead
The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater
The final four Paul Volponi
Code name Verity Elizabeth Wein
Listen to my trumpet Mo Willems

2011

The no. 1 car spotter Atinuke
Strings attached Judy Blundell
Anya’s ghost Vera Brosgol
What we keep is not always what will stay Amanda Cockrell
Lexie Audrey Couloumbis
Rotters Daniel Kraus
You don’t know about me Brian Meehl
Karma Cathy Ostlere
Daughter of smoke and bone Laini Taylor
Breadcrumbs Anne Ursu
Water balloon Audrey Vernick
Putting makeup on dead people Jen Violi

2010

Jake Audrey Couloumbis
Revolution Jennifer Donnelly
Odd and the frost giants Neil Gaiman
Grounded Kate Klise
Hothouse Chris Lynch
The sky is everywhere Jandy Nelson
Snook alone Marilyn Nelson
Exposure Mal Peet
I shall wear midnight Terry Pratchett
Fever crumb Philip Reeve
The ring of Solomon Jonathan Stroud

2009

Wintergirls Laurie Halse Anderson
Graceling Kristin Cashore
The kind of friends we used to be Frances O’Roark Dowell
The lost conspiracy Frances Hardinge
The evolution of Calpurnia Tate Jacqueline Kelly
My dog, Buddy David Milgrim
How Oliver Olson changed the world Claudia Mills
Tales from outer suburbia Shaun Tan
The spectacular now Tim Tharp
Kit Feeny: on the move Michael Townsend
Clover Twig and the magical cottage Kaye Umansky; illustrated by Johanna Wright
Perpetual check Rich Wallace

2008

The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing : Volume II: The kingdom on the waves M.T. Anderson
Audrey, wait! Robin Benway
A curse dark as gold Elizabeth C. Bunce
Mexican whiteboy Matt de la Peña
Ten cents a dance Christine Fletcher
Tender morsels Margo Lanagan
Season of ice Diane Les Becquets
Hippie chick Joseph Monninger
Nation Terry Pratchett
Living dead girl Elizabeth Scott
Satchel Paige James Sturm; illustrated by Rich Tommaso

2007

The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian Sherman Alexie; illustrated by Ellen Forney
Little Rat makes music Monika Bang-Campbell; illustrated by Molly Bang
Prom dates from Hell Rosemary Clement-Moore
Remembering Mrs. Rossi Amy Hest; illustrated by Heather Maione
Keturah and Lord Death Martine Leavitt
Tamar: a novel of espionage, passion, and betrayal Mal Peet
The professor’s daughter Joann Sfar; illustrated by Emmanuel Guibert
The mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart
The arrival Shaun Tan; illustrated by Shaun Tan
Robot dreams Sara Varon; illustrated by Sara Varon

2006

The clue of the linoleum lederhosen M.T. Anderson
The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing: the pox party M.T. Anderson
Fly by night Frances Hardinge
Sold Patricia McCormick
Something invisible Siobhán Parkinson
Wintersmith Terry Pratchett
A drowned maiden’s hair Laura Amy Schlitz
Ptolemy’s gate Jonathan Stroud
The book thief Markus Zusak

2005

Whales on stilts M. T. Anderson
Stinky Stern forever Michelle Edwards
Fashion Kitty Charise Mericle Harper
Pagan’s scribe Catherine Jinks
Sleeping freshmen never lie David Lubar
Permanent Rose Hilary McKay
The truth-teller’s tale Sharon Shinn
Kipling’s choice Geert Spillebeen; translated by Terese Edelstein
Peeps Scott Westerfeld
I am the messenger Markus Zusak

2004

The fire-eaters David Almond
Millions Frank Cottrell Boyce
I, Jack Patricia Finney
Pagan in exile ; Pagan’s crusade ; Pagan’s vows Catherine Jinks
B for Buster Iain Lawrence
Saving Francesca Melina Marchetta
Airborn Kenneth Oppel
Mortal engines Philip Reeve
Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood Benjamin Alire Saenz

2003

Jake Riley: irreparably damaged Rebecca Fjelland Davis
Snowed in with Grandmother Silk Carol Fenner
Begging for change Sharon G. Flake
Hitler’s daughter Jackie French
Fat Kid rules the world K. L. Going
Born confused Tanuja Desai Hidier
Out of order A. M. Jenkins
Orville: a dog story Haven Kimmel
Buddha Boy Kathe Koja
Boy meets boy David Levithan
The wee free men Terry Pratchett
Minn and Jake Janet Wong

2002

Feed M. T. Anderson
Little Rat sets sail Monika Bang-Campbell
Gingerbread Rachel Cohn
Say yes Audrey Couloumbis
Coraline Neil Gaiman
What would Joey do? Jack Gantos
Stoner and Spaz Ron Koertge
Saffy’s angel Hilary McKay
Bloody Jack L. A. Meyer
7 x 9 = trouble! Claudia Mills
Patrol: an American soldier in Vietnam Walter Dean Myers
Finding H. F. Julia Watts
Timothy’s tales from Hilltop School Rosemary Wells

2001

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer
Runaway radish Jesse Haas
Dial-a-Ghost Eva Ibbotson
Damage A. M. Jenkins
The other side of truth Beverley Naidoo
Lord of the deep Graham Salisbury
Straw into gold Gary D. Schmidt
The land Mildred Taylor
The Rumpelstiltskin problem Vivian Vande Velde
Vicky Angel Jacqueline Wilson
True believer Virginia Euwer Wolff
Soldier X Don Wulffson

2000

Forgotten fire Adam Bagdasarian
The wanderer Sharon Creech
Night hoops Carl Deuker
Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo
When I was older Garret Freymann-Weyr
Joey Pigza loses control Jack Gantos
Gold dust Chris Lynch
The Queen of Attolia Megan Whalen Turner
Memories of summer Ruth White
What’s in a name Ellen Wittlinger
Miracle’s boys Jacqueline Woodson