Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned. See more kids literary prize winners.
Since 1967, The Boston Globe and The Horn Book, Inc., have co-sponsored the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for excellence in literature for children and young adults. We list award winners since 1990.
See the other Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards winners.
2024
Fiction
Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson
Poetry
Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston
2023
Warrior Girl Unearthed Angeline Boulley
2022
All my rage by Sabaa Tahir
2021
A Sitting in St. James by Rita Williams-Garcia
2020
King and the dragonflies Kacen Callender
2019
The Season of Styx Malone Kekla Magoon
2018
The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo
2017
The hate U give Angie Thomas
2016
The Lie Tree Frances Hardinge
2015
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms Katherine Rundell
2014
Grasshopper Jungle Andrew Smith
2013
Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell
2012
No crystal stair: a documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
2011
Blink & caution Tim Wynne-Jones
2010
When you reach me Rebecca Stead
2009
Nation Terry Pratchett
2008
The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian Sherman Alexie; illustrated by Ellen Forney
2007
The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation, volume I: the pox party M. T. Anderson
2006
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
2005
The Schwa was here Neal Shusterman
2004
The fire-eaters David Almond
2003
The Jamie and Angus stories Anne Fine
2002
Lord of the deep Graham Salisbury
2001
Carver: a life in poems Marilyn Nelson
2000
The folk keeper Franny Billingsley
1999
Holes Louis Sachar
1998
The circuit: stories from the life of a migrant child Francisco Jimenez
1997
The friends Kazumi Yumoto
1996
Poppy Avi
1995
Some of the kinder planets Tim Wynne-Jones
1994
Scooter Vera B. Williams
1993
Ajeemah and his son James Berry
1992
Missing May Cynthia Rylant
1991
The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle Avi
1990
Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli
