Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The National Book Awards have been awarded every November by the National Book Foundation in the United States since 1950. We list winners from 1996, and winners and finalists for 2012 onwards.
See the other National Book Awards category winners and all the other kids' literary prize winners we list.
2024
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Kareem between Shifa Saltagi Safadi Winner
- Buffalo dreamer Violet Duncan
- The great cool ranch Dorito in the sky Josh Galarza
- The first state of being Erin Entrada Kelly
- The unboxing of a Black girl Angela Shanté
2023
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A First Time for Everything Dan Santat Winner
- Gather Kenneth M. Cadow
- Huda F Cares? Huda Fahmy
- Big Vashti Harrison
- The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine Katherine Marsh
2022
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All My Rage Sabaa Tahir Winner
- The Ogress and the Orphans Kelly Barnhill
- The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School Sonora Reyes
- Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile
- Maizy Chen’s Last Chance Lisa Yee
2021
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club Malinda Lo Winner
- The Legend of Auntie Po Shing Yin Khor
- Too Bright to See Kyle Lukoff
- Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People Kekla Magoon
- Me (Moth) Amber McBride
2020
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King and the Dragonflies Kacen Callender Winner
- We Are Not Free Traci Chee
- Every Body Looking Candice Iloh
- When Stars Are Scattered Omar Mohamed, illustrated by Victoria Jamieson
- The Way Back Gavriel Savit
2019
- 1919: The year that changed America Martin W. Sandler Winner
- Pet Akwaeke Emezi
- Look both ways: A tale told in ten blocks Jason Reynolds
- Patron Saints of Nothing Randy Ribay
- Thirteen doorways, wolves behind them all Laura Ruby
2018
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The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo Winner
- The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge M. T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
- The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle Leslie Connor
- The Journey of Little Charlie Christopher Paul Curtis
- Hey, Kiddo Jarrett J. Krosoczka
2017
- Far from the Tree Robin Benway Winner
- What Girls Are Made Of Elana K. Arnold
- I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Erika L. Sánchez
- Clayton Byrd Goes Underground Rita Williams-Garcia
- American Street Ibi Zoboi
2016
- March: Book Three John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell Winner
- Raymie Nightingale Kate DiCamillo
- When the Sea Turned to Silver Grace Lin
- Ghost Jason Reynolds
- The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon
2015
- Challenger deep Neal Shusterman Winner
- The thing about jellyfish Ali Benjamin
- Bone gap Laura Ruby
- Most dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the secret history of the Vietnam War Steve Sheinkin
- Nimona Noelle Stevenson
2014
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Brown girl dreaming Jacqueline Woodson Winner
- Threatened Eliot Schrefer
- The Port Chicago 50: disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights Steve Sheinkin
- Noggin John Corey Whaley
- Revolution: the Sixties trilogy, book two Deborah Wiles
2013
- The thing about luck Cynthia Kadohata Winner
- The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp Kathi Appelt
- Far far away Tom McNeal
- Picture me gone Meg Rosoff
- Boxers & Saints Gene Luen Yang
2012
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Goblin secrets William Alexander Winner
- Out of reach Carrie Arcos
- Never fall down Patricia McCormick
- Endangered Eliot Schrefer
- Bomb: the race to build — and steal — the world’s most dangerous weapon Steve Sheinkin
2011
- Inside out & back again Thanhha Lai
2010
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Mockingbird Kathryn Erskine
2009
- Claudette Colvin: twice toward justice Phillip Hoose
2008
- What I saw and how I lied Judy Blundell
2007
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The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian Sherman Alexie
2006
- The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation, vol. 1: the pox party M. T. Anderson
2005
- The Penderwicks Jeanne Birdsall
2004
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Godless Pete Hautman
2003
- The canning season Polly Horvath
2002
- The house of the scorpion Nancy Farmer
2001
- True believer: a novel in the Make Lemonade Trilogy Virginia Euwer Wolff
2000
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Homeless bird Gloria Whelan
1999
- When Zachary Beaver came to town Kimberly Willis HolT
1998
- Holes Louis Sachar
1997
- Dancing on the edge Han Nolan
1996
- Parrot in the oven Victor Martinez
