Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Children's Book

Awards List

2015

The One and Only Ivan
(Nominee)
Katherine Applegate

The Case of the Loose-toothed Shark
(Nominee)
Nancy Krulik

Mr. and Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire!
(Nominee)
Polly Horvath

The Dragonet Prophecy
(Nominee)
Tui T. Sutherland

I Survived the Attacks of September 11th 2001
(Nominee)
Lauren Tarshis

The Wishing Spell
(Nominee)
Chris Colfer

Go for the Goal!
(Nominee)
Fred Bowen

Kizzy Ann Stamps
(Nominee)
Jeri Watts

Legend of the Ghost Dog
(Nominee)
Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Athlete vs. Mathlete
(Nominee)
W.C. Mack

A Tangle of Knots
(Nominee)
Lisa Graff

Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace
(Nominee)
Nan Marino

Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
(Nominee)
Liesl Shurtliff

Elvis and the Underdogs
(Nominee)
Jenny Lee

The School for Good and Evil
(Nominee)
Soman Chainani

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
(Nominee)
Chris Grabenstein

Third-Grade Reading Queen
(Nominee)
Claudia Mills

Gaby, Lost and Found
(Nominee)
Angela Cervantes

Charlie Bumpers vs. the Teacher of the Year
(Nominee)
Bill Harley

Counting by 7s
(Nominee)
Holly Goldberg Sloan

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
(Nominee)
Kate DiCamillo

Fortunately, the Milk
(Nominee)
Neil Gaiman

Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
(Nominee)
Karen Foxlee

Fly Away
(Nominee)
Patricia MacLachlan

The Nearly Calamitous Taming of Pz
(Nominee)
Martha Ritter

2014

The Lions of Little Rock
(Winner)
Kristin Levine

Crunch
(Nominee)
Leslie Connor

Tortilla Sun
(Nominee)
Jennifer Cervantes

The Shadows
(Nominee)
Jacqueline West

The Familiars
(Honor Book)
Adam Jay Epstein; Andrew Jacobson

The Familiars
(Nominee)
Adam Jay Epstein; Andrew Jacobson

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
(Nominee)
Lauren Tarshis

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
(Honor Book)
Lauren Tarshis

Edison's Gold
(Nominee)
Geoff Watson

The Fenway Foul-up
(Nominee)
David A. Kelly

One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street
(Nominee)
Joanne Rocklin

When Life Gives You O.J.
(Nominee)
Erica S. Perl

Sprinkles and Secrets
(Nominee)
Lisa Schroeder

The Son of Neptune
(Honor Book)
Rick Riordan

The Son of Neptune
(Nominee)
Rick Riordan

Brendan Buckley's Sixth-Grade Experiment
(Nominee)
Sundee T. Frazier

Dumpling Days
(Nominee)
Grace Lin

The Lions of Little Rock
(Nominee)
Kristin Levine

The Secret Chicken Society
(Nominee)
Judy Cox

Little Dog, Lost
(Nominee)
Marion Dane Bauer

Capture the Flag
(Nominee)
Kate Messner

Flying the Dragon
(Nominee)
Natalie Dias Lorenzi

The Friendship Matchmaker
(Nominee)
Randa Abdel-Fattah

Liar & Spy
(Nominee)
Rebecca Stead

The Great Unexpected
(Nominee)
Sharon Creech

The Lost Treasure of Tuckernuck
(Nominee)
Emily Fairlie

White Fur Flying
(Nominee)
Patricia MacLachlan

Infestation
(Nominee)
Timothy J. Bradley

2013

Out of My Mind
(Winner)
Sharon M. Draper

Small as an Elephant
(Nominee)
Jennifer Richard Jacobson

The Yggyssey
(Nominee)
Daniel Pinkwater

Tango
(Nominee)
Eileen Beha

Dragonbreath
(Nominee)
Ursula Vernon

The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet
(Nominee)
Erin Dionne

The Lost Children
(Nominee)
Carolyn Cohagan

We the Children
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

The Lost Hero
(Nominee)
Rick Riordan

90 Miles to Havana
(Nominee)
Enrique Flores-Galbis

The Vanishing Violin
(Nominee)
Michael D. Beil

Hero
(Nominee)
Mike Lupica

I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
(Nominee)
Lauren Tarshis

Inside Out and Back Again
(Nominee)
Thanhha Lai

The Trouble With Chickens
(Nominee)
Doreen Cronin

Emma: On Thin Icing
(Nominee)
Coco Simon

The Unwanteds
(Nominee)
Lisa McMann

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
(Nominee)
Jonathan Auxier

The Mighty Miss Malone
(Nominee)
Christopher Paul Curtis

Chomp
(Nominee)
Carl Hiaasen

The Summer of the Gypsy Moths
(Nominee)
Sara Pennypacker

Jake and Lily
(Nominee)
Jerry Spinelli

Perfect Game
(Nominee)
Fred Bowen

2012

Because of Mr. Terupt
(Winner)
Rob Buyea

The Magic Thief
(Nominee)
Sarah Prineas

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
(Nominee)
Nikki Grimes

One Crazy Summer
(Nominee)
Rita Williams-Garcia

The Sixty-Eight Rooms
(Nominee)
Marianne Malone

Falling in
(Nominee)
Frances O'Roark Dowell

The Night Fairy
(Nominee)
Laura Amy Schlitz

Roberto & Me
(Nominee)
Dan Gutman

Guinea Dog
(Honor Book)
Patrick Jennings

Mockingbird
(Honor Book)
Kathryn Erskine

Shoot-Out
(Nominee)
Mike Lupica

My Life As a Book
(Nominee)
Janet Tashjian

Shooting Kabul
(Nominee)
N.H. Senzai

Heart of a Samurai
(Nominee)
Margi Preus

Scumble
(Nominee)
Ingrid Law

Touch Blue
(Nominee)
Cynthia Lord

The Candymakers
(Honor Book)
Wendy Mass

2011

When You Reach Me
(Winner)
Rebecca Stead

The Gollywhopper Games
(Honor Book)
Jody Feldman

Cracker!
(Honor Book)
Cynthia Kadohata

The Dodgeball Chronicles
(Nominee)
Frank Cammuso

Lost and Found
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Independence Hall
(Nominee)
Roland Smith; Michael P. Spradlin

If You're Reading This, It's Too Late
(Nominee)
Pseudonymous Bosch

The Leanin' Dog
(Nominee)
K.A. Nuzum

Zorgamazoo
(Nominee)
Robert Paul Weston

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
(Nominee)
Rodman Philbrick

Scat
(Honor Book)
Carl Hiaasen

The Year the Swallows Came Early
(Nominee)
Kathryn Fitzmaurice

The Girl Who Threw Butterflies
(Nominee)
Mick Cochrane

Dying to Meet You
(Honor Book)
Kate Klise

How Oliver Olson Changed the World
(Nominee)
Claudia Mills

The Prince of Fenway Park
(Nominee)
Julianna Baggott

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Kelly

Operation Redwood
(Nominee)
S. Terrell French

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
(Nominee)
Grace Lin

The Magician's Elephant
(Nominee)
Kate DiCamillo

The Secret of Zoom
(Nominee)
Lynne Jonell

2010

11 Birthdays
(Winner)
Wendy Mass

No Talking
(Honor Book)
Andrew Clements

Edward's Eyes
(Nominee)
Patricia MacLachlan

100 Cupboards
(Nominee)
N.D. Wilson

The Willoughbys
(Nominee)
Lois Lowry

The Calder Game
(Nominee)
Blue Balliett

Savvy
(Honor Book)
Ingrid Law

The Underneath
(Nominee)
Kathi Appelt

First Light
(Nominee)
Rebecca Stead

Chains
(Nominee)
Laurie Halse Anderson

Home of the Brave
(Nominee)
Katherine Applegate

Anything But Typical
(Nominee)
Nora Raleigh Baskin

The Potato Chip Puzzles
(Nominee)
Eric Berlin

The Magic Half
(Honor Book)
Annie Barrows

Truth and Salsa
(Nominee)
Linda Lowery

2009

Found
(Winner)
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Rules
(Honor Book)
Cynthia Lord

The Green Glass Sea
(Nominee)
Ellen Klages

Abby Takes a Stand
(Nominee)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Feathers
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

The Lemonade War
(Honor Book)
Jacqueline Davies

Elijah of Buxton
(Nominee)
Christopher Paul Curtis

Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(Nominee)
Lynne Jonell

Castle Corona
(Nominee)
Sharon Creech

The Big Field
(Nominee)
Mike Lupica

Weedflower
(Nominee)
Cynthia Kadohata

2008

The Mysterious Benedict Society
(Winner)
Trenton Lee Stewart

Chicken Boy
(Nominee)
Frances O'Roark Dowell

I, Coriander
(Nominee)
Sally Gardner

Punished!
(Nominee)
David Lubar

The Homework Machine
(Honor Book)
Dan Gutman

Gossamer
(Nominee)
Lois Lowry

Clementine
(Nominee)
Sara Pennypacker

Double Identity
(Honor Book)
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Rickshaw Girl
(Nominee)
Mitali Perkins

H.I.V.E.
(Honor Book)
Mark Walden

2007

The Lightning Thief
(Winner)
Rick Riordan

The World According To Humphrey
(Honor Book)
Betty G. Birney

Worth
(Nominee)
A. La Faye

Ida B
(Nominee)
Katherine Hannigan

The Last Holiday Concert
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Big House
(Nominee)
Carolyn Coman

The Penderwicks
(Honor Book)
Jeanne Birdsall

Princess Academy
(Nominee)
Shannon Hale

2006

The Tale of Despereaux
(Winner)
Kate DiCamillo

Among the Betrayed
(Honor Book)
Margaret Peterson Haddix

The City of Ember
(Honor Book)
Jeanne Duprau

Al Capone Does My Shirts
(Honor Book)
Gennifer Choldenko

Quake!
(Nominee)
Gail Langer Karwoski

Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy!
(Nominee)
Dan Gutman

The Magician's Boy
(Nominee)
Susan Cooper

Thunder From The Sea
(Honor Book)
Joan Hiatt Harlow

The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
(Nominee)
E.L. Konigsburg

2005

Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
(Winner)
Georgia Byng

All the Way Home
(Nominee)
Patricia Reilly Giff

Coraline
(Nominee)
Neil Gaiman

Because of Anya
(Honor Book)
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Locomotion
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

Storm-Blast
(Nominee)
Curtis Parkinson

Chasing Vermeer
(Nominee)
Blue Balliett

Travel Team
(Nominee)
Mike Lupica

2004

The Thief Lord
(Winner)
Cornelia Funke

The Doll People
(Honor Book)
Ann M. Martin

Saffy's Angel
(Nominee)
Hilary McKay
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Crispin: The Cross of Lead
(Nominee)
Avi

A Week in the Woods
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Noses Are Red
(Nominee)
Richard Scrimger

Back in Time With Thomas Edison
(Nominee)
Dan Gutman

Pictures of Hollis Woods
(Nominee)
Patricia Reilly Giff

2003

Jackie & Me
(Winner)
Dan Gutman

One Small Dog
(Nominee)
Johanna Hurwitz

Stargirl
(Honor Book)
Jerry Spinelli

Hope Was Here
(Nominee)
Joan Bauer

How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
(Nominee)
Julia Alvarez

A Single Shard
(Nominee)
Linda Sue Park

Tree Girl
(Nominee)
T.A. Barron

Saving Lilly
(Nominee)
Peg Kehret

2002

Artemis Fowl
(Winner)
Eoin Colfer

The Elevator Family
(Nominee)
Douglas Evans

The Janitor's Boy
(Honor Book)
Andrew Clements

Fever 1793
(Honor Book)
Laurie Halse Anderson

Esperanza Rising
(Honor Book)
Pam Munoz Ryan

Cool as Ice
(Nominee)
Matt Christopher

Gracie's Girl
(Nominee)
Ellen Wittlinger

2001

Because of Winn-Dixie
(Winner)
Kate DiCamillo

Skellig
(Nominee)
David Almond
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

A Long Way from Chicago
(Nominee)
Richard Peck

Perloo the Bold
(Nominee)
Avi

26 Fairmount Avenue
(Nominee)
Tomie DePaola

The Landry News
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Shadow Spinner
(Nominee)
Susan Fletcher

Bunnicula Strikes Again
(Nominee)
James Howe

Bud, Not Buddy
(Honor Book)
Christopher Paul Curtis

Dave at Night
(Nominee)
Gail Carson Levine

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
(Nominee)
Kimberly Willis Holt

Soccer Duel
(Nominee)
Matt Christopher

The Missing Mummy
(Nominee)
Ron Roy

The Diary of Melanie Martin
(Nominee)
Carol Weston

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