Minnesota Book Award Winners Young Adult Literature

Awards List

2016

The Bamboo Sword (Finalist)
Margi Preus

Sep-2015
/ Action Adventure

The Firebug of Balrog County (Finalist)
David Oppegaard

Sep-2015
/ General Fiction

Isabelle Day Refuses to Die of a Broken Heart (Finalist)
Jane St. Anthony

Sep-2015
/ General Fiction

See No Color (Finalist)
Shannon Gibney

Nov-2015
/ General Fiction

2015

West of the Moon (Winner)
Margi Preus

Apr-2014
/ General Fiction

Ambassador (Finalist)
William Alexander

Sep-2014
/ Science Fiction

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up (Finalist)
Kate DiCamillo

Sep-2014
/ General Fiction

The Witch's Boy (Finalist)
Kelly Barnhill

Sep-2014
/ Action Adventure

2014

Sex & Violence (Winner)
Carrie Mesrobian

Oct-2013
/ General Fiction

Chasing Shadows (Finalist)
Swati Avasthi

Sep-2013
/ Graphic Novel

The Real Boy (Finalist)
Anne Ursu

Sep-2013
/ General Fiction

2013

Nothing Special (Winner)
Geoff Herbach

May-2012
/ General Fiction

Goblin Secrets (Finalist)
William Alexander

Mar-2012
/ Fantasy

Shadow on the Mountain (Finalist)
Margi Preus

Sep-2012
/ Historical

Silhouette of a Sparrow (Finalist)
Molly Beth Griffin

Sep-2012
/ Historical

2012

With or Without You (Winner)
Brian Farrey

May-2011
/ General Fiction

The Big Crunch (Finalist)
Pete Hautman

Jan-2011
/ General Fiction

Spellbound (Finalist)
Jacqueline West

Jul-2011
/ Fantasy

The Tanglewood Terror (Finalist)
Kurtis Scaletta

Sep-2011
/ Mystery

2011

Blank Confession (Winner)
Pete Hautman

Nov-2011
/ Mystery

The Shadows (Finalist)
Jacqueline West

Jun-2010
/ Fantasy

Hamster Magic (Finalist)
Lynne Jonell

Oct-2010
/ Fantasy

Award Categories

Anthology

Children's Fiction

Children's Literature

Young Adult Literature

Youth Literature

Award Years

Romance

Mystery/Thriller

Speculative

Younger Readers

Minnesota Book Award - Young Adult Literature

Awards List

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

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