Nene Award - Children's Fiction

Awards List

2016

Strike Three, You're Dead
(Nominee)
Richard Rosen / R.D. Rosen

Smile
(Nominee)
Raina Telgemeier

Out of My Mind
(Nominee)
Sharon M. Draper

Guinea Dog
(Nominee)
Patrick Jennings

Ghost Dog Secrets
(Nominee)
Peg Kehret

The Boy at the End of the World
(Nominee)
Greg Van Eekhout

It's the First Day of School... Forever!
(Nominee)
R.L. Stine

The One and Only Ivan
(Nominee)
Katherine Applegate

The Ghost of Graylock
(Nominee)
Dan Poblocki

Almost Home
(Nominee)
Joan Bauer

The Menagerie
(Nominee)
Tui T. Sutherland

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

Doll Bones
(Nominee)
Holly Black

Semper Fido
(Nominee)
C. Alexander London

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

Written in Stone
(Nominee)
Rosanne Parry

Fortunately, the Milk
(Nominee)
Neil Gaiman

A Snicker of Magic
(Nominee)
Natalie Lloyd

The Crossover
(Nominee)
Kwame Alexander

The Last Wild
(Nominee)
Piers Torday

Alien Encounter
(Nominee)
Charise Mericle Harper

Hidden: A Child's View of the Holocaust
(Nominee)
Loic Dauvillier

The Night Gardener
(Nominee)
Jonathan Auxier

Absolutely Almost
(Nominee)
Lisa Graff

Loot: How to Steal a Fortune
(Nominee)
Jude Watson

The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher
(Nominee)
Dana Alison Levy

Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor
(Nominee)
Jon Scieszka

The Princess and the Foal
(Nominee)
Stacy Gregg

The Red Pencil
(Nominee)
Andrea Davis Pinkney / Andrea Pinkney

The Trouble with Weasels
(Nominee)
Rob Harrell

2015

Wonder
(Winner)
R.J. Palacio

Out of My Mind
(Nominee)
Sharon M. Draper

Guinea Dog
(Nominee)
Patrick Jennings

Ghost Dog Secrets
(Nominee)
Peg Kehret

The Boy at the End of the World
(Nominee)
Greg Van Eekhout

It's the First Day of School... Forever!
(Nominee)
R.L. Stine

Vanished
(Nominee)
Sheela Chari

You Will Call Me Drog
(Nominee)
Sue Cowing

The One and Only Ivan
(Nominee)
Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan
(Runner-Up)
Katherine Applegate

Wonder
(Nominee)
R.J. Palacio

Eye of the Storm
(Nominee)
Kate Messner

The False Prince
(Nominee)
Jennifer A. Nielsen

Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms
(Nominee)
Lissa Evans

Tua and the Elephant
(Nominee)
R.P. Harris

Brother from a Box
(Nominee)
Evan Kuhlman

Little Dog, Lost
(Nominee)
Marion Dane Bauer

Ordinary Magic
(Nominee)
Caitlen Rubino-Bradway

The Ghost of Graylock
(Nominee)
Dan Poblocki

Secrets of Shakespeare's Grave
(Nominee)
Deron R. Hicks

Stealing Air
(Nominee)
Trent Reedy

Jinx
(Nominee)
Sage Blackwood

Navigating Early
(Nominee)
Clare Vanderpool

Zombie Kid
(Nominee)
J. Scott Savage

The Colossus Rises
(Nominee)
Peter Lerangis

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

Doll Bones
(Nominee)
Holly Black

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

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
(Nominee)
Kathi Appelt

Lara's Gift
(Nominee)
Annemarie O'Brien

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

The Great Trouble
(Nominee)
Deborah Hopkinson

2014

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
(Winner)
Tom Angleberger

All the Lovely Bad Ones
(Nominee)
Mary Downing Hahn

11 Birthdays
(Nominee)
Wendy Mass

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
(Nominee)
Grace Lin

Guinea Dog
(Nominee)
Patrick Jennings

My Life As a Book
(Nominee)
Janet Tashjian

The Familiars
(Nominee)
Adam Jay Epstein; Andrew Jacobson

The Kneebone Boy
(Nominee)
Ellen Potter

Wildfire Run
(Nominee)
Dee Garretson

Firestorm!
(Nominee)
Joan Hiatt Harlow

Wild Life
(Nominee)
Cynthia DeFelice

The Boy at the End of the World
(Nominee)
Greg Van Eekhout

It's the First Day of School... Forever!
(Nominee)
R.L. Stine

Missing on Superstition Mountain
(Nominee)
Elise Broach

Waiting for the Magic
(Nominee)
Patricia MacLachlan

You Will Call Me Drog
(Nominee)
Sue Cowing

The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
(Nominee)
Carmen Agra Deedy

Tuesdays at the Castle
(Nominee)
Jessica Day George

Sound Bender
(Nominee)
Lin Oliver; Theo Baker

The One and Only Ivan
(Nominee)
Katherine Applegate

Wonder
(Runner-Up)
R.J. Palacio

Remarkable
(Nominee)
Lizzie K. Foley

The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
(Nominee)
Christopher Healy

Three Times Lucky
(Nominee)
Sheila Turnage

The Ghost of Graylock
(Nominee)
Dan Poblocki

Ungifted
(Nominee)
Gordon Korman

2013

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
(Winner)
James Patterson; Chris Tebbetts

The Name of this Book Is Secret
(Nominee)
Pseudonymous Bosch

All the Lovely Bad Ones
(Nominee)
Mary Downing Hahn

Cracker!
(Nominee)
Cynthia Kadohata

11 Birthdays
(Nominee)
Wendy Mass

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
(Nominee)
Grace Lin

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
(Nominee)
Tom Angleberger

Crunch
(Nominee)
Leslie Connor

Gaff
(Nominee)
Shan Correa

The Shadows
(Nominee)
Jacqueline West

My Life As a Book
(Nominee)
Janet Tashjian

The Familiars
(Nominee)
Adam Jay Epstein; Andrew Jacobson

Walls Within Walls
(Nominee)
Maureen Sherry

The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman
(Nominee)
Ben H. Winters

Eggs over Evie
(Nominee)
Alison Jackson

Grounded
(Nominee)
Kate Klise

A Long Walk to Water
(Nominee)
Linda Sue Park

Inside Out and Back Again
(Nominee)
Thanhha Lai

Storm Runners
(Nominee)
Roland Smith

The Boy at the End of the World
(Nominee)
Greg Van Eekhout

Wolf Storm
(Nominee)
Dee Garretson

You Will Call Me Drog
(Nominee)
Sue Cowing

Liesl & Po
(Nominee)
Lauren Oliver

2012

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
(Winner)
Brian Selznick

The Lemonade War
(Winner)
Jacqueline Davies

The Name of this Book Is Secret
(Nominee)
Pseudonymous Bosch

Pandora Gets Jealous
(Nominee)
Carolyn Hennesy

All the Lovely Bad Ones
(Nominee)
Mary Downing Hahn

Cosmic
(Nominee)
Frank Cottrell Boyce

Cracker!
(Nominee)
Cynthia Kadohata

The Graveyard Book
(Nominee)
Neil Gaiman

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
(Nominee)
Grace Lin

Flight of the Phoenix
(Nominee)
R.L. LaFevers

Operation Yes
(Nominee)
Sara Lewis Holmes

The Stone Child
(Nominee)
Dan Poblocki

The 100-year-old Secret
(Nominee)
Tracy Barrett

The Dreamer
(Nominee)
Pam Munoz Ryan

Mockingbird
(Nominee)
Kathryn Erskine

We the Children
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

My Life As a Book
(Nominee)
Janet Tashjian

The Familiars
(Nominee)
Adam Jay Epstein; Andrew Jacobson

Storm Runners
(Nominee)
Roland Smith

2011

NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society
(Winner)
Michael Buckley

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
(Nominee)
Brian Selznick

The Lemonade War
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Davies

A Crooked Kind of Perfect
(Nominee)
Linda Urban

The Name of this Book Is Secret
(Nominee)
Pseudonymous Bosch

The Mozart Question
(Nominee)
Michael Morpurgo

All the Lovely Bad Ones
(Nominee)
Mary Downing Hahn

Cracker!
(Nominee)
Cynthia Kadohata

Stolen
(Nominee)
Vivian Vande Velde

The Roar
(Nominee)
Emma Clayton

When You Reach Me
(Nominee)
Rebecca Stead

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
(Nominee)
Grace Lin

Odd and the Frost Giants
(Nominee)
Neil Gaiman

Happenstance Found
(Nominee)
P.W. Catanese

2010

Found
(Winner)
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Eager
(Recommended)
Helen Fox

Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day
(Recommended)
Gary Paulsen

Lunch Money
(Recommended)
Andrew Clements

Punished!
(Recommended)
David Lubar

The Homework Machine
(Recommended)
Dan Gutman

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
(Recommended)
Brian Selznick

The Mysterious Benedict Society
(Recommended)
Trenton Lee Stewart

The Lemonade War
(Recommended)
Jacqueline Davies

Princess Academy
(Recommended)
Shannon Hale

Fearless
(Recommended)
Elvira Woodruff

The Willoughbys
(Recommended)
Lois Lowry

All the Lovely Bad Ones
(Recommended)
Mary Downing Hahn

Savvy
(Recommended)
Ingrid Law

Weedflower
(Recommended)
Cynthia Kadohata

Home of the Brave
(Recommended)
Katherine Applegate

Heart of a Shepherd
(Recommended)
Rosanne Parry

2009

Inkheart
(Winner)
Cornelia Funke

The City of Ember
(Recommended)
Jeanne Duprau

The Field Guide
(Recommended)
Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black

Kira-Kira
(Recommended)
Cynthia Kadohata

The Old Willis Place
(Recommended)
Mary Downing Hahn

Magyk
(Recommended)
Angie Sage

Lunch Money
(Recommended)
Andrew Clements

The Fairy-Tale Detectives
(Recommended)
Michael Buckley

Who Stole Halloween?
(Recommended)
Martha Freeman

Punished!
(Recommended)
David Lubar

The Homework Machine
(Recommended)
Dan Gutman

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
(Recommended)
Brian Selznick

The Lemonade War
(Recommended)
Jacqueline Davies

Princess Academy
(Recommended)
Shannon Hale

Elijah of Buxton
(Recommended)
Christopher Paul Curtis

Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(Recommended)
Lynne Jonell

2008

The Lightning Thief
(Winner)
Rick Riordan

Toad Rage
(Recommended)
Morris Gleitzman
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

The City of Ember
(Recommended)
Jeanne Duprau

The Field Guide
(Recommended)
Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black

Inkheart
(Recommended)
Cornelia Funke

Kira-Kira
(Recommended)
Cynthia Kadohata

Lunch Money
(Recommended)
Andrew Clements

Who Stole Halloween?
(Recommended)
Martha Freeman

Punished!
(Recommended)
David Lubar

Rules
(Recommended)
Cynthia Lord

Fergus Crane
(Recommended)
Paul Stewart; Chris Riddell

The Green Glass Sea
(Recommended)
Ellen Klages

The Higher Power of Lucky
(Recommended)
Susan Patron

Princess Academy
(Recommended)
Shannon Hale

2007

A Boy at War
(Winner)
Harry Mazer

Toad Rage
(Recommended)
Morris Gleitzman
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Love That Dog
(Recommended)
Sharon Creech

The Ghost Sitter
(Recommended)
Peni R. Griffin

The Field Guide
(Recommended)
Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black

Inkheart
(Recommended)
Cornelia Funke

Lionboy
(Recommended)
Zizou Corder

Kira-Kira
(Recommended)
Cynthia Kadohata

Al Capone Does My Shirts
(Recommended)
Gennifer Choldenko

The Scarecrow and His Servant
(Recommended)
Philip Pullman

The Lightning Thief
(Recommended)
Rick Riordan

Flush
(Recommended)
Carl Hiaasen

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

Satch & Me
(Recommended)
Dan Gutman

Princess Academy
(Recommended)
Shannon Hale

2006

Eragon
(Winner)
Christopher Paolini

2005

Because of Winn-Dixie
(Winner)
Kate DiCamillo

The Thief Lord
(Honor Book)
Cornelia Funke

2004

Double Fudge
(Winner)
Judy Blume

2003

The Bad Beginning
(Winner)
Lemony Snicket

2002

Bud, Not Buddy
(Winner)
Christopher Paul Curtis

2001

Holes
(Winner)
Louis Sachar

2000

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
(Winner)
J.K. Rowling

1999

The Best School Year Ever
(Winner)
Barbara Robinson

1998

Under the Blood-Red Sun
(Winner)
Graham Salisbury

1996

Maniac Magee
(Winner)
Jerry Spinelli

1995

My Teacher is an Alien
(Winner)
Bruce Coville

1994

Shiloh
(Winner)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1993

Fudge-A-Mania
(Winner)
Judy Blume

1992

The Whipping Boy
(Winner)
Sid Fleischman

1991

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
(Winner)
Louis Sachar

1990

Fudge
(Winner)
Charlotte Graeber

1989

Dear Mr. Henshaw
(Winner)
Beverly Cleary

1988

You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye
(Winner)
Patricia Hermes
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

1987

Karen Kepplewhite Is the World's Best Kisser
(Winner)
Eve Bunting

1986

Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!
(Winner)
Stephen Manes

1985

Jelly Belly
(Winner)
Robert Kimmel Smith

1984

Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade
(Winner)
Barthe DeClements

1983

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
(Winner)
Deborah Howe

1982

Superfudge
(Winner)
Judy Blume

1981

My Robot Buddy
(Winner)
Alfred Slote
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

1980

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
(Winner)
Paula Danziger
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

1979

Ramona and Her Father
(Winner)
Beverly Cleary

1978

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
(Winner)
Roald Dahl
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

1977

Freaky Friday
(Winner)
Mary Rodgers

1976

How to Eat Fried Worms
(Winner)
Thomas Rockwell
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

1975

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
(Winner)
Judy Blume

1974

Jonathan Livingston Seagull
(Winner)
Richard Bach

1973

Sounder
(Winner)
William Howard Armstrong

1972

Runaway Ralph
(Winner)
Beverly Cleary

1971

Ramona the Pest
(Winner)
Beverly Cleary
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

1969

The Mouse and the Motorcycle
(Winner)
Beverly Cleary

1968

Ribsy
(Winner)
Beverly Cleary

1966

Old Yeller
(Winner)
Fred Gipson

1965

Mary Poppins
(Winner)
P.L. Travers
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

1964

Island of the Blue Dolphins
(Winner)
Scott O'Dell

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