North Carolina Children's Book Award - Junior Book

Awards List

2016

The One and Only Ivan
(Nominee)
Katherine Applegate

Elvis and the Underdogs
(Nominee)
Jenny Lee

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

The Book of Lost Things
(Nominee)
Cynthia Voigt

Counting by 7s
(Nominee)
Holly Goldberg Sloan

Poached
(Nominee)
Stuart Gibbs

The Night Gardener
(Nominee)
Jonathan Auxier

El Deafo
(Nominee)
Cece Bell

The Fourteenth Goldfish
(Nominee)
Jennifer L. Holm

Rain Reign
(Nominee)
Ann M. Martin

2015

Duke
(Winner)
Kirby Larson

Capture the Flag
(Nominee)
Kate Messner

Ungifted
(Nominee)
Gordon Korman

Sophia's War
(Nominee)
Avi

A Tangle of Knots
(Nominee)
Lisa Graff

Hold Fast
(Nominee)
Blue Balliett

The Menagerie
(Nominee)
Tui T. Sutherland

The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail
(Nominee)
Richard Peck

The Hypnotists
(Nominee)
Gordon Korman

Duke
(Nominee)
Kirby Larson

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

Goblins
(Nominee)
Philip Reeve

2014

Wonder
(Winner)
R.J. Palacio

Inside Out and Back Again
(Nominee)
Thanhha Lai

Wild Life
(Nominee)
Cynthia DeFelice

Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading
(Nominee)
Tommy Greenwald

Breadcrumbs
(Nominee)
Anne Ursu

The Lions of Little Rock
(Nominee)
Kristin Levine

Chomp
(Nominee)
Carl Hiaasen

Prairie Evers
(Nominee)
Ellen Airgood

Three Times Lucky
(Nominee)
Sheila Turnage

Lulu Walks the Dogs
(Nominee)
Judith Viorst

2013

The Candymakers
(Winner)
Wendy Mass

The Roar
(Nominee)
Emma Clayton

One Crazy Summer
(Nominee)
Rita Williams-Garcia

Out of My Mind
(Nominee)
Sharon M. Draper

Belly Up
(Nominee)
Stuart Gibbs

A Long Walk to Water
(Nominee)
Linda Sue Park

Young Fredle
(Nominee)
Cynthia Voigt

The Absolute Value of Mike
(Nominee)
Kathryn Erskine

One Dog and His Boy
(Nominee)
Eva Ibbotson

The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman
(Nominee)
Meg Wolitzer

Pie
(Nominee)
Sarah Weeks

2012

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
(Winner)
Tom Angleberger

The Nine Pound Hammer
(Nominee)
John Claude Bemis

Runaway Twin
(Nominee)
Peg Kehret

Drizzle
(Nominee)
Kathleen Van Cleve

Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse
(Nominee)
Marilyn Singer

Fall Out
(Nominee)
Deborah Wiles

SPHDZ
(Nominee)
Jon Scieszka

Scumble
(Nominee)
Ingrid Law

Touch Blue
(Nominee)
Cynthia Lord

A Tale Dark and Grimm
(Nominee)
Adam Gidwitz

Keeper
(Nominee)
Kathi Appelt

2011

The Lemonade War
(Winner)
Jacqueline Davies

Kenny & the Dragon
(Nominee)
Tony DiTerlizzi

11 Birthdays
(Nominee)
Wendy Mass

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

Peace, Locomotion
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

Persephone
(Nominee)
Sally Pomme Clayton

Scat
(Nominee)
Carl Hiaasen

Wild Things
(Nominee)
Clay Carmichael

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
(Nominee)
Grace Lin

The Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow
(Nominee)
Tim Kehoe

2010

Cracker!
(Winner)
Cynthia Kadohata

Edward's Eyes
(Nominee)
Patricia MacLachlan

The Willoughbys
(Nominee)
Lois Lowry

Found
(Nominee)
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Savvy
(Nominee)
Ingrid Law

Hate That Cat
(Nominee)
Sharon Creech

2009

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
(Winner)
Jeff Kinney

Rules
(Nominee)
Cynthia Lord

The Road to Paris
(Nominee)
Nikki Grimes

Peak
(Nominee)
Roland Smith

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
(Nominee)
Carmen Agra Deedy

2008

The Lightning Thief
(Nominee)
Rick Riordan

Queen of the World!
(Nominee)
Jennifer L. Holm

Blue
(Nominee)
Joyce Moyer Hostetter

The Homework Machine
(Nominee)
Dan Gutman

Room One
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Clementine
(Nominee)
Sara Pennypacker

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
(Nominee)
Brian Selznick

Angus and Sadie
(Nominee)
Cynthia Voigt

2007

Gregor the Overlander
(Nominee)
Suzanne Collins

Becoming Naomi Leon
(Nominee)
Pam Munoz Ryan

Scarlet Stockings Spy
(Nominee)
Trinka Hakes Noble

Runny Babbit
(Nominee)
Shel Silverstein

Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective
(Nominee)
David Biedrzycki

Kamishibai Man
(Nominee)
Allen Say

2006

The World According To Humphrey
(Nominee)
Betty G. Birney

Chasing Vermeer
(Nominee)
Blue Balliett

Henry and the Kite Dragon
(Nominee)
Bruce Edward Hall

Ida B
(Nominee)
Katherine Hannigan

The Last Holiday Concert
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Freedom on the Menu
(Nominee)
Carole Boston Weatherford

2005

Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups
(Winner)
David Wisniewski

Crispin: The Cross of Lead
(Nominee)
Avi

Olive's Ocean
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

2004

Freedom Summer
(Nominee)
Deborah Wiles

A Week in the Woods
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Scranimals
(Nominee)
Jack Prelutsky

Bo and Mzzz Mad
(Nominee)
Sid Fleischman

Pictures of Hollis Woods
(Nominee)
Patricia Reilly Giff

2003

Rocks in His Head
(Nominee)
Carol Otis Hurst

Shipwreck
(Nominee)
Gordon Korman

Goin' Someplace Special
(Nominee)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

Mr. Lincoln's Way
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

Leonardo's Horse
(Nominee)
Jean Fritz

2002

Salt In His Shoes
(Winner)
Deloris Jordan

The Janitor's Boy
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Wings
(Nominee)
Christopher Myers

2001

The Summer My Father Was Ten
(Nominee)
Pat Brisson

The Landry News
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Ramona's World
(Nominee)
Beverly Cleary

Bunnicula Strikes Again
(Nominee)
James Howe

Ragweed
(Nominee)
Avi

2000

Crash
(Winner)
Jerry Spinelli

Silver Packages
(Nominee)
Cynthia Rylant

Poppy and Rye
(Nominee)
Avi

Cendrillon
(Nominee)
Robert D. San Souci

Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables
(Nominee)
Jon Scieszka

The Scrambled States of America
(Nominee)
Laurie Keller

Brian's Return
(Nominee)
Gary Paulsen

Thank You, Mr. Falker
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

1999

Frindle
(Winner)
Andrew Clements

1998

Shiloh Season
(Winner)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1996

My Teacher Fried My Brains
(Winner)
Bruce Coville

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