2018-2019

Winner Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

First runner-up Projeckt 1065 by Alan Gratz

Second runner-up Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

Other Nominees
Dividing Eden by Joelle Charbonneau
Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
I Will Always Write Back by Liz Welch et al.
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Thornhill by Pam Smy
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

2017-2018

Winner Scythe by Neal Shusterman

First runner-up Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

Second runner-up Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

Other Nominees
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Novice by Taran Matharu
The Reader by Traci Chee
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

2016-2017

Winner Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

First runner-up Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Second runner-up Code of Honor by Alan Gratz

Other Nominees
The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by M. G. Buehrlen
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Rise of the Wolf by Curtis Jobling
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Samurai Rising by Pamela S. Turner
Violent Ends by Shaun Hutchinson et al.

2015-2016

Winner Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

First runner-up Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas

Second runner-up Ashfall by Mike Mullin

Other Nominees
Asylum by Madeleine Roux
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
The Bridge from Me to You by Lisa Schroeder
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Convergence by Stan Lee
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
I Was Here by Gayle Forman
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
A World without Heroes by Brandon Mull

2014-2015

Winner The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

First runner-up Selection by Kiera Cass

Second runner-up This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer Smith

Other Nominees
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
The Darkest Path by Jeff Hirsch
Forgotten by Cat Patrick
I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Insignia by S. J. Kincaid
The Royal Ranger by John Flanagan
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Thirteen Days to Midnight by Patrick Carman
UnWholly by Neal Shusterman
Zom-B by Darren Shan

2013-2014

Winner Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck

First runner-up Legend by Marie Lu

Second runner-up Rise of the Elgen by Richard Paul Evans

Other Nominees
BZRK by Michael Grant
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Framed by Gordon Korman
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Kitty Hawk by Roland Smith
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
The Outcasts by John Flanagan
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

2012-2013

Winner Divergent by Veronica Roth

First runner-up Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

Second runner-up Matched by Allyson Braithwaite Condie

Other Nominees
The Abduction by John Grisham
Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Gone by Michael Grant
Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson
The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones
Wither by Lauren DeStefano

2011-2012

Winner Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

First runner-up Glass by Ellen Hopkins

Second runner-up The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Other Nominees
Blood on My Hands by Todd Strasser
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen
Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Football Hero by Tim Green
Halt's Peril by John Flanagan
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Unwind by Neal Shusterman

2010-2011

Winner The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

First runner-up The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Second runner-up (tie) Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Second runner-up (tie) Ghost of Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen

Other Nominees
After by Amy Efaw
Cracker! by Cynthia Kadohata
Do the Math by Wendy Lichtman
Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan
Football Genius by Tim Green
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Marked by P. C. and Kristin Cast
The Roar by Emma Clayton
Tentacles by Roland Smith
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

2009-2010

Winner Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

First runner-up Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Second runner-up Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Other Nominees
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Bounce by Natasha Friend
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
Demon Apocalypse by Darren Shan
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs
The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
Schooled by Gordon Korman
The Secret Journal of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum
Sunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
Travel Team by Mike Lupica

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