The National Book Foundation awards books that are written by American citizens and published by American publishers between December 1 of the previous year and November 30 of the current year. The following list represents the winners from the Young People's Literature category.
2016 Winner:
March Book: Three
by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell
Also: Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners
Also: Cybils Award Winners
Also: Michael L. Printz Award Winners
2015 Winner:
Challenger Deep
by Neal Shusterman
2014 Winner:
Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
Also: Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners
2013 Winner:
The Thing About Luck
by Cynthia Kadohata
2012 Winner:
Goblin Secrets
by William Alexander
2011 Winner:
Inside Out and Back Again
by Thanhha Lai
Also: New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2011
2010 Winner:
Mockingbird
by Kathryn Erskine
Also: New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2010
2009 Winner:
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
by Phillip Hoose
2008 Winner:
What I Saw and How I Lied
by Judy Blundell
2007 Winner:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie, illustrated by Ellen Forney
Also: Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature
2006 Winner:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party
by M.T. Anderson
2005 Winner:
The Penderwicks
by Jeanne Birdsall
Also: Sonlight Level C for Ages 7-9
2004 Winner:
Godless
by Pete Hautman
2003 Winner:
The Canning Season
by Polly Horvath
2002 Winner:
The House of the Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
2001 Winner:
True Believer
by Virginia Euwer Wolff
2000 Winner:
Homeless Bird
by Gloria Whelan
1999 Winner:
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
by Kimberly Willis Holt
1998 Winner:
Holes
by Louis Sachar
Recommended Age: 9
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
1997 Winner:
Dancing on the Edge
by Han Nolan
1996 Winner:
Parrot in the Oven: Mi vida
by Victor Martinez