Costa Children's Book Award
Best Novel Awards
2015
An Island of Our Own by Sally Nicholls
Jessica's Ghost by Andrew Norriss
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge (winner)
Sophie Someone by Hayley Long
An Island of Our Own by Sally Nicholls
Jessica's Ghost by Andrew Norriss
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge (winner)
Sophie Someone by Hayley Long
2014
Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders (winner)
The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick
Listen to the Moon by Michael Morpurgo
Running Girl by Simon Mason
Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders (winner)
The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick
Listen to the Moon by Michael Morpurgo
Running Girl by Simon Mason
2013
Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door by Ross Montgomery
Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell (winner)
The Hanged Man Rises by Sarah Naughton
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door by Ross Montgomery
Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell (winner)
The Hanged Man Rises by Sarah Naughton
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
2012
A Boy and A Bear in a Boat by Dave Shelton
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner (winner)
The Seeing by Diana Hendry
What's Up With Jody Barton? by Hayley Long
A Boy and A Bear in a Boat by Dave Shelton
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner (winner)
The Seeing by Diana Hendry
What's Up With Jody Barton? by Hayley Long
2011
Blood Red Road by Moira Young (winner)
Flip by Martyn Bedford
Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans
The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Blood Red Road by Moira Young (winner)
Flip by Martyn Bedford
Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans
The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
2010
Annexed by Sharon Dogar
Flyaway by Lucy Christopher
Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace (winner)
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
Annexed by Sharon Dogar
Flyaway by Lucy Christopher
Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace (winner)
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
2009
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness (winner)
Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera
Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd
Troubadour by Mary Hoffman
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness (winner)
Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera
Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd
Troubadour by Mary Hoffman
2008
Broken Soup by Jenny Valentine
The Carbon Diaries 2015 by Saci Lloyd
Just Henry by Michelle Magorian (winner)
Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray
Broken Soup by Jenny Valentine
The Carbon Diaries 2015 by Saci Lloyd
Just Henry by Michelle Magorian (winner)
Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray
2007
Blood Red, Snow White by Marcus Sedgwick
The Bower Bird by Ann Kelley (winner)
Crusade by Elizabeth Laird
What I Was by Meg Rosoff
Blood Red, Snow White by Marcus Sedgwick
The Bower Bird by Ann Kelley (winner)
Crusade by Elizabeth Laird
What I Was by Meg Rosoff
2006
Clay by David Almond
The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding
Just in Case by Meg Rosoff
Set in Stone by Linda Newbery (winner)
Clay by David Almond
The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding
Just in Case by Meg Rosoff
Set in Stone by Linda Newbery (winner)
Best Book Awards
2016
The Bombs That Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan (winner)
The Monstrous Child by Francesca Simon
Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence
Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford
The Bombs That Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan (winner)
The Monstrous Child by Francesca Simon
Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence
Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford