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Sponsored by Nebraska Library Association (NLA) and Nebraska Educational Media Association (NEMA), and voted upon by Nebraska youth, this award is one of the few with the input of the end reader in determining the annual winner.
Young Adult Category Winners 1993-2009
| 1993 |
Whispers from the Dead
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Joan Lowery Nixon
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| 1994 |
Flight #116 is Down
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Carolyn B. Cooney
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| 1995 |
The Giver |
Lois Lowry |
| 1996 |
Heart of a Champion
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Carl Deuker
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| 1997 |
Freak the Mighty
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W. R. Philbrick
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| 1998 |
Danger Zone
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David Klass
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| 1999 |
The True Colors of Caitlynn Jackson
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Carol Lynch Williams
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| 2000 |
Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey
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Margaret Peterson Haddix
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| 2001 |
The Haunting
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Joan Lowery Nixon
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| 2002 |
The Transall Saga
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Gary Paulsen |
| 2003 |
Night Hoops
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Carl Deuker |
| 2004 |
Touching Spirit Bear
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Ben Mikaelsen
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| 2005 |
Mississippi Trial, 1955
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Chris Crowe
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| 2006 |
High Heat
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Carl Deuker |
| 2007 |
Perfect |
Natasha Friend
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| 2008 |
The Lightning Thief
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Rick Riordan
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| 2009 |
Twilight |
Stephanie Meyer
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Intermediate Category Winners 1981-2009
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1981
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Bunnicula |
James Howe |
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1982
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Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby |
Jane O'Connor |
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1983
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Superfudge |
Judy Blume |
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1984
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Nothing's Fair In Fifth Grade |
Barthe DeClements |
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1985
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A Dog Called Kitty |
Bill Wallace |
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1986
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Night Of the Twisters |
Ivy Ruckman |
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1987
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The War With Grandpa |
Robert Kimmel Smith |
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1988
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Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You |
Barthe DeClements |
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1989
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Ferret In The Bedroom, Lizards In The Fridge |
Bill Wallace |
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1990
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Wait Till Helen Comes |
Mary Downing Hahn |
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1991
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There's A Boy In The Girls' Bathroom |
Louis Sachar |
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1992
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Is Anybody There? |
Eve Bunting |
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1993
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Nightmare Mountain |
Peg Kehret |
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1994
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Stepping On The Cracks |
Mary Downing Hahn |
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1995
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Rescue Josh McGuire |
Ben Mikaelsen |
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1996
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The Grand Escape |
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
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1997
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The Best School Year Ever |
Barbara Robinson |
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1998
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Titanic Crossing |
Barbara Williams |
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1999
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Shiloh Season |
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
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2000
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Jaguar |
Roland Smith |
Primary Category Winners 1983-2009
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1983
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Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs |
Judi Barrett |
Ron Barrett |
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1984
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Miss Nelson Is Back |
Harry Allard |
James Marshall |
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1985
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Round Trip |
Ann Jonas |
Ann Jonas |
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1986
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Peabody |
Rosemary Wells |
Rosemary Wells |
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1987
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Miss Nelson Has A Field Day |
Harry Allard |
James Marshall |
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1988
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Don't Touch My Room |
Patricia Lakin |
Patience Brewster |
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1989
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Piggins |
Jane Yolen |
Jane Dyer |
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1990
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The Magic School Bus: At The Waterworks |
Joanna Cole |
Bruce Degen |
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1991
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Tacky The Penguin |
Helen Lester |
Lynn Munsinger |
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1992
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The Talking Eggs |
Robert San Souci |
Jerry Pinkney |
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1993
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Riptide |
Frances Ward Weller |
Robert Blake |
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1994
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The Rough-Face Girl |
Rafe Martin |
David Shannon |
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1995
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Martha Speaks |
Susan Meddaugh |
Susan Meddaugh |
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1996
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Soap! Soap! Don't Forget the Soap! |
Tom Birdseye |
Andrew Glass |
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1997
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John Henry |
Julius Lester |
Jerry Pinkney |
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1998
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The Toll-Bridge Troll |
Patricia Rae Wolf |
Kimberly Bulcken Root |
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1999
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Rugby and Rosie |
Nan Parson Rossiter |
Nan Parson Rossiter |
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2000
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No Such Thing |
Jackie French Koller |
Betsy Lewin
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2001
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Bubba the Cowboy Prince |
Helen Ketteman |
James Warhola |
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2002
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The Grannyman |
Judith Byron Schachner |
Judith Byron Schachner |
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2003
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Bedhead
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Margie Palatini |
Jack E. Davis |
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2004
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Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
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Deloris Jordan and
Roslyn M. Jordan |
Kadir Nelson |
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2005
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Togo
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Robert Blake |
Robert Blake |
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2006
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Substitute Teacher Plans
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Doug Johnson |
Tammy Smith |
| 2007 |
My Lucky Day |
Keiko Kasza |
Keiko Kasza |
| 2008 |
The Great Fuzz Frenzy |
Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens Crummel |
Janet Stevens |
| 2009 |
If I Built a Car |
Chris Van Dusen |
Chris Van Dusen
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