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Award Years
2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985
1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976

2009

Award:

• Morbito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi (F Ueh)

Honor Books:

• Garmann's Summer by Stian Hole (On Order)
• Tiger Moon by Antonia Michaelis (On Order)

2008

Award:

• Brave Story by Miyuki Miyabe (895.635 Miy)

Honor Books:

• The Cat: Or, How I Lost Eternity by Jutta Richter (On Order)
• Nicholas and the Gang by Rene Goscinny (On Order)

2007

Award:

• The Pull of the Ocean byJean-Claude Morlevat (F Mou)

Honor Books:

• The Killer Tears by Anne-Laure Bondoux (On Order)
• The Last Dragon by Silvana De Mari (On Order)

2006

Award:

• An Innocent Soldier by Josef Holub (F Hol)

Honor Books:

• Nicholas by Rene Goscinny (On Order)
• When I Was a Soldier by Valerie Zenatti (On Order)

2005

Award:

• The Shadows of Ghadames by Joelle Stoltz (F Sto)

Honor Books:

• The Crow Girl: The Children of Crow Cove by Bodil Bredsdorff (On Order)
• Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi by David Chotjewitz (On Order)

2004

Award:

• Run, Boy, Run by Uri Orlev (F Orl)

Honor Book:

• The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon by Bea Schyffert (F Sch)

2003

Award:

• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke(F Fun)

Honor Book:

• Henrietta and the Golden Eggs by Hanna Johansen (On Order)

2002

Award:

• How I Became an American by Karin Gündisch (F Gun)

Honor Book:

• A Book of Coupons. Illustrated by Serge Bloch (F Mor)

2001

Award:

• Samir and Yonatan by Daniella Carmi (F Car)

Honor Book:

• Ultimate Game: A Novel by Christian Lehmann (F Leh)

2000

Award:

• The Baboon King by Anton Quintana (F Qui)

Honor Books:

• Vendela in Venice by Christina Björk (F Bjo)
• The Collector of Moments by Quint Buchholz (P Buc)
• Asphalt Angels by Ineke Holtwijz (F Hol)

1999

Award:

• Thanks to My Mother by Schoschana Rabinovici (940.5318092 Rab)

Honor Book:

Secret Letters from 0 to 10 by Susie Morgenstern (F Mor)

1998

Award:

• The Robber & Me by Josef Holub (F Hol)
• Honor Books:
• Nero Corleone: A Cat's Story by Elke Heidenreich (F Hei)
• Hostage to War: A True Story by Tatjana Wassiljewa (940.548147 Vas)

1997

Award:

• The Friends by Yumoto Kazumi (F Yum)

1996

Award:

• The Lady with the Hat by Uri Orlev (F Orl)

Honor Books:

• Star of Fear, Star of Hope by Jo Hoestland (P Hoe)
• Damned Strong Love: The True Story of Wili G. and Stephan K. by Lutz van Dijk (Not in CMC)

1995

Award:

• The Boys from St. Petri by Bjarne Reuter (F Reu)

Honor Book:

• Sister Shako and Kolo the Goat by Vedat Dalokay (F Dal)

1994

Award:

• The Apprentice by Pilar Molina Llorente (F Mol)

Honor Books:

• Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary by Ruud van der Rol Rian Verhoeven (B Frank)
• The Princess in the Kitchen Garden by Annemie Heymans (Not in CMC)

1993

Award:

• None

1992

Award:

• The Man from the Other Side by Uri Orlev (F Orl)

1991

Award:

• A Hand Full of Stars by Rafik Schami (F Sch)

Honor Book:

• Two Shorts and One Long by Nina Ring (Not in CMC)

1990

Award:

• Buster's World by Bjarne Reuter(F Reu)

1989

Award:

• Crutches by Peter Härtling (F Har)

1988

Award:

• If You Didn't Have Me by Ulf Nilsson (F Nil)

1987

Award:

• No Hero for the Kaiser by Rudolf Frank (Not in CMC)

1986

Award:

• Rose Blanche by Christophe Gallaz (P Gal)

1985

Award:

• Island on Bird Street by Uri Orlev (F Orl)

1984

Award

• Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren (F Lin)

1983

Award:

• Hiroshima No Pika by Toshi Maruki (940.5426 Mor)

1982

Award:

• Battle Horse by Harry Kullman (F Kul)

1981

Award:

• The Winter When Time Was Frozen by Els Pelgrom (Not in CMC)

1980

Award:

• The Sound of the Dragon's Feet by Alki Zeï(Not in CMC)

1979

Award:

• Rabbit Island by Jörg Steiner (Not in CMC)

1978

Award:

• Konrad by Christine Nöstlinger (Not in CMC)

1977

Award:

• The Leopard by Cecil Bødker (Not in CMC)

1976

Award:

• The Cat and Mouse Who Shared a House by Ruth Hürlimann (Not in CMC)

1975

Award:

• An Old Tale Carved Out of Stone by Aleksander Linevski (Main Library)

1974

Award:

• Petro's War by Alki Zeï (Not in CMC)

1973

Award:

• Pulga by S. R. Van Iterson (Not in CMC)

1972

Award:

• Friedrich by Hans Peter Richter (F Ric)

1971

Award:

• In the Land of Ur: The Discovery of Ancient Mesopotamia by Hans Baumann (Not in CMC)

1970

Award:

• Wildcat Under Glass by Alki Zeï (Not in CMC)

1969

Award:

• Don't Take Teddy by Babbis Friis-Baastaad (Not in CMC)

1968

Award:

• The Little Man by Erich Kästner (Not in CMC)

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