2009 Terrier /Tamora Pierce

2008 Twilight/Stephanie Meyer

2007 Seven Ancient Wonders/Matthew Reilly

2006 Eldest/Christopher Paolini

2005 A Child Called It/Dave Pelzer

2004 Saving Francesca/Melina Marchetta

2003 Lirael : Daughter of the Clayr/Garth Nix

2002 The Amber Spyglass/Philip Pullman

2001 Holes/Louis Sachar

2000 The Night is for Hunting/John Marsden

1999 Burning for Revenge/John Marsden

1998 The Third Day, the Frost/John Marsden

1997 Salamandastron/Brian Jacques

1996 The Power of One/Bryce Courteney

1995 Tomorrow when the War Began/John Marsden

1994 Looking for Alibrandi/Melina Marchetta

1993 Del Del/Victor Kelleher

1992 Mattimeo/Brian Jacques

1991 Mossflower/Brian Jacques

1990 Redwall/Brian Jacques

1989 When the Phone Rang/Harry Mazer

1988 Dead Birds Singing/Marc Talbert

1987 The Eyes of Karen Connors/Lois Duncan

1987 Back Home/Michelle Magorian

1986 The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole/Sue Townsend

1985 The Secret Life of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4/Sue Townsend

1984 Did You Hear What Happened to Andrea?/Gloria Miklowtz

1983 Goodnight Mr Tom/Michelle Magorian

1982 Forbidden Paths of Thual/Victor Kelleher

1981 Don’t Hurt Laurie/Willo Davis Roberts

1980 My Darling Villains/Lynne Reid Banks