Nebula Awards Nominees and Winners: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

2024

• Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed by José Pablo Iriarte, published by Knopf. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2024
• Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese, published by Henry Holt. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2024
• Daydreamer by Rob Cameron, published by Labyrinth Road. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2024
• Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee, published by Delacorte and Solaris UK. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2024
• The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts by Vanessa Ricci-Thode, published by Self. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2024
• Braided by Leah Cypess, published by Delacorte. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2024

2023

• To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose, published by Del Rey. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2023
• The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern by J. Dianne Dotson, published by Android. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2023
• Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer, published by Fairwood. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2023
• The Ghost Job by Greg van Eekhout, published by Harper. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2023

2022

• Ruby Finley vs. The Interstellar Invasion by K. Tempest Bradford, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2022
• The Scratch Daughters by H. A. Clarke, published by Erewhon. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2022
• The Mirrorwood by Deva Fagan, published by Atheneum. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2022
• The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor, published by Astra Young Readers. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2022
• Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese, published by Henry Holt. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2022

2021

• Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders, published by Tor Teen and Titan. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2021
• Thornwood by Leah Cypess, published by Delacorte. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2021
• Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko, published by Amulet and Hot Key. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2021
• A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger, published by Levine Querido. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2021
• Root Magic by Eden Royce, published by Walden Pond. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2021
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, published by Penguin Teen and Rock the Boat. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2021

2020

• Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, published by Amulet. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2020
• Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, published by Levine Querido. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2020
• A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher, published by Argyll. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2020
• A Game of Fox & Squirrels by Jenn Reese, published by Holt. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2020
• Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar, published by HarperTeen. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2020

2019

• Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez, published by Rick Riordan Presents. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2019
• Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer, published by Tor Teen. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2019
• Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee, published by Rick Riordan Presents. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2019
• Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions by Henry Lien, published by Henry Holt. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2019
• Cog by Greg van Eekhout, published by HarperCollins. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2019
• Riverland by Fran Wilde, published by Harry N. Abrams. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2019

2018

• Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, published by Henry Holt and Macmillan UK. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2018
• Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi, published by Rick Riordan Presents. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2018
• A Light in the Dark by A. K. DuBoff, published by BDL. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2018
• Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman, published by Random House. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2018
• Dread Nation by Justina Ireland, published by Balzer + Bray. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2018
• Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien, published by Henry Holt. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2018

2017

• Exo by Fonda Lee, published by Scholastic Press. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2017
• Weave a Circle Round by Kari Maaren, published by Tor. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2017
• The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller, published by HarperCollins. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2017
• Want by Cindy Pon, published by Simon Pulse. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2017

2016

• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, published by Algonquin Young Readers. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2016
• The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi, published by St. Martin’s. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2016
• The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge, published by Macmillan UK. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2016
• Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine, published by Tor. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2016
• Railhead by Philip Reeve, published by Oxford University Press. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2016
• Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar, published by Kathy Dawson Books. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2016
• The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman, published by Candlewick. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2016

2015

• Updraft by Fran Wilde, published by Tor. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction, Best Novel in 2015. Winner, Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly, published by Tor Teen. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2015
• Court of Fives by Kate Elliott, published by Little, Brown. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2015
• Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge, published by Amulet Books and Macmillan UK. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2015
• Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace, published by Big Mouth House. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2015
• Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee, published by Flux. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2015
• Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older, published by Levine. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2015
• Bone Gap by Laura Ruby, published by Balzer + Bray. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2015
• Nimona by Noelle Stevenson, published by Harper Teen. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2015

2014

• Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan, published by Random House. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2014
• Salvage by Alexandra Duncan, published by Greenwillow Books. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2014
• Love Is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson, published by Arthur A. Levine Books. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2014
• Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A. S. King, published by Little, Brown. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2014
• Dirty Wings by Sarah McCarry, published by St. Martin’s Griffin. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2014
• Greenglass House by Kate Milford, published by Clarion House. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2014
• The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton, published by Candlewick. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2014

2013

• The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black, published by Little, Brown and Indigo. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2013
• When We Wake by Karen Healey, published by Allen & Unwin and Little, Brown. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2013
• Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson, published by Grand Central. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2013
• The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson, published by Levine. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2013
• Hero by Alethea Kontis, published by Harcourt. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2013
• September Girls by Bennett Madison, published by Harper Teen. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2013
• A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty, published by and Levine. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2013

2012

• Fair Coin by E.C. Myers, published by Pyr. Winner, Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2012
• Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill, published by Little, Brown. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2012
• Black Heart by Holly Black, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2012
• Above by Leah Bobet, published by Arthur A. Levine Books. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2012
• The Diviners by Libba Bray, published by Little, Brown. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2012
• Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst, published by Margaret K. McElderry. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2012
• Seraphina by Rachel Hartman, published by Random House. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2012
• Enchanted by Alethea Kontis, published by Harcourt. Nominated for Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2012

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