Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Winners

The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize or Guardian Award is a literary award that annually recognises one fiction book written for children or young ad ...more

Winners

	Crongton Knights by Alex Wheatle 3.99 avg rating — 314 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Song for Ella Grey by David Almond 3.24 avg rating — 1,950 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Wild by Piers Torday (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 956 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead 3.81 avg rating — 25,899 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce 3.85 avg rating — 1,782 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return to Ribblestrop (Ribblestrop, #2) by Andy Mulligan 3.89 avg rating — 156 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost Hunter (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, #6) by Michelle Paver 4.40 avg rating — 8,792 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exposure (Paul Faustino, #3) by Mal Peet 3.60 avg rating — 384 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness 3.97 avg rating — 186,485 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Me, the Missing, and the Dead by Jenny Valentine 3.56 avg rating — 2,466 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Darkling Plain (The Hungry City Chronicles, #4) by Philip Reeve (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 12,691 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Policeman (New Policeman, #1) by Kate Thompson 3.66 avg rating — 2,501 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 44,070 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 3.89 avg rating — 1,404,406 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thursday's Child by Sonya Hartnett 3.80 avg rating — 1,329 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland 3.66 avg rating — 5,162 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson 3.83 avg rating — 15,376 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sterkarm Handshake (Sterkarm, #1) by Susan Price (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 793 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smack by Melvin Burgess 3.90 avg rating — 20,239 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sherwood Hero by Alison Prince 3.22 avg rating — 27 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 4.01 avg rating — 1,459,461 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MapHead by Lesley Howarth 3.25 avg rating — 96 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mennyms (Mennyms, #1) by Sylvia Waugh 4.05 avg rating — 1,160 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Low Tide by William Mayne 2.55 avg rating — 20 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1993)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paper Faces by Rachel Anderson 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Exiles (The Exiles, #1) by Hilary McKay 3.94 avg rating — 1,016 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall 4.02 avg rating — 567 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1991)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goggle-Eyes by Anne Fine (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 690 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pack of Lies by Geraldine McCaughrean 3.83 avg rating — 494 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1989)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Runaways by Ruth Thomas 4.10 avg rating — 265 ratings Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1988)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars