Winners of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award, 1957-2017 Dorothy at 60 Winners of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award, 1957-2017
Old Bones, the Wonder Horse By Mildred Mastin Pace 1957 Old Bones, the Wonder Horse By Mildred Mastin Pace
1958 Fifteen By Beverly Cleary
Comanche of the Seventh 1959 Comanche of the Seventh By Margaret Leighton
1960 Double or Nothing By Phoebe Erickson
By Thelma Harrington Bell 1961 Captain Ghost By Thelma Harrington Bell
The City Under the Back Steps 1962 The City Under the Back Steps By Evelyn Sibley Lampman
The Incredible Journey 1963 The Incredible Journey By Sheila Burnford
1964 Bristle Face By Zachary Ball
1965 Rascal By Sterling North
1966 Ribsy By Beverly Cleary
1967 The Summer I Was Lost By Phillip Viereck
1968 The Taste of Spruce Gum By Jacqueline Jackson
1969 Two in the Wilderness By Mary Wolfe Thompson
1970 Kavik the Wolf Dog By Walt Morey
Go to the Room of the Eyes 1971 Go to the Room of the Eyes By Betty K. Erwin
Flight of the White Wolf 1972 Flight of the White Wolf By Melvin Ellis
1973 Never Steal a Magic Cat By Don & Joan Caufield
1974 Catch a Killer By George A. Woods
The Eighteenth Emergency 1975 The Eighteenth Emergency By Betsy Byars
The Toothpaste Millionaire 1976 The Toothpaste Millionaire By Jean Merrill
1977 A Smart Kid Like You By Stella Pevsner
1978 Summer of Fear By Lois Duncan
1979 Kid Power By Susan Beth Pfeffer
Bones on Black Spruce Mountain 1980 Bones on Black Spruce Mountain By David Budbill
1981 Bunnicula By Deborah & James Howe
1982 The Hand-Me- Down Kid By Francine Pascal
1983 Tiger Eyes By Judy Blume
1984 A Bundle of Sticks By Pat Rhoads Mauser
1985 Dear Mr. Henshaw By Beverly Cleary
1986 The War with Grandpa By Robert Kimmel Smith
1987 The Castle in the Attic By Elizabeth Winthrop
1988 Wait Till Helen Comes By Mary Downing Hahn
1989 Hatchet By Gary Paulsen
Where It Stops, Nobody Knows 1990 Where It Stops, Nobody Knows By Amy Erlich
1991 Number the Stars By Lois Lowry
1992 Maniac Magee By Jerry Spinelli
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 1993 Shiloh By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Jennifer Murdley’s Toad 1994 Jennifer Murdley’s Toad By Bruce Coville
1995 The Boggart By Susan Cooper
1996 Time for Andrew By Mary Downing Hahn
1997 Mick Harte Was Here By Barbara Park
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio 1998 Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio By Peg Kehret
1999 Ella Enchanted By Gail Carson Levine
2000 Holes By Louis Sachar
By Christopher Paul Curtis 2001 Bud, Not Buddy By Christopher Paul Curtis
2002 Because of Winn Dixie By Kate DiCamillo
2003 Love That Dog By Sharon Creech
2004 Loser By Jerry Spinelli
2005 The Tale of Despereaux By Kate DiCamillo
2006 The Old Willis Place By Mary Downing Hahn
2007 Flush By Carl Hiaasen
2008 Rules By Cynthia Lord
2009 Diary of a Wimpy Kid By Jeff Kinney
2010 The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins
2011 11 Birthdays By Wendy Mass
2012 Smile By Raina Telgemeier
By Wendelin Van Draanen 2013 The Running Dream By Wendelin Van Draanen
2014 Wonder By R.J. Palacio
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library 2015 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library By Chris Grabenstein
2016 El Deafo By Cece Bell
Your vote, your choice! Which book will win in 2017?
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