1. Winners of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award, 1957-2017
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Winners of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award,

2. Old Bones, the Wonder Horse By Mildred Mastin Pace
1957
Old Bones, the Wonder Horse By Mildred Mastin Pace

3. 1958
Fifteen
By Beverly Cleary

4. Comanche of the Seventh
1959
Comanche of the Seventh
By Margaret Leighton

5. 1960
Double or Nothing
By Phoebe Erickson

6. By Thelma Harrington Bell
1961
Captain Ghost
By Thelma Harrington Bell

7. The City Under the Back Steps
1962
The City Under the Back Steps
By Evelyn Sibley Lampman

8. The Incredible Journey
1963
The Incredible Journey
By Sheila Burnford

9. 1964
Bristle Face
By Zachary Ball

10. 1965
Rascal
By Sterling North

11. 1966
Ribsy
By Beverly Cleary

12. 1967
The Summer I Was Lost
By Phillip Viereck

13. 1968
The Taste of Spruce Gum
By Jacqueline Jackson

14. 1969
Two in the Wilderness
By Mary Wolfe Thompson

15. 1970
Kavik the Wolf Dog
By Walt Morey

16. Go to the Room of the Eyes
1971
Go to the Room of the Eyes
By Betty K. Erwin

17. Flight of the White Wolf
1972
Flight of the White Wolf
By Melvin Ellis

18. 1973
Never Steal a Magic Cat
By Don & Joan Caufield

19. 1974
Catch a Killer
By George A. Woods

20. The Eighteenth Emergency
1975
The Eighteenth Emergency
By Betsy Byars

21. The Toothpaste Millionaire
1976
The Toothpaste Millionaire
By Jean Merrill

22. 1977
A Smart Kid Like You
By Stella Pevsner

23. 1978
Summer of Fear
By Lois Duncan

24. 1979
Kid Power
By Susan Beth Pfeffer

25. Bones on Black Spruce Mountain
1980
Bones on Black Spruce Mountain
By David Budbill

26. 1981
Bunnicula
By Deborah & James Howe

27. 1982
The Hand-Me- Down Kid
By Francine Pascal

28. 1983
Tiger Eyes
By Judy Blume

29. 1984
A Bundle of Sticks
By Pat Rhoads Mauser

30. 1985
Dear Mr. Henshaw
By Beverly Cleary

31. 1986
The War with Grandpa
By Robert Kimmel Smith

32. 1987
The Castle in the Attic
By Elizabeth Winthrop

33. 1988
Wait Till Helen Comes
By Mary Downing Hahn

34. 1989
Hatchet
By Gary Paulsen

35. Where It Stops, Nobody Knows
1990
Where It Stops, Nobody Knows
By Amy Erlich

36. 1991
Number the Stars
By Lois Lowry

37. 1992
Maniac Magee
By Jerry Spinelli

38. By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
1993
Shiloh
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

39. Jennifer Murdley’s Toad
1994
Jennifer Murdley’s Toad
By Bruce Coville

40. 1995
The Boggart
By Susan Cooper

41. 1996
Time for Andrew
By Mary Downing Hahn

42. 1997
Mick Harte Was Here
By Barbara Park

43. Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
1998
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
By Peg Kehret

44. 1999
Ella Enchanted
By Gail Carson Levine

45. 2000
Holes
By Louis Sachar

46. By Christopher Paul Curtis
2001
Bud, Not Buddy
By Christopher Paul Curtis

47. 2002
Because of Winn Dixie
By Kate DiCamillo

48. 2003
Love That Dog
By Sharon Creech

49. 2004
Loser
By Jerry Spinelli

50. 2005
The Tale of Despereaux
By Kate DiCamillo

51. 2006
The Old Willis Place
By Mary Downing Hahn

52. 2007
Flush
By Carl Hiaasen

53. 2008
Rules
By Cynthia Lord

54. 2009
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
By Jeff Kinney

55. 2010
The Hunger Games
By Suzanne Collins

56. 2011
11 Birthdays
By Wendy Mass

57. 2012
Smile
By Raina Telgemeier

58. By Wendelin Van Draanen
2013
The Running Dream
By Wendelin Van Draanen

59. 2014
Wonder
By R.J. Palacio

60. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
2015
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
By Chris Grabenstein

61. 2016
El Deafo
By Cece Bell

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