AGATHA AWARDS BEST CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULT

2021:  I Play One on TV by Alan Orloff  (Winner)
Cold-Blooded Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur
Leisha’s Song by Lynn Slaughter
Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer

2020:  Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richard Narvaez (Winner)
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley
Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Saltwater Secrets by Cindy Callaghan
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

2019:  The Last Crystal by Frances Schoonmaker  (Winner)
Kazu Jones and the Denver Dognappers by Shauna Holyoak
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen MacManus
Top Marks for Murder (A Most Unladylike Mystery) by Robin Stevens
Jada Sly, Artist and Spy by Sherri Winston 

2018:  Potion Problems (Just Add Magic) by Cindy Callaghan
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
A Side of Sabotage by C.M. Surrisi 

2017:  Sydney Mackenzie Knocks ‘Em Dead by Cindy Callaghan (Winner)
City of Angels by Kristi Belcamino
The World’s Greatest Detective by Caroline Carlson
Audacity Jones Steals the Show by Kirby Larson
The Harlem Charade by Natasha Tarpley

2016:  The Secret of the Puzzle Box: The Code Busters Club by Penny Warner (winner)
Trapped: A Mei-hua Adventure by P.A. DeVoe
Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs
Tag, You’re Dead by J C Lane
The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos

2015:  Andi Unstoppable by Amanda Flower (Winner)
Pieces and Players by Blue Balliett 
Need by Joelle Charbonneau
Woof by Spencer Quinn
Fighting Chance: A Martial Arts Mystery by B.K. Stevens

2014:  The Code Buster’s Club, Case #4: The Mummy’s Curse by Penny Warner (Winner)
Found by Harlen Coben
Andi Under Pressure  by Amanda Flower
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Uncertain Glory by Lea Wait

2013:  Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein (Winner)
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
Traitor in the Shipyard: A Caroline Mystery by Kathleen Ernst
Andi Unexpected by Amanda Flower
Code Busters Club: The Mystery of the Pirate’s Treasure by Penny Warner

2012:  The Code Busters Club, Case #2: The Haunted Lighthouse by Penny Warner  (Winner)
Seconds Away by Harlan Coben
The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

2011:  The Black Heart Crypt by Chris Grabenstein  (Winner)
Shelter by Harlan Coben
Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby
The Wizard of Dark Street by Shawn Thomas Odyssey
The Code Busters Club, Case #1: The Secret of the Skeleton Key by Penny Warner 

2010: The Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith (Winner)
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus by R.L. LaFevers
The Agency: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
Virals by Kathy Reichs

2009: The Hanging Hill by Chris Grabenstein (Winner)
The Morgue and Me by John C. Ford
The Case of the Poisoned Pig by Lewis B. Montgomery
The Other Side of Blue by Valerie O. Patterson
The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer

2008:  The Crossroads by Chris Grabenstein (Winner)
Into the Dark by Peter Abrahams
A Thief in the Theater (A Kit Mystery) by Sarah Masters Buckey
The Great Circus Train Robbery by Nancy Means Wright

2007: A Light in the Cellar by Sarah Masters Buckey (Winner)
Bravo Zulu, Samantha! by Kathleen Benner Duble
Cover-Up: Mystery at The Super Bowl by John Feinstein
The Falconer’s Knot by Mary Hoffman Bloomsbury
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers

2006: The Pea Soup Poisonings by Nancy Means Wright (Winner)
Behind the Curtain: An Echo Falls Mystery by Peter Abrahams
Room One: a Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements
Sherlock Holmes & the Baker Street Irregulars: The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas by Tracy Mack and Michael Citrin

2005: Tie: Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams
                 Tie: Flush by Carl Hiaasen
Danger at the Zoo by Kathleen Ernst
The Coastwatcher by Elise Weston
The Curse of Ravenscourt by Sarah Masters Buckey

2004: Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett  (Winner)
Betrayal at Cross Creek by Kathleen Ernst
Green Streak: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery by Daniel J. Hale and Matthew LaBrot

2003: The 7th Knot by Kathleen Karr  (Winner)
Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic by Sarah Masters Buckey
Danger, Dynamite! by Anne Capeci
Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
The Secret of the Equestrian Park by Gay Toltl Kinman

2002: Red Card: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery (The Zeke Armstrong Mysteries, 1) by Daniel J. Hale & Matthew LaBrot (Winner)
Whistler in the Dark (American Girl History Mysteries, 16) by Kathleen Ernst
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
The Secret of the Red Flame by K. M. Kimball
The Maltese Kitten: A Sam The Cat Mystery by Linda Stewart

2001: Mystery of the Haunted Caves: A Troop 13 Mystery by Penny Warner  (Winner)
The Viking Claw by Michael Dahl
Death On Sacred Ground by Harriet K. Feder
The Mystery Of The Octagon House by Gay Toltl Kinman
Ring Out Wild Bells: A Matty Trescott Novel by Carroll Thomas