Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile
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The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Mystery Fiction is a category presented 1961 onwards at the Edgar Awards (commonly known as the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe. The awards are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of AmericaNeimeyer, Mark. "Poe and Popular Culture", collected in The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe. Cambridge University Press, 2002. {{ISBN|0-521-79727-6}}. p. 206. and they remain the most prestigious awards in the mystery genre.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv50.html |title=the Thrilling Detective |access-date=2012-07-24 |archive-date=2011-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018104715/http://thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv50.html |url-status=live }}
Winners
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= 1960s =
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!1961 |{{sortname|last=Whitney|first=Phyllis A.}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Mystery of the Haunted Pool|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1962 |{{sortname|last=Fenton|first=Edward|nolink=1}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Phantom of Walkaway Hill|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1963 |{{sortname|last=Corbett|first=Scott}} |Cutlass Island |Winner | |
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!1964 |{{sortname|last=Whitney|first=Phyllis A.}} |Mystery of the Hidden Hand |Winner | |
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!1965 |{{sortname|last=Thum|first=Marcella}} |Mystery at Crane's Landing |Winner | |
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!1966 |{{sortname|last=Ware|first=Leon|nolink=1}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Mystery of 22 East|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1967 |{{sortname|last=Platt|first=Kin}} |Sinbad and Me |Winner | |
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!1968 |{{sortname|last=Sprague|first=Gretchen}} |Signpost to Terror |Winner | |
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!1969 |{{sortname|last=Hamilton|first=Virginia}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=House of Dies Drear}} |Winner | |
= 1970s =
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!1970 |{{sortname|last=Finlay|first=Winifred}} |Danger at Black Dyke |Winner | |
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!1971 |{{sortname|last=Townsend|first=John Rowe}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Intruder|link=The Intruder (Townsend novel)}} |Winner | |
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!1972 |{{sortname|last=Aiken|first=Joan}} |Night Fall |Winner | |
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!1973 |{{sortname|last=White|first=Robb}} |Winner | |
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!1974 |{{sortname|last=Bennett|first=Jay|link=Jay Bennett (author)}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Long Black Coat|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1975 |{{sortname|last=Bennett|first=Jay|link=Jay Bennett (author)}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Dangling Witness|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1976 |{{sortname|last=O'Brien|first=Robert C. |link=Robert C. O'Brien (author)}} |Winner | |
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!1977 |{{sortname|last=Peck|first=Richard|link=Richard Peck (writer)}} |Are You in the House Alone? |Winner | |
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!1978 |{{sortname|last=McGraw|first=Eloise Jarvis}} |{{Sortname|A|Really Weird Summer|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1979 |{{sortname|last=Brookins|first=Dana}} |Alone in Wolf Hollow |Winner | |
= 1980s =
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!1980 |{{sortname|last=Nixon|first=Joan Lowery}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1981 |{{sortname|last=Nixon|first=Joan Lowery}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Seance|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1982 |{{sortname|last=Mazer|first=Norma Fox}} |Taking Terri Mueller |Winner | |
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!1983 |{{sortname|last=Branscum|first=Robbie}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Murder of Hound Dog Bates|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1984 |{{sortname|last=Voigt|first=Cynthia}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Callender Papers|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1985 |{{sortname|last=Naylor|first=Phyllis Reynolds}} |Night Cry |Winner | |
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!1986 |{{sortname|last=Windsor|first=Patricia}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Sandman's Eyes|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1987 |{{sortname|last=Nixon|first=Joan Lowery}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Other Side of Dark|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1988 |{{sortname|last=Shreve|first=Susan}} |Lucy Forever and Miss Rosetree, Shrinks |Winner | |
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!1989 |{{sortname|last=Roberts|first=Willo Davis}} |Megan's Island |Winner | |
= 1990s =
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!1991 |{{sortname|last=Conrad|first=Pam}} |Stonewords |Winner | |
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!1992 |{{sortname|last=Byars|first=Betsy}} |Wanted...Mud Blossom |Winner | |
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!1993 |{{sortname|last=Bunting|first=Eve}} |Coffin on a Case! |Winner | |
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!1994 |{{sortname|last=Wallace|first=Barbara Brooks}} |{{sortname|1=The|2= Twin in the Tavern|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1995 |{{sortname|last=Roberts|first=Willo Davis}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Absolutely True Story... How I Visited Yellowstone Park with the Terrible Rubes|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1996 |{{sortname|last=Springer|first=Nancy}} |Looking for Jamie Bridger |Winner | |
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!1997 |{{sortname|last=Miller|first=Dorothy Reynolds}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Clearing|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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!1998 |{{sortname|last=Wallace|first=Barbara Brooks}} |Sparrows in the Scullery |Winner | |
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!1999 |{{sortname|last=Van Draanen|first=Wendelin}} |Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief |Winner | |
= 2000s =
= 2010s =
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!2010 |{{sortname|last=Downing Hahn|first=Mary}} |Winner |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2010-04-30 |title=Awards: Edgars; Triangle; Campiello Europe |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1175 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210230817/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1175 |url-status=live }} |
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!2011 |{{sortname|last=Hillestad Butler|first=Dori}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy|nolink=1}} |Winner | |
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! rowspan="5" |2012 |{{sortname|last=Kirby|first=Matthew J.}} |Winner |{{Cite web |last=Cogdill |first=Oline |title=2012 Edgar Award Winners |url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/2559-2012-edgar-award-winners |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Mystery Scene Magazine |archive-date=2022-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712211000/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/2559-2012-edgar-award-winners |url-status=live }} |
{{sortname|last=Angleberger|first=Tom}}
|Horton Halfpott | rowspan="4" |Shortlist |
{{sortname|last=Barnett|first=Mac}}
|It Happened on a Train |
{{sortname|last=Chari|first=Sheela}}
|Vanished |
{{sortname|last=Odyssey|first=Shawn Thomas}}
|{{sortname|1=The|2=Wizard of Dark Street|nolink=1}} |
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!2013 |{{sortname|last=Ferraiolo|first=Jack D.}} |{{sortname|1=The|2=Quick Fix|link=The Quick Fix (novel)}} |Winner | |
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! rowspan="5" |2014 |{{sortname|last=Timberlake|first=Amy}} |Winner |
{{sortname|last=Berk|first=Josh}}
|Strike Three, You’re Dead | rowspan="4" |Shortlist |
{{sortname|last=Dionne|first=Erin}}
|Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking |
{{sortname|last=Lawrence|first=Caroline}}
|P. K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man |
{{sortname|last=Stroud|first=Jonathan}}
|{{sortname|last=Screaming Staircase|first=The}} |
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! rowspan="6" |2015 |{{sortname|last=Milford|first=Kate}} |Winner |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-05-01 |title=Awards: Edgar Winners; Ridenhour Book |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2498 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921232035/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2498 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=2015 Edgar Award Winners |url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/4874-2015-edgar-award-winners |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Mystery Scene Magazine |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506001032/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/4874-2015-edgar-award-winners |url-status=live }} |
{{sortname|last=Vogel Frederick|first=Heather}}
|Absolutely Truly | rowspan="5" |Shortlist |
{{sortname|last=Gibbs|first=Stuart}}
|Space Case |
{{sortname|last=Pflugfelder|first=“Science Bob”}} and Steve Hockensmith
|Nick and Tesla’s Super-Cyborg Gadget Glove |
{{sortname|last=Senzai|first=N. H.}}
|Saving Kabul Corner |
{{sortname|last=Wells|first=Marcia}}
|Eddie Red, Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile |
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! rowspan="5" |2016 |{{sortname|last=Vaught|first=Susan}} |Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy |Winner |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-05-02 |title=Awards: Edgar Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2744 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915213833/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2744 |url-status=live }} |
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|Catch You Later, Traitor | rowspan="4" |Shortlist | |
{{Sortname|Matthew|Baker|nolink=1}}
|If You Find This | |
{{Sortname|Lauren|Oliver}} and H. C. Chester
|Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head | |
{{Sortname|Kevin|Sands}}
|{{Sort|Blackthorn Key, The|The Blackthorn Key}} | |
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! rowspan="6" |2017 |{{sortname|last=King|first=Wesley}} |OCDaniel |Winner |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-04-28 |title=Awards: Edgars; Publishing Triangle; Chicago Tribune YA; Dewdney Read Together |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2990 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915213852/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2990 |url-status=live }} |
{{Sortname|Ally|Condie}}
|Summerlost | rowspan="5" |Shortlist | |
{{Sortname|Sarah|Lariviere}}
|The Bad Kid | |
{{Sortname|Claire|Legrand}}
|Some Kind of Happiness | |
{{Sortname|James|Pont}}
|Framed! | |
{{Sortname|Susan|Vaught}}
|Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry | |
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! rowspan="5" |2018 |{{sortname|last=Ponti|first=James}} |Vanished! |Winner |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-04-27 |title=Awards: Edgars; Publishing Triangle |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3237 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163719/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3237 |url-status=live }} |
{{Sortname|Kirby|Larson}}
|Audacity Jones Steals the Show | rowspan="4" |Shortlist | |
{{Sortname|Kevin|Sands}}
|The Assassin’s Curse | |
{{Sortname|Robin|Stevens|dab=author}}
|First Class Murder | |
{{Sortname|Ru|Xu}}
|NewsPrints | |
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! rowspan="7" |2019 |{{sortname|last=Hautman|first=Pete}} |Otherwood |Winner |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-04-26 |title=Awards: Edgars; Publishing Triangle |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3482 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915213853/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3482 |url-status=live }} |
{{Sortname|Tony|Abbott|dab=author}}
|Denis Ever After | rowspan="6" |Shortlist | |
{{Sortname|Martha|Freeman}}
|Zap! | |
{{Sortname|A.B.|Greenfield}}
|Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective | |
{{Sortname|Ben|Guterson}}
|Winterhouse | |
{{Sortname|Karen|Kane|nolink=1}}
|Charlie & Frog | |
{{Sortname|T.R.|Simon}}
|Zora & Me: The Cursed Ground | |
= 2020s =
References
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External links
- [http://theedgars.com/ The official website of Edgar Awards]
{{Edgar Awards}}
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Category:Lists of writers by award
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