Locus Award Best Young Adult Book Winners — Complete List (2003–2026)

Starstrike by Yoon Ha Lee
2026 Locus Young Adult
Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee
2025 Locus Young Adult

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Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders
2024 Locus Young Adult

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Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders
2023 Locus Young Adult

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Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
2022 Locus Young Adult

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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
2021 Locus Young Adult

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Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
2020 Locus Young Adult

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Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
2019 Locus Young Adult

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Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor
2018 Locus Young Adult

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Revenger by Alastair Reynolds
2017 Locus Young Adult

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The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett
2016 Locus Young Adult

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Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
2015 Locus Young Adult

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The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente
2014 Locus Young Adult

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Railsea by China Miéville
2013 Locus Young Adult

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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
2012 Locus Young Adult

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Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
2011 Locus Young Adult

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Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
2010 Locus Young Adult

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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
2009 Locus Young Adult

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Un Lun Dun by China Miéville
2008 Locus Young Adult

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Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
2007 Locus Young Adult

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Pay the Piper: A Rock 'N' Roll Fairy Tale by Jane YolenandAdam Stemple
2006 Locus Young Adult

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A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
2005 Locus Young Adult

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The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
2004 Locus Young Adult

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Coraline by Neil Gaiman
2003 Locus Young Adult

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