All awards 

Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

2003–2026

2026

All 2026 awards
StarstrikeYoon Ha Lee
Winner
I Am Not Jessica ChenAnn Liang
2nd place
They Bloom at NightTrang Thanh Tran
3rd place
Among GhostsRachel Hartman
4th place
Make Me a MonsterKalynn Bayron
6th place
The Executioners ThreeSusan Dennard
7th place
The Underwood TapesAmanda DeWitt
8th place
The Singular Life of Aria PatelSamira Ahmed
9th place
Costumes for Time TravelersAmy Rose Capetta
Finalist
Sky on FireE. K. Johnston
Finalist

2025

All 2025 awards
MoonstormYoon Ha Lee
Winner
A Tempest of TeaHafsah Faizal
3rd place
The Maid and the CrocodileJordan Ifueko
4th place
Sleep Like DeathKalynn Bayron
5th place
Compound FractureAndrew Joseph White
6th place
Rest in PeachesAlex Brown
7th place
Blood JusticeTerry J. Benton-Walker
8th place
Fall of the Iron GodsOliva Chadha
Finalist
The Feast MakersHannah Abigail Clarke
Finalist

2024

All 2024 awards
Promises Stronger Than DarknessCharlie Jane Anders
Winner
The Sinister Booksellers of BathGarth Nix
2nd place
The Library of Broken WorldsAlaya Dawn Johnson
3rd place
The Siren, the Song, and the SpyMaggie Tokuda-Hall
4th place
Damned If You DoAlex Brown
6th place
Divine RivalsRebecca Ross
7th place
The Making of Yolanda la BrujaLorraine Avila
8th place
Into the LightMark Oshiro
9th place
A Song of SalvationAlechia Dow
Finalist
The Spirt Bares Its TeethAndrew Joseph White
Finalist

2023

All 2023 awards
Dreams Bigger Than HeartbreakCharlie Jane Anders
Winner
An Arrow to the MoonEmily X. R. Pan
Finalist
Ballad & DaggerDaniel José Older
Finalist
BitterAkwaeke Emezi
Finalist
BloodmarkedTracy Deonn
Finalist
LakeloreAnna-Marie McLemore
Finalist
The KindredAlechia Dow
Finalist
The Scratch DaughtersHannah Abigail Clarke
Finalist
UnravellerFrances Hardinge
Finalist

2022

All 2022 awards
Victories Greater Than DeathCharlie Jane Anders
Winner
Chaos on CatNetNaomi Kritzer
2nd place
Iron WidowXiran Jay Zhao
3rd place
RedemptorJordan Ifueko
5th place
Terciel & ElinorGarth Nix
6th place
The Gilded OnesNamina Forna
7th place
A Dark and Starless ForestSarah Hollowell
9th place
The Infinity CourtsAkemi Dawn Bowman
10th place
This poison heartKalynn Bayron
Finalist

2021

All 2021 awards
A Wizard's Guide To Defensive BakingT. Kingfisher
Winner
Race to the SunRebecca Roanhorse
2nd place
LegendbornTracy Deonn
3rd place
A Peculiar PerilJeff VanderMeer
4th place
A Song Below WaterBethany C. Morrow
6th place
The Silvered SerpentsRoshani Chokshi
7th place
The ScapegracersHannah Abigail Clarke
9th place
Shadowshaper LegacyDaniel José Older
10th place
Over the Woodward WallA. Deborah Baker
Finalist

2020

All 2020 awards
Dragon PearlYoon Ha Lee
Winner
Catfishing on CatNetNaomi Kritzer
2nd place
Shadow CaptainAlastair Reynolds
3rd place
The Secret CommonwealthPhilip Pullman
5th place
War GirlsTochi Onyebuchi
6th place
Angel MageGarth Nix
7th place
Destroy all MonstersSam J. Miller
8th place
King of ScarsLeigh Bardugo
9th place
PetAkwaeke Emezi
10th place

2019

All 2019 awards
Dread NationDread NationJustina Ireland
Winner
Mapping the bonesJane Yolen
3rd place
Tess of the RoadRachel Hartman
4th place
Cross FireFonda Lee
5th place
The gone away placeChristopher Barzak
6th place
The BellesDhonielle Clayton
7th place
Half-WitchJohn Schoffstall
9th place
ImpostorsScott Westerfeld
10th place
The Agony HouseCherie Priest
Finalist

2018

All 2018 awards
Akata WarriorNnedi Okorafor
Winner
La Belle SauvagePhilip Pullman
2nd place
Tool of WarPaolo Bacigalupi
3rd place
ChalkPaul Cornell
4th place
In Other LandsSarah Rees Brennan
5th place
Buried HeartKate Elliott
6th place
Shadowhouse FallDaniel José Older
7th place
The Dragon with a Chocolate HeartStephanie Burgis
8th place
A Skinful of ShadowsFrances Hardinge
9th place
Frogkisser!Garth Nix
Finalist

2017

All 2017 awards
RevengerAlastair Reynolds
Winner
The Girl Who Drank the MoonKelly Barnhill
2nd place
The Evil Wizard SmallboneDelia Sherman
3rd place
Crooked KingdomLeigh Bardugo
4th place
GoldenhandGarth Nix
5th place
Poisoned BladeKate Elliott
6th place
This Savage SongV. E. Schwab
7th place
Double DownGwenda Bond
8th place
Burning midnightWill McIntosh
10th place
TruthwitchSusan Dennard
Finalist

2016

All 2016 awards
The Shepherd's CrownTerry Pratchett
Winner
Half a WarJoe Abercrombie
2nd place
Half the WorldJoe Abercrombie
3rd place
Harrison SquaredDaryl Gregory
5th place
Six of CrowsLeigh Bardugo
8th place
The Lie TreeFrances Hardinge
9th place
ZeroesDeborah Biancotti
10th place
ShadowshaperDaniel José Older
Finalist

2015

All 2015 awards
Half a KingJoe Abercrombie
Winner
The doubt factoryPaolo Bacigalupi
2nd place
Empress of the SunIan McDonald
3rd place
ClarielGarth Nix
4th place
Waistcoats & WeaponryGail Carriger
5th place
LockstepKarl Schroeder
6th place
ExoSteven Gould
7th place
Memory of WaterEmmi Itäranta
8th place
Girl on a wireGwenda Bond
9th place

2014

All 2014 awards
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in TwoCatherynne M. Valente
Winner
HomelandCory Doctorow
3rd place
Zombie Baseball BeatdownPaolo Bacigalupi
4th place
The summer princeAlaya Dawn Johnson
5th place
The Dream ThievesMaggie Stiefvater
7th place
More Than ThisPatrick Ness
9th place
When we wakeKaren Healey
10th place

2013

All 2013 awards
RailseaChina Miéville
Winner
The Drowned CitiesPaolo Bacigalupi
2nd place
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels ThereCatherynne M. Valente
3rd place
DodgerTerry Pratchett
4th place
Pirate CinemaCory Doctorow
5th place
Be My EnemyIan McDonald
6th place
Sea-HeartsMargo Lanagan
7th place

2012

All 2012 awards
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own MakingCatherynne M. Valente
Winner
PlanesrunnerIan McDonald
2nd place
Akata WitchNnedi Okorafor
3rd place
GoliathScott Westerfeld
4th place
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenRansom Riggs
5th place
The Freedom MazeDelia Sherman
6th place
Absolute MidnightClive Barker
7th place
Daughter of Smoke and BoneLaini Taylor
8th place
Across the Great BarrierPatricia C. Wrede
9th place
A Monster CallsPatrick Ness
10th place

2011

All 2011 awards
Ship BreakerPaolo Bacigalupi
Winner
I Shall Wear MidnightTerry Pratchett
2nd place
MockingjaySuzanne Collins
3rd place
BehemothScott Westerfeld
4th place
Enchanted GlassDiana Wynne Jones
5th place
PathfinderOrson Scott Card
7th place
ThresholdsNina Kiriki Hoffman
8th place
The BoneshakerKate Milford
9th place
Lord SundayGarth Nix
10th place

2010

All 2010 awards
LeviathanScott Westerfeld
Winner
Going BovineLibba Bray
5th place
Heroes of the valleyJonathan Stroud
6th place
The Ask and the AnswerPatrick Ness
7th place
Sacred scarsKathleen Duey
8th place
Gullstruck IslandFrances Hardinge
9th place
Catching FireSuzanne Collins
Finalist
The Hotel Under the SandKage Baker
Finalist

2009

All 2009 awards
The Graveyard BookNeil Gaiman
Winner
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
2nd place
Zoe's TaleJohn Scalzi
3rd place
NationTerry Pratchett
4th place
Tender MorselsMargo Lanagan
5th place
ChaliceRobin McKinley
7th place
Flora's DareYsabeau S. Wilce
8th place
The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins
9th place
City of AshesCassandra Clare
10th place

2008

All 2008 awards
Un Lun DunChina Miéville
Winner
PowersUrsula K. Le Guin
2nd place
ExtrasScott Westerfeld
4th place
Skin HungerKathleen Duey
8th place
Book of a Thousand DaysShannon Hale
9th place
Well WitchedFrances Hardinge
10th place
The H-Bomb GirlStephen Baxter
Finalist

2007

All 2007 awards
WintersmithTerry Pratchett
Winner
VoicesUrsula K. Le Guin
2nd place
Spirits That Walk in ShadowNina Kiriki Hoffman
4th place
Sir ThursdayGarth Nix
5th place
The Pinhoe EggDiana Wynne Jones
6th place
SpecialsScott Westerfeld
7th place
A Darkling PlainPhilip Reeve
9th place
The Last DaysScott Westerfeld
10th place

2006

All 2006 awards
Pay the Piper: A Rock 'n' Roll Fairy TaleAdam Stemple
Winner
Mister BootsCarol Emshwiller
2nd place
InkspellCornelia Funke
3rd place
PeepsScott Westerfeld
5th place
Ptolemy's GateJonathan Stroud
6th place
Conrad's FateDiana Wynne Jones
7th place
Touching DarknessScott Westerfeld
9th place
SkybreakerKenneth Oppel
10th place

2005

All 2005 awards
A Hat Full of SkyTerry Pratchett
Winner
GiftsUrsula K. Le Guin
2nd place
The Blue GirlCharles de Lint
4th place
The Sea of TrollsNancy Farmer
7th place
The Golem's EyeJonathan Stroud
8th place
Grim TuesdayGarth Nix
9th place
Days of Magic, Nights of WarClive Barker
Finalist

2004

All 2004 awards
The Wee Free MenTerry Pratchett
Winner
AbhorsenGarth Nix
2nd place
The Merlin ConspiracyDiana Wynne Jones
3rd place
A Stir of BonesNina Kiriki Hoffman
5th place
Trickster's ChoiceTamora Pierce
7th place
Midwinter NightingaleJoan Aiken
8th place
The Amulet of SamarkandJonathan Stroud
9th place

2003

All 2003 awards
CoralineNeil Gaiman
Winner
A Wizard AloneDiane Duane
4th place
The House of the ScorpionNancy Farmer
5th place
Lady KnightTamora Pierce
7th place
The Storm Weaver & the SandSean Williams
9th place
FeedM. T. Anderson
10th place
AbaratClive Barker
Finalist
SummerlandMichael Chabon
Finalist