Two books from the Galaxy Zack series: Hello, Nebulon! and Journey to Juno by Ray O'Ryan and Colin Jack 2015 – Ambassador by William Alexander 2016 - Fuzzy Mud, by Louis Sacher Hal Clement Award Hal Clement's own writings weren't YA, but his high school science teaching career strongly connects him to the YA age group. The primary story elements are correct science with science fictional extrapolations and characters who solve problems on their own. 1992 – Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes 1993 – River Rats by Caroline Stevermer 1994 – The Giver by Lois Lowry 1995 – The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer 1996 – (tie) The Winds of Mars by H. M. Hoover The Night Room by E. M. Goldman 1997 – Wildside by Steven Gould 1998 – Shade's Children by Garth Nix 1999 – Alien Dreams by Larry Segriff 2000 – The Game of Worlds by Roger McBride Allen from David Brin's Out of Time series 2001 – Jumping Off the Planet by David Gerrold 2002 – This Side of Paradise by Steven Layne 2003 – Feed by M.T. Anderson 2004 – Gunpowder Empire by Harry Turtledove (Tor Books) 2005 – Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Meisha Merlin, 2004) 2006 – Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse) 2007 – Rash by Pete Hautman (Simon & Schuster, 2006; ) 2008 – Sky Horizon by David Brin and illustrated by Scott Hampton (Subterranean Press, 2007, ) 2009 – (tie) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press, 2008, ) Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC, 2008, ) 2010 – Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 2011 – WWW: Watch by Robert J. Sawyer 2012 – (tie) A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan 2013 – Cinder by Marissa Meyer 2014 – The Planet Thieves by Dan Krokos 2015 – Expiration Day by William Campbell Powell 2016 - Armada, by Ernest Cline Special Awards 1997 Strong Female Characters – Kipton and the Android by Charles L. Fontenay (Royal Fireworks Press, 1996) 1999 Australian Contribution to Children's Science Fiction – Garth Nix 2000 Promotion of Reading – Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 2003 Best Science and Technology Education – Tales from the Wonder Zone (entire series) by Julie E. Czerneda (Trifolium Books) 2007 Nonfiction – Write Your Own Science Fiction Story