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Golden Duck Award

Presented by: Panel of judges funded by Super-Con-Duck-Tivity, Inc.

For: Children's science fiction

Winner Armada Ernest Cline

Winner Interstellar Cinderella Meg Hunt

Winner Fuzzy Mud Louis Sachar

Winner Expiration Day William Campbell Powell

Winner Ambassador William Alexander

Winner The Planet Thieves Dan Krokos

Winner Hello, Nebulon! Ray O'Ryan

Winner Vader's Little Princess Jeffrey Brown

Winner Cinder Marissa Meyer

Winner Alien on a Rampage Clete Barrett Smith

Winner A Beautiful Friendship David Weber
Winner A Long, Long Sleep Anna Sheehan
Nominee Ashfall Mike Mullin
Nominee Bumped Megan McCafferty
Nominee Paradise Lost Steven L. Layne
Nominee Planesrunner Ian McDonald
Nominee Seizure Kathy Reichs
Nominee Tankborn Karen Sandler

Winner The Worst-Case Scenario: Mars Hena Khan
Nominee Benjamin Franklinstein Meets the Fright Brothers Matthew McElligott+Larry Tuxbury
Nominee Escape from Planet Yastol Pamela F. Service
Nominee Galaxy Games: The Challengers Greg R. Fishbone
Nominee Star Bus: Attack of the Cling-Ons Scott Ciencin

Winner Earth to Clunk Joe Berger
Nominee Oogle-Flip and the Planet Adventure Christy Croll
Nominee Light Up the Night Jean Reidy
Nominee Pelly and Mr. Harrison Visit the Moon Lindsay Ward
Nominee Zoom, Rocket, Zoom Alex Ayliffe

Winner Watch Robert J. Sawyer
Nominee The Cassini Code Dom Testa
Nominee Crashed Robin Wasserman
Nominee Leviathan Scott Westerfeld
Nominee Ship Breaker Paolo Bacigalupi
Nominee Vulture's Wake Kirsty Murray
Nominee Virals Kathy Reichs

Winner Alien Encounter Pamela F. Service
Nominee Ivy + Bean: What's the Big Idea? Annie Barrows
Nominee Kid Vs. Squid Greg van Eekhout
Nominee Fused Kari Lee Townsend
Nominee Stuck on Earth David Klass

Winner Catching Fire Suzanne Collins

Winner Z-Rex Steve Cole

Winner The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
Winner Little Brother Cory Doctorow
Nominee Genius Squad Catherine Jinks
Nominee Whirlwind David Klass
Nominee Gone Michael Grant

Winner Lighter Than Air Henry Melton
Nominee Cyberia Chris Lynch
Nominee Skinned Robin Wasserman
Nominee Lost Time Susan Maupin Schmid
Nominee Found Margaret Peterson Haddix

Winner We're Off to Look for Aliens Colin McNaughton

Winner Sky Horizon David Brin
Nominee The Shadow Speaker Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Nominee The Silver Ship and the Sea Brenda Cooper
Nominee Farseed Pamela Sargent
Nominee The Awakening Michael Carroll [II]
Nominee The Gladiator Harry Turtledove

Winner Shanghaied to the Moon Michael J. Daley
Winner Gravity Buster: Journal #2 of a Cardboard Genius Frank Asch
Nominee Double Check Malcolm Rose
Nominee George's Secret Key to the Universe Christophe Galfard+Lucy Hawking+Stephen Hawking
Nominee The Future Is Unknown James Valentine
Nominee Polaris: A Celebration of Polar Science Julie E. Czerneda

Winner For quality SF graphic novels to attract young SF fans Stone Arch Books
Winner World of Science Fiction John Hamilton

Winner Mars Needs Moms Berkeley Breathed

Winner Rash Pete Hautman

Winner Apers Mark Jansen+Barbara Day Zinicola

Winner Night of the Homework Zombies Scott Nickel+Steve Harpster

Winner Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery Patrick O'Brien

Winner Cover of "Rolling Stones" (by Robert A. Heinlein) Bruce Coville+Full Cast Audio Family

Winner Uglies Scott Westerfeld

Winner The Fran That Time Forgot Jim Benton
Winner Whales on Stilts M. T. Anderson

Winner Science Verse Jon Scieszka+Lane Smith

Winner Balance of Trade Sharon Lee+Steve Miller

Winner The Supernaturalist Eoin Colfer

Winner Gunpowder Empire Harry Turtledove

Winner Escape from Memory Margaret Peterson Haddix

Winner Hazel Nutt: Mad Scientist David Elliott+True Kelley

Winner Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones - Incredible Cross-Sections Hans Jenssen+Richard Chasemore+Curtis J. Saxton

Winner "Andrew Lost" Series J. C. Greenberg

Winner Feed M. T. Anderson

Winner Explorer: Tales from the Wonder Zone Julie E. Czerneda
Winner Stardust: Tales from the Wonder Zone Julie E. Czerneda

Winner Baloney (Henry P.) Lane Smith+Jon Scieszka
Nominee First Graders from Mars Shana Corey
Nominee Thomas the Tank Engine on the Moon Dri Artworks+Amy Nathanson
Nominee Astronaut Piggy Wiggy Christyan Fox+Diane Fox
Nominee Space Dog Jack Susan Shade+Jon Butler
Nominee Tin Forest Helen Wood

Winner Beatnik Rutabagas from Beyond the Stars Quentin Dodd
Nominee Website of the Warped Wizard Eric A. Kimmel
Nominee Floodland Marcus Sedgwick
Nominee Marco's Millions William Sleator
Nominee Memory Boy Will Weaver
Nominee Danger Boy: Ancient Fire Mark London Williams

Winner This Side of Paradise Steven Layne
Nominee Hope's End Stephen Chambers
Nominee Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer
Nominee Bouncing Off the Moon David Gerrold
Nominee Among the Imposters Margaret Peterson Haddix
Nominee Future Eden Colin Thompson

Winner Rex Eugene Epstein
Nominee Two of a Kind Mary Hogan+Judy Katschke
Nominee Ellen's Terrible TV Troubles John Mardon+Rachna Gilmore
Nominee Cosmo and the Robot Brian Pinkney
Nominee Rex 2 Eugene Epstein
Nominee Cover: Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury Martin Ontiveros

Winner The Power of UN Nancy Etchemendy
Nominee I Was a 6th Grade Alien 5: Peanut Butter Lovers Bruce Coville
Nominee Akiko on the Planet Smoo Mark Crilley
Nominee Me, Minerva and the Flying Car E. R. Emmer
Nominee Time Bike Jane Langton
Nominee Titan AE: Cale's Story Rebecca Moesta+Kevin J. Anderson

Winner Jumping Off the Planet David Gerrold
Nominee Turnabout Margaret Peterson Haddix
Nominee Two of Minds William H. Keith, Jr.
Nominee Gathering Blue Lois Lowry
Nominee The Sterkarm Handshake Susan Price
Nominee The Jazz Melissa Scott

Winner Hush, Little Alien Daniel Kirk

Winner I Was a 6th Grade Alien Bruce Coville

Winner The Game of Worlds Roger MacBride Allen

Winner for the Harry Potter series, as a gateway to good reading for children and adults J. K. Rowling

Winner Noah and the Space Ark Emma Chichester Clark+Laura Cecil
Nominee Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary Alexander Ivanov+David West Reynolds
Nominee Star Wars: Incredible Cross Sections Jans Jensen+Richard Chasemore+David West Reynolds
Nominee Tinker, Tom, and the Baby Star David McPhail
Nominee Solar System SOS Don Sullivan+Arlen D. Cohen
Nominee Uniworld (The Asterplanet Chronicles) Jon Ward+Monica Aimmona

Winner Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights Rebecca Moesta+Kevin J. Anderson
Nominee Second Sight Chris Archer
Nominee Hungry Ghosts Chris Carter
Nominee The Invaders John Peel
Nominee Light Traveler: The Adventure Begins Brent Rowley

Winner Alien Dreams Larry Segriff
Nominee Invasion America Christie Golden
Nominee Brown Girl in the Ring Nalo Hopkinson
Nominee Project Avalon B. Alexander Howerton
Nominee The Transall Saga Gary Paulsen
Nominee Switchers Kate Thompson

Winner for Australian Contribution Garth Nix

Winner Floating Home Michael Rex+David Getz
Nominee The Boy with Dinosaur Hands: Nine Tales of the Real and Unreal Elaine Clayton+Al Carusone
Nominee The Dinosaurs Are Back and It's All Your Fault, Edward! Niki, Daly+Wendy Hartmann
Nominee Flying Dimitri Blair Drawson
Nominee Matthew and the Midnight Pilot Michael Martchenko+Allen Morgan
Nominee The Host (X-Files #8) Cliff Nielsen+Les Martin
Nominee Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm Off to the Moon Dan Yaccarino

Winner Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror Bill Crider
Nominee The Andalite Chronicles K. A. Applegate
Nominee Alien Blood (Mind Warp) Chris Archer
Nominee Aliens Stole my Body Bruce Coville
Nominee The Saber-Toothed Poodnoobie Bruce Coville
Nominee D.N.A.gers: The Legend of Crossbones Key Steve Engelhart+Terry Engelhart

Winner The Dark Side of Nowhere Neal Shusterman
Nominee Danger.com@2//Firestorm/ Jordan Cray
Nominee Kipton and the Android Charles L. Fontenay
Nominee Tyrant's Test Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Nominee Countdown Ben Mikaelsen
Nominee Shade's Children Garth Nix

Winner for the strong female role model in Kipton and the Android Charles L. Fontenay

Winner Grandpa Takes Me to the Moon Barry Root+Timothy R. Gaffney

Winner The Message K. A. Applegate

Winner Wildside Steven Gould

Winner Insects from Outer Space Vladimir Vagin+Frank Asch

Winner Star Hatchling Margaret Bechard

Winner The Night Room E. M. Goldman
Winner The Winds of Mars H. M. Hoover

Winner Time Flies Eric Rohmann
Nominee Blast Off! A Space Counting Book Norma Cole
Nominee Ned Feldman, Space Pirate Daniel M. Pinkwater
Nominee Alistair and the Alien Invasion Marilyn Sadler
Nominee Aliens for Lunch Stephanie Spinner+Johnathan Etra

Winner Shape-Changer Bill Brittain
Nominee The Secret Ocean Betty Ballantine
Nominee The Video Kids Jon Buller+Susan Schade
Nominee An Alien Ate My Homework Bruce Coville
Nominee I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X Bruce Coville

Winner The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm Nancy Farmer
Nominee A Dusk of Demons John Christopher
Nominee The Patchwork People Louise Lawrence
Nominee Nick of Time Anne Lindbergh
Nominee Gemini Game Michael Scott

Winner Richie's Rocket George Ancona+Joan Anderson

Winner The Giver Lois Lowry

Winner June 29, 1999 David Wiesner

Winner Weirdos of the Universe, Unite! Pamela F. Service

Winner River Rats Caroline Stevermer

Winner Time Train Clarie Ewart+Paul Fleishman

Winner My Teacher Glows in the Dark Bruce Coville

Winner Invitation to the Game Monica Hughes