Hong Kong Golden Dragon Book Awards
Previous GDBA Winners
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2023-24 WINNERS
Early Childhood
Young Reader
Older Reader
Mature Reader
Debbie Alvarez Award
2022-23 WINNERS
Early Childhood
Young Reader
Older Reader
Mature Reader
Debbie Alvarez Award
Early Childhood: I Can be Anything by Shinsuke Yoshitake
Young Reader: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo
Older Reader: Millionaires for the Months by Stacy McAnulty
Mature Reader: We were Dreamers by Simu Liu
Debbie Alvarez: I am Sam by Claire Hsu-Vuchat, illustrated by Kori Song
2021-22 WINNERS
Early Childhood
Young Reader
Older Reader
Mature Reader
Debbie Alvarez Award
Early Childhood: Little Rat and the Golden Seed (A story told in English and Chinese) by Jian Li
Young Reader: A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
Older Reader: No Fixed address by Susin Nielsen
Mature Reader: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Debbie Alvarez: The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field by Scott Riley, illustrated by Naguyen Quang and Kim Lien
2020-21 WINNERS
Early Childhood
Young Reader
Older Reader
Mature Reader
Debbie Alvarez Award
Early Childhood: The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee
Young Reader: Roll with It by Jamie Sumner
Older Reader: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson
Mature Reader: The Silence of Bones by June Hur
Debbie Alvarez: Because by Mo Willems, illustrated by Amber Ren
2019-20 WINNERS
Winners:
Early Childhood: The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt
Young Reader: The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff
Older Reader: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Mature Reader: Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls
Debbie Alvarez: Mary Wears What She Wants by Keith Negley
Honours:
Early Childhood: The Bad Seed by Jory John and Pete Oswald
Young Reader: The First of Everything by Nury Vittachi
Older Reader: Refugee by Alan Gratz
Mature Reader: Want by Cindy Pon
Debbie Alvarez: Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
2018-19 WINNERS
Winners:
Early Childhood: I'm going to Eat This Ant by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Young Reader: Bad Dad by David Walliams
Older Reader: See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Mature Reader: The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasÂ
Debbie Alvarez: Xo, Ox: A Love Story by Adam Rex
Honours:
Early Childhood: Leave Me Alone by Vera Brosgol
Young Reader: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women by Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo and Rebel Girls
Older Reader: Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
Mature Reader: How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana with Abigail Pesta
Debbie Alvarez: Might Moby by Barbara DaCosta, illus. by Ed Young
2017-18 WINNERS
Early Childhood
Young Reader
Older Reader
Mature Reader
Debbie Alvarez Award
Early Childhood
Young Reader
Older Reader
Mature Reader
Debbie Alvarez Award
Winners:
Early Childhood: Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor, Illustrated by Jean Jullian
Young Reader: The Midnight Gang by David Walliams
Older Reader: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Parts one and two based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne ; a new play by Jack Thorne.
Mature Reader: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Debbie Alvarez: We're all Wonders by R.J. Palacio
Honours:
Early Childhood: Snappsy the Alligator by Julie Falatko, illustrated by Tim Miller
Young Reader: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Older Reader: Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan
Mature Reader: In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey To Freedom by Yeonmi Park with Maryanne Vollers
Debbie Alvarez: Suri's Wall by Lucy Estela and Matt Ottley
2016-17 WINNERS
Early Childhood
Young Reader
Older Reader
Mature Reader
Debbie Alvarez Award
Early Childhood
Young Reader
Older Reader
Mature Reader
Debbie Alvarez Award
Winners:
Early Childhood: I Yam a Donkey by Cece Bell
Young Reader: The 65-Storye Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Older Reader: The War That Saved my Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Mature Reader: The Martian by Andy Weir
Debbie Alvarez: Finding Winnie : the true story of the world's most famous bear by Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Honours:
Early Childhood: Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
Young Reader: Noodle Magic by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, illustrated by Meilo So
Older Reader: The Nest by Kenneth Oppel and Jon Kalassen
Mature Reader: The One by John Marrs
Debbie Alvarez: Willy's Stiries by Anthony Browne