Carnegie shortlist here.
“It’s interesting that the eight titles that really stood out for us buck the current trend for escapism and the paranormal in young adult fiction,” comments Margaret Pemberton, Chair of this year’s CILIP Carnegie Judging Panel. “Their writers have been brave with their choice of subject matter and have confronted some very real issues, but the quality of the writing carries each and every story. Whether the setting is a graveyard, another planet, a fantasy version of our own planet, the suburbs of a German town, a mental asylum or deep in the history of slavery, each offers a vivid and compelling narrative, whether for children of nine and over, or for young adults.”
Greenaway shortlist here
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