Saturday, April 5, 2008

CBCA Shortlists announced

Well, last Tuesday the Children's Book Council of Australia shortlists were announced. I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't disappointed that my book Town wasn't on the older readers' list, especially after it was chosen on at least two Claytons lists. I was quite hopeful, and while I'm really happy to be on the 20-strong list of Notable Books, it would have been nice to see it go one step further. Still, I'm in good company - some of the other books that I thought might be on there but aren't are Cold Skin by Steven Herrick, Solo by Alyssa Brugman, and Daredevils by Bill Condon.

I was also hopeful that Problem Child might at least find its way onto the Younger Readers' notable list, but again, no cigar.

In case you've missed the news, here are the Older Reader and Younger Reader categories. Full lists can be found on the CBCA website.

OLDER READERS
FRENCH, Jackie PHARAOH: THE BOY WHO CONQUERED THE NILE Angus&Robertson (HarperCollins Australia)
HARTNETT, Sonya THE GHOST’S CHILD Viking (Penguin Group Australia)
HEFFERNAN, John MARTY’S SHADOW Omnibus Books (Scholastic Australia)
McDONALD, Meme LOVE LIKE WATER Allen & Unwin
METZENTHEN, David BLACK WATER Penguin Books (Penguin Group Australia)
NORRINGTON, Leonie LEAVING BARRUMBI Omnibus Books (Scholastic Australia)

YOUNGER READERS
CLARK, Sherryl
Illustrated by Elissa CHRISTIAN
SIXTH GRADE STYLE QUEEN (NOT!) Puffin Books (Penguin Group Australia)
FRENCH, Jackie
Illustrated by Bruce WHATLEY
THE SHAGGY GULLY TIMES Angus & Robertson
(HarperCollinsPublishers Australia)
HIRSCH, Odo AMELIA DEE AND THE PEACOCK LAMP Allen & Unwin
METZENTHEN, David
Illustrated by Stephen AXELSEN
WINNING THE WORLD CUP Puffin Books (Penguin Group Australia)
RODDA, Emily THE KEY TO RONDO Omnibus Books (Scholastic Australia)
WILKINSON, Carole DRAGON MOON Black Dog Books

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