Here, briefly, is the shortlist for the Carnegie, announced today. It looks very respectable, but I’ll have to start reading quickly. One of them has been lying around in the piles for ages, so this will have to be the spur.
KEVIN CROSSLEY-HOLLAND: GATTY’S TALE Orion (Age range: 10+)
LINZI GLASS: RUBY RED Penguin (Age range: 12+)
ELIZABETH LAIRD: CRUSADE Macmillan (Age range: 10+)
TANYA LANDMAN: APACHE Walker (Age range: 12+)
PHILIP REEVE: HERE LIES ARTHUR Scholastic (Age range: 12+)
MEG ROSOFF: WHAT I WAS Penguin (Age range: 12+)
JENNY VALENTINE: FINDING VIOLET PARK HarperCollins (Age range: 12+)
What do people think?
5 responses so far ↓
adele geras // April 18, 2008 at 9:24
I have only read the Crossley-Holland and the Rosoff…both terrific.
I am just pleased to see some HISTORICAL stuff in there. Must now read the others.
bookwitch // April 18, 2008 at 11:58
Crusade is wonderful.
Meg Rosoff // April 18, 2008 at 12:55
My money’s on Philip Reeve, though I haven’t read most of the list. But Arthur has a kind of ‘now moment’ feel about it. A bit like No Country For Old Men and the Academy Awards. Still, you never can tell.
Ian // April 18, 2008 at 13:42
Not read Crossley-Holland since his Arthurian trilogy a few years ago. What’s he like these days?
Lee // April 18, 2008 at 18:38
I’ve only read two so far, though I’m determined to get my hands on the Linzi Glass. Ian, I really enjoyed the Crossley-Holland , the man can write!
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