Today saw the announcement of the Notable and Short Lists for the CBCA’s. Here are the short lists for the older and younger readers lists. More to follow.
A big congrats to all authors who made the notable lists and all the best for the short listed authors.
OLDER READERS SHORT LIST
Ishmael and the Hoops of Steel
Bauer, Michael Gerard: Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
A Straight Line to my Heart
Condon, Bill: Allen & Unwin
The Golden Day
Dubosarsky, Ursula: Allen & Unwin
The Dead I Know
Gardner, Scot: Allen & Unwin
Ship Kings: The Coming of the Whirlpool
McGahan, Andrew: Allen & Unwin
When We Were Two
Newton, Robert: Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
YOUNGER READERS SHORT LIST
Crow Country
Constable, Kate: Allen & Unwin
BrotherBand: The Outcasts
Flanagan, John: Random House Australia
Nanberry: Black Brother White
French, Jackie: Angus & Robertson HarperCollins Publishers
The Truth About Verity Sparks
Green, Susan: Walker Books
The Golden Door
Rodda, Emily: Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Bungawitta
Rodda, Emily: Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
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