I ADORE the Children's Book Council of Australia and have ferociously followed them and their recommendations since I was a youngster :)
The awards celebrate the brilliance of Aussie talent and writers and many of my all time fave Aussie YA books were once shortlisted with the CBCA.
And TODAY the shortlists were announced ~ on inkcrush I am only going to post from the Older Readers category but you can check their site for all the other Aussie categories and age groups.
On to the list... a HUGE CONGRATS to all authors who have been nominated!
I have only read 4 books from the above list and ALL FOUR of them are BELOVED books of mine.
The six nominated books were narrowed down from the older readers catagory featuring 32 outstanding Australian young adult titles on their Notable Titles list.
Pretty much one of the coolest things about this list is that *most* Aussie libraries automatically add these titles to their catalogues. Including mine ~ so I'll have access to a whole new awesome batch of Aussie YA. If you're in Australia and have not checked in with your local libraries catalogue you really should check it out :)
Here's the notables list straight from the site
I have only read 12 of the above titles (out of 23) and am really looking forward to checking out a bunch of ones I haven't yet read.
(I was thrilled to see both SLICE and GOOD OIL on there ~ two other recent faves of mine)
The awards celebrate the brilliance of Aussie talent and writers and many of my all time fave Aussie YA books were once shortlisted with the CBCA.
And TODAY the shortlists were announced ~ on inkcrush I am only going to post from the Older Readers category but you can check their site for all the other Aussie categories and age groups.
On to the list... a HUGE CONGRATS to all authors who have been nominated!
| Older Readers Short List 2011 | ||||
| Author | Title | Publisher | ||
| Crowley, Cath | Graffiti Moon | Pan Macmillan Australia | ||
| Hartnett, Sonya | The Midnight Zoo | Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia) | ||
| Horniman, Joanne | About a Girl | Allen & Unwin | ||
| MacLeod, Doug | The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher | Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia) | ||
| Marchetta, Melina | The Piper’s Son | Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia) | ||
| Wood, Fiona | Six Impossible Things | Pan Macmillan Australia | ||
| These books are for mature readers | ||||
I have only read 4 books from the above list and ALL FOUR of them are BELOVED books of mine.
The six nominated books were narrowed down from the older readers catagory featuring 32 outstanding Australian young adult titles on their Notable Titles list.
Pretty much one of the coolest things about this list is that *most* Aussie libraries automatically add these titles to their catalogues. Including mine ~ so I'll have access to a whole new awesome batch of Aussie YA. If you're in Australia and have not checked in with your local libraries catalogue you really should check it out :)
Here's the notables list straight from the site
| Author | Title | Publisher |
| Abdel-Fattah, Randa | Noah’s Law | Pan Macmillan Australia |
| Bavati, Robyn | Dancing in the Dark | Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Blain, Georgia | Dark Water | Random House Australia |
| Braxton-Smith, Ananda | Merrow | Black Dog Books |
| Bursztynski, Sue | Wolfborn | Woolshed Press, Random House Australia |
| Burton, Rebecca | Beyond Evie | Angus & Robertson, HarperCollins Publisher |
| Buzo, Laura | Good Oil | Allen & Unwin |
| Cooper, Michelle | The FitzOsbornes in Exile | Random House Australia |
| Cornish, DM | Monster Blood Tattoo Book 3: Factotum | Omnibus Books, Scholastic Books AustraliaCrowl |
| Crowley, Cath | Graffiti Moon | Pan Macmillan Australia |
| Eaton, Anthony | Daywards | University of Queensland Press |
| Fitzpatrick, Deb | 90 Packets of Instant Noodles | Freemantle Press |
| Flanagan, John | Ranger’s Apprentice: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja | Random House Australia |
| French, Jackie | Oracle | Angus & Robertson, HarperCollins Publishers |
| French, Jackie | A Waltz for Matilda | Angus & Robertson, HarperCollins Publishers |
| Gardner, Scot | Happy as Larry | Allen & Unwin |
| Golds, Cassandra | The Three Loves of Persimmon | Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Hall, Leanne | This is Shyness | The Text Publishing Company |
| Hartnett, Sonya | The Midnight Zoo | Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Hawke, Rosanne | Marrying Ameera | Angus & Robertson, HarperCollins Publishers |
| Herrick, Steven | Slice: Juicy Moments from my Impossible Life! | Woolshed Press, Random House Australia |
| Hilton, Nette | The Innocents | Woolshed Press, Random House Australia |
| Horniman, Joanne | About a Girl | Allen & Unwin |
| MacLeod, Doug | The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher | Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Marchetta, Melina | The Piper’s Son | Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Matthews, Penny | A Girl Like Me | Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Murray, Kirsty | India Dark | Allen & Unwin |
| Plüss, Nicole | Scout | Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Pryor, Michael | The Laws of Magic: Moment of Truth | Random House Australia |
| Roy, James | Anonymity Jones | Woolshed Press, Random House Australia |
| Westerfeld, Scott Ill. Keith Thompson | Behemoth | Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Wood, Fiona | Six Impossible Things | Pan Macmillan Australia |
I have only read 12 of the above titles (out of 23) and am really looking forward to checking out a bunch of ones I haven't yet read.
What favourites of your made it on here?
Which books on here haven't you read that you're really wanting to?
(I was thrilled to see both SLICE and GOOD OIL on there ~ two other recent faves of mine)
Congrats to all the nominated authors!
ReplyDeleteOoh, congrats nominees! Of course, still dying to read Graffiti Moon and Six Impossible THings, but I'm so glad to see The Piper's Son on that list :)
ReplyDeleteI am still really wanting to read Graffiti Moon and The Piper's Son. I have The Piper's Son ordered,but cannot get my hands on Graffiti Moon.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the authors.
It looks like I have some reading to catch up on. I have only read 3out of the six books on the shortlist ~gasps~. Off to add some more to my forever growing wishlist.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Nomes :D
I need to start The Piper's Son, I got it a couple of weeks back and I haven't picked it up yet! Thanks for sharing these lists with us!
ReplyDeleteI still want to read Slice (I love the cover so much) and The Piper's Son. They sound so great! Congrats to all the nominees - and thanks for letting us know!
ReplyDeleteI'm reading the Piper's Son right now. It's not surprising it's being recognized. What a great book!
ReplyDelete*squeeeee*
ReplyDeleteI'm certainly going to challenge myself to read as many of these as possible.
I need to check some of those books - I've only read about three or four - :) I'm sure they'll be awesome
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking today that I need to read Graffiti Moon. I really must reposition that to the top of my list. :)
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