The eight shortlisited titles for the new Booktrust Teenage Prize are:
The Dungeon by Lynne Reid Banks (Harper Collins)
Lucas by Kevin Brooks (The Chicken House)
Doing It by Melvin Burgess (Andersen)
Caught in the Crossfire by Alan Gibbons (Orion)
The Edge by Alan Gibbons (Orion)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (David Fickling Books)
Malarkey by Keith Gray (Red Fox)
Doll by Nicky Singer (Harper Collins)
Judging the prize are: Julia Eccleshare (Chair) - Children's Book Editor of The Guardian; Catherine Johnson - Author;
Jo Klaces - English teacher; Tim Cross - co-founder of cool-reads.co.uk; and Julie Fernandez - TV actress and presenter.
The result of the judges' decision will be announced at a special event in central London in early November 2003. The winning author receives a cheque for ?1000.
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