The winner will be announced at a ceremony at Foyles Charing Cross, London, on 19 March 2015.
The ten books in contention for this year’s prize are:
- Goose by Dawn O’Porter (Hot Key Books)
“A rare capture of teenage emotion that cannot go without acclaim”: read teen site member OrliTheBookworm’s review here.
- Salvage by Keren David (Atom/Little,Brown)
“It has heart without being sentimental”: Read Linda Buckley-Archer’s reviewhere.
- Only Ever Yours by Louise O’Neill (Quercus)
“I did not hesitate to shed a tear or two”: read teen site member Abundantly_dramatic’s review here.
“Gripping and has a good concept”: read teen site member laura,thespecialone’s review here.
“You don’t get very many books quite as unique as this”: read teen site member ABitCrazy’s review here.
- Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick (Orion)
Marcus Sedgwick talks to teen site member Patrick about The Ghosts of Heaven
“A triumph – set to wonder and beguile its readers”: read teen site member CaraErica’s review here.
- Trouble by Non Pratt (Walker)
Find out all about Trouble, our March Teen Book Club read
Guardian children’s books podcast – Non Pratt on Trouble
“Eye opening”: read teen site member emybot’s review here.
“What’s new with Trouble is the narrative”: read teen site member Joel’s reviewhere.
- Lobsters by Lucy Ivison and Tom Ellen (Chicken House)
“I loved the fact that everything that happened in the book was so frank and real compared to other YA books”: read teen site member oreosandlemons reviewhere.
“Lobsters in a fun, light read that highlights what each and every teenager goes through today”: read teen site member XoXo, BOOK WORM_98’s review here.
- Finding a Voice by Kim Hood (O’Brien Press)
Read Kim Hood’s top 10 characters with a disability
- Say Her Name by James Dawson (Hot Key Books)
Read James Dawson’s top 10 urban legends
- A Song for Ella Grey by David Almond (Hodder Children’s Books)
Group site members Millennium RIOT Readers interview David Almond about A Song for Ella Grey and more
“It opens your eyes to the myths of the past”: read teen site member jboo1698’s review here.
“When you don’t truly know what you feel, it’s kind of hard to describe it”: read teen site member XoXo, BOOK WORM_98’s review here.
- Half Bad by Sally Green (Penguin)
Read the first chapter of Half Bad here
Sally Green takes on the Guardian children’s books quickfire interview
“The opening pages are crammed with tension”: read teen site member Sophie Louise’s review here.
“Sally Green’s gritty approach to witches has received heaps of praise”: read teen site member onceuponatime’s review here.
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