On Tuesday 25th February the CBCA will announce the Notable titles for 2020. Very dedicated volunteer judges from around Australia have spent many hours over the last year reading books from one of the book award categories. Earlier I talked about books from the Picture Book of the Year category. Over 160 books were submitted in this section. Today I will focus on Book of the Year Younger Readers. Over 120 books were submitted in this section.
Here are some I hope, wish, predict, expect to see on the Notable list:
Vincent and the grandest hotel on earth by Lisa Nicol
Pie in the Sky by Remi Lai
Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery by Renee Tremel
A different land by Paul Jennings
The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble
Catch a falling star by Meg McKinlay
A great escape by Felice Arena
This is Home: essential Australian poems for Children collected by Jackie French illustrated by Tania McCartney
Ask Hercules Quick by Ursula Dubosarsky illustrated by Andrew Joyner
The secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt illustrated by Katherine Quinn
Detention by Tristan Bancks
The Little Wave by Pip Harry
Sick Bay by Nova Weetman
I am excited to see on the lists and among my predictions a poetry book, graphic novels and illustrated texts. Here is an explanation of the category Younger Readers from the CBCA:
Entries in this category should be books for children aged
between 7 and 12 years (primary school level). Books in this category may be
fiction, drama, illustrated text, poetry or graphic novels.
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