2020: Bearmouth
Author: Liz Hyder
Editor: Sara Odedina
Publisher: Pushkin Press (12+)
The Other 2020 Nominees
Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties
by Humza Arshad & Henry White, illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff, edited by Sharan Matharu and Holly Harris (Puffin)
The Space We’re In
by Katya Balen, illustrated by Laura Carlin, edited by Lucy Mackay-Sim (Bloomsbury)
A Pocketful of Stars
by Aisha Bushby, edited by Liz Bankes and Sarah Levison (Egmont)
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson, edited by Lindsey Heaven (Electric Monkey)
Frostheart
by (and illustrated by) Jamie Littler, edited by Naomi Colthurst (Puffin)
The Million Pieces of Neena Gill
by Emma Smith-Barton, edited by Naomi Colthurst (Penguin)
2019: I Am Thunder
Author: Muhammad Khan
Editor: Lucy Pearse
Publisher: Macmillan (YA)
The Other 2019 Nominees
Orphan Monster Spy
by Matt Killeen edited by Sarah Stewart and Kendra Levin (Usbourne)
The Boy at the Back of the Class
by Onjali Q Raúf, edited by Lena McCauley (Orion Children’s Books)
The Goose Road
by Rowena House, edited by Mara Bergman (Walker Books)
Rosie Loves Jack
by Mel Darbon, edited by Sarah Stewart (Usborne)
The Train to Impossible Places
by P.G. Bell, edited by Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker (Usborne)
The House with Chicken Legs
by Sophie Anderson, edited by Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker (Usborne)
