2021: Orphans of the Tide
Author: Struan Murray
Illustrator: Manuel Sumberac
Editor: Ben Horslen
Publisher: Puffin: 9+
The Other 2021 Nominees
When Life Gives You Mangoes
by Kereen Getten, edited by Sarah Odedina (Pushkin Children’s Books 9+)
Witch
by Finbar Hawkins, edited by Fiona Kennedy (Zephyr 13+)
And the Stars Were Burning Brightly
by Danielle Jawando, edited by Jane Griffiths (Simon and Schuster YA)
A Kind of Spark
by Elle McNicoll, edited by Eishar Brar (Knights Of 9+)
Run, Rebel
byManjeet Mann, edited by Carmen McCullough (Penguin YA)
The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates
byJenny Pearson, illustrated by Rob Biddulph, edited by Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker (Usborne 8+)
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)
