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'''Shortlisted books'''
 
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|title=Auslander
 
|title=Auslander
 
|author=Paul Dowswell
 
|author=Paul Dowswell
 
|rating=4.5
 
|rating=4.5
 
|summary=A well-researched and pacy WWII thriller about a Polish orphan taken in by a Nazi family because of his Aryan appearance. It's thoughtful and exciting - the perfect combination. Recommended.
 
|summary=A well-researched and pacy WWII thriller about a Polish orphan taken in by a Nazi family because of his Aryan appearance. It's thoughtful and exciting - the perfect combination. Recommended.
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0747589097</amazonuk>
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|isbn=0747589097
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|genre=Teens
 
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{{Frontpage
 
|title=The Graveyard Book
 
|title=The Graveyard Book
 
|author=Neil Gaiman
 
|author=Neil Gaiman
 
|rating=5
 
|rating=5
 
|summary=Utterly, utterly gorgeous fantasy novel about life, death, family and growing up. It combines the charming and macabre and has something for everyone aged eight to eighty-eight. Highly recommended.
 
|summary=Utterly, utterly gorgeous fantasy novel about life, death, family and growing up. It combines the charming and macabre and has something for everyone aged eight to eighty-eight. Highly recommended.
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0747569010</amazonuk>
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|isbn=Gaiman_Graveyard
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|genre=Teens
 
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{{Frontpage
 
|title=Ostrich Boys
 
|title=Ostrich Boys
 
|author=Keith Gray
 
|author=Keith Gray
 
|rating=5
 
|rating=5
 
|summary=A wonderful glimpse into the world of the teenage boy. Warm, funny, heartrending and perfectly plotted, it will steal your heart and a great many awards.
 
|summary=A wonderful glimpse into the world of the teenage boy. Warm, funny, heartrending and perfectly plotted, it will steal your heart and a great many awards.
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099456575</amazonuk>
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|isbn=0099456575
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|genre=Teens
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Frontpage
 
|title=The Ant Colony
 
|title=The Ant Colony
 
|author=Jenny Valentine
 
|author=Jenny Valentine
 
|rating=5
 
|rating=5
 
|summary=A deeply humane and heartwarming story of mistakes and regrets and how to put them right. Witty, wise and full of unforgettable characters. Jenny Valentine just gets better and better. She was kind enough to be [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jenny Valentine|interviewed by Bookbag.]]
 
|summary=A deeply humane and heartwarming story of mistakes and regrets and how to put them right. Witty, wise and full of unforgettable characters. Jenny Valentine just gets better and better. She was kind enough to be [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jenny Valentine|interviewed by Bookbag.]]
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007283598</amazonuk>
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|isbn=0007283598
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|genre=Teens
 
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{{Frontpage
 
|title=The Vanishing of Katharina Linden
 
|title=The Vanishing of Katharina Linden
 
|author=Helen Grant
 
|author=Helen Grant
 
|rating=4
 
|rating=4
 
|summary=A thoroughly satisfying and out-of-the ordinary story combining the mystery of disappeared girls with a child living through a family break up. It's elegantly written and has a great deal to offer.
 
|summary=A thoroughly satisfying and out-of-the ordinary story combining the mystery of disappeared girls with a child living through a family break up. It's elegantly written and has a great deal to offer.
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141325739</amazonuk>
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|isbn=0141325739
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|genre=Teens
 
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{{Frontpage
 
|title=The Ask and the Answer
 
|title=The Ask and the Answer
 
|author=Patrick Ness
 
|author=Patrick Ness
 
|rating=5
 
|rating=5
 
|summary=Riveting second volume in the Chaos Walking series. The breakneck pace belies what is a wonderfully-realised and tremendously subtle dystopian novel about power and control and love and loyalty. I loved it.
 
|summary=Riveting second volume in the Chaos Walking series. The breakneck pace belies what is a wonderfully-realised and tremendously subtle dystopian novel about power and control and love and loyalty. I loved it.
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406310263</amazonuk>
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|isbn=1406310263
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|genre=Teens
 
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|title=Tales of Terror from the Black Ship
 
|title=Tales of Terror from the Black Ship
 
|author=Chris Priestley
 
|author=Chris Priestley
 
|rating=4.5
 
|rating=4.5
 
|summary=Henry James and Edgar Allan Poe eat your heart out. This second volume of macabre tales from Chris Priestley is as chilling as they come. It's very literary horror for children. Super.
 
|summary=Henry James and Edgar Allan Poe eat your heart out. This second volume of macabre tales from Chris Priestley is as chilling as they come. It's very literary horror for children. Super.
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1599902907</amazonuk>
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|isbn=1599902907
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|genre=Teens
 
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Numbers by Rachel Ward
 
Numbers by Rachel Ward
  
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{{Frontpage
 
|title=Furnace: Lockdown
 
|title=Furnace: Lockdown
 
|author=Alexander Gordon Smith
 
|author=Alexander Gordon Smith
 
|rating=4
 
|rating=4
 
|summary=Welcome to the future for the punishment of youth offenders: Furnace -- the borstal from hell. The writing, the story and the characters (especially the bad guys) are fantastic.
 
|summary=Welcome to the future for the punishment of youth offenders: Furnace -- the borstal from hell. The writing, the story and the characters (especially the bad guys) are fantastic.
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571240801</amazonuk>
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|isbn=0571240801
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|genre=Teens
 
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''Three Ways to Snog an Alien'' by Graham Joyce
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|title=Three Ways to Snog an Alien
 
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|author=Graham Joyce
 
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|rating=unreviewed
 
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|summary=Is Doogie's new girlfriend really an alien? Have aliens infiltrated the planet, or are girls just confusing to boys?
 
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>057123951X</amazonuk>
 
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{{Frontpage
 
|title=Bloodchild
 
|title=Bloodchild
 
|author=Tim Bowler
 
|author=Tim Bowler
 
|rating=4.5
 
|rating=4.5
 
|summary=Absorbing fantasy thriller in which a young boy's accident leaves him without memory. Great tension, wonderfully atmospheric, and a nice dollop of the unexplained makes this a must-read.
 
|summary=Absorbing fantasy thriller in which a young boy's accident leaves him without memory. Great tension, wonderfully atmospheric, and a nice dollop of the unexplained makes this a must-read.
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192719807</amazonuk>
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|isbn=0192719807
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|genre=Teens
 
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''Solitaire'' by Bernard Ashley
 
''Solitaire'' by Bernard Ashley
  
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{{Frontpage
 
|title=Exposure
 
|title=Exposure
 
|author=Mal Peet
 
|author=Mal Peet
 
|rating=5
 
|rating=5
 
|summary=More wonderful stuff from Mal Peet in a genre-defying novel of great thematic depth and complexity. Hung around an updating of Othello, it talks about football, homelessness, politics and celebrity culture, and it grabs you from beginning to end.
 
|summary=More wonderful stuff from Mal Peet in a genre-defying novel of great thematic depth and complexity. Hung around an updating of Othello, it talks about football, homelessness, politics and celebrity culture, and it grabs you from beginning to end.
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406306495</amazonuk>
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|isbn=1406306495
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|genre=Teens
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 13:20, 30 January 2024

The 2009 Booktrust Teenage Prize shortlist has been announced. Last year's winner was The Knife Of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness and previous winners include Henry Tumour by Anthony McGowan and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon. Teenagers could apply to be judges at Booktrust.org.uk. The winner will be announced in November. Here's what Bookbag thought of the books. Why not tell us what you thought too.


Shortlisted books

0747589097.jpg

Review of

Auslander by Paul Dowswell

4.5star.jpg Teens

A well-researched and pacy WWII thriller about a Polish orphan taken in by a Nazi family because of his Aryan appearance. It's thoughtful and exciting - the perfect combination. Recommended. Full Review

Gaiman Graveyard.jpg

Review of

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

5star.jpg Teens

Utterly, utterly gorgeous fantasy novel about life, death, family and growing up. It combines the charming and macabre and has something for everyone aged eight to eighty-eight. Highly recommended. Full Review

0099456575.jpg

Review of

Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray

5star.jpg Teens

A wonderful glimpse into the world of the teenage boy. Warm, funny, heartrending and perfectly plotted, it will steal your heart and a great many awards. Full Review

0007283598.jpg

Review of

The Ant Colony by Jenny Valentine

5star.jpg Teens

A deeply humane and heartwarming story of mistakes and regrets and how to put them right. Witty, wise and full of unforgettable characters. Jenny Valentine just gets better and better. She was kind enough to be interviewed by Bookbag. Full Review

0141325739.jpg

Review of

The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant

4star.jpg Teens

A thoroughly satisfying and out-of-the ordinary story combining the mystery of disappeared girls with a child living through a family break up. It's elegantly written and has a great deal to offer. Full Review

1406310263.jpg

Review of

The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness

5star.jpg Teens

Riveting second volume in the Chaos Walking series. The breakneck pace belies what is a wonderfully-realised and tremendously subtle dystopian novel about power and control and love and loyalty. I loved it. Full Review


Longlisted books


1599902907.jpg

Review of

Tales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley

4.5star.jpg Teens

Henry James and Edgar Allan Poe eat your heart out. This second volume of macabre tales from Chris Priestley is as chilling as they come. It's very literary horror for children. Super. Full Review

Numbers by Rachel Ward

0571240801.jpg

Review of

Furnace: Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith

4star.jpg Teens

Welcome to the future for the punishment of youth offenders: Furnace -- the borstal from hell. The writing, the story and the characters (especially the bad guys) are fantastic. Full Review

Three Ways to Snog an Alien by Graham Joyce

0192719807.jpg

Review of

Bloodchild by Tim Bowler

4.5star.jpg Teens

Absorbing fantasy thriller in which a young boy's accident leaves him without memory. Great tension, wonderfully atmospheric, and a nice dollop of the unexplained makes this a must-read. Full Review

Solitaire by Bernard Ashley

1406306495.jpg

Review of

Exposure by Mal Peet

5star.jpg Teens

More wonderful stuff from Mal Peet in a genre-defying novel of great thematic depth and complexity. Hung around an updating of Othello, it talks about football, homelessness, politics and celebrity culture, and it grabs you from beginning to end. Full Review

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