of Clara Hart’s death – over and over again. Spence witnesses Clara die, and then finds himself in a loop -reliving the same day and trying to find a way to break the cycle.
Patrice Lawrence for Needle (Barrington Stoke). A powerful and heart-rending exploration of a teenager’s journey through grief, rage and getting caught in the criminal justice system.
Manon Steffan Ros for The Blue Book of Nebo (illustrated by Manon Steffan Ros and published by Firefly Press). Dylan and his mother live an isolated existence, following a world-changing event when the electricity went off for good. Eight years later, and now aged 14, Dylan and his mother have survived, but their relationship is changing and they each have secrets.
Ruta Sepytes for I Must Betray You (Hodder Children’s Books). Closely based on real events from the Romanian revolu- tion in 1989, I Must Betray You tells the story of Cristian, who has lived his entire life in the grip of a repressive dictatorship. When the secret police blackmail him, Cristian has an impossible choice. Save the life of his sick grandfather by inform- ing on his family, or risk his life – and all of theirs – by resisting?
Yoto Greenaway Medal shortlist
Flora Delargy (illustrator and writer) for Rescuing Titanic (Quarto – Wide Eyed Editions). The story of the Carpathia, a small ship that responded to the Titanic’s distress signal in the middle of the Atlan- tic. The illustrations set the scene and take the reader into the frozen eerie night in the North Atlantic, showing how everyone on the Carpathia showed true bravery.
Benjamin Phillips for Alte Zachen: Old Things (written by Ziggy Hanaor, published by Cicada Books). A beautifully illustrated and presented intergeneration- al graphic novel that follows 11-year-old Benji and his elderly grandmother, Bubbe Rosa, as they gather ingredients for a Friday night dinner. This is a powerful, affecting and deceptively simple story of Jewish identity and generational divides.
Levi Pinfold for The Worlds We Leave Behind (written by A. F. Harrold, pub- lished by Bloomsbury). When the finger of blame is pointed at Hex for an acci- dent, he runs deep into the woods and finds a clearing that has never been there before – where an old lady offers him a deal. She will rid the world of all those who wronged Hex, and he can carry on
his life as if nothing ever happened.
Joe Todd-Stanton (illustrator and writer) for The Comet (Flying Eye Books). An exquisite and heartfelt picture book touching on the bewildering experience of moving house, and how this can affect a child’s sense of belonging. When a comet comes crashing through the city streets and starts to glow and grow, Nyla can’t resist a chance to head somewhere that feels closer to what she had before.
Yu Rong for The Visible Sounds (written by Yin Jianling, translated by Filip Selucky, and published by UCLan). Based on the true story of Chinese dancer Lihua Tai, The Visible Sounds tells the uplifting tale of a young child dealing with the frustra- tion and solitude of hearing loss. Her life is changed forever when a chance touch unlocks a vibrant new world, blazing with rainbows of visible sounds, brought to life through Yu Rong’s illustrations.
Jeet Zdung for Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear (written by Nguyen Trang, published by Macmillan Children’s Books). Written by scientist and environmental activist Trang Nguyen, Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear is an inspirational graphic-novel adventure, featuring breath- taking graphic-novel style illustrations by award-winning manga artist Jeet Zdung. IP
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