Celebrating together – take part in this year’s CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Shadowing Scheme
Shortlists for the 2021 CILIP Carnegie Kate Greenaway (CKG) medals have been announced with 16 books still in the running for the the UK’s oldest and best-loved book awards for children and young people, featuring themes of freedom, the great outdoors, and journeys through the natural world.
THE CILIP Carnegie Medal celebrates outstanding achieve- ment in children’s writing while the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal does the same for illustration. There are 16 shortlisted titles for the
2021 Medals (eight on each shortlist), selected from 40 titles longlisted by a team of 15 librarians from across the UK. And with the winners due to be announced in the summer, there is still time for schools to get involved in the hugely popular Shadowing Scheme and Shadower’s Choice Award.
Children and young people can take part in the scheme and help to pick their own winners in each category. It’s easy to get involved with plenty of free resources available to help encourage lively debate and participation. Just head to the Shadowing website at
https://bit.ly/3eu94JP for full details. The shortlisted titles are:
CILIP Carnegie Medal
Clap When You Land Elizabeth Acevedo (2019 Carnegie Medal winner) Hot Key Books ISBN: 9781 471409 127
A tale of two sisters who find out about each other after their father dies in a plane crash. A dual narrative novel in verse that brims with grief and love, loosely inspired by the 2001 American Airlines flight to the Dominican Republic that crashed in New York killing 260 people, mostly of Dominican descent.
The Girl Who Speaks Bear
Sophie Anderson (Shortlisted 2019) illustrated by Kathrin Honesta Usborne ISBN: 9781 474940 672
Found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby, Yanka has always wondered where she is from. When she has to flee her home an incredible adventure starts in this lyrical folk tale of magic, belonging, and choosing your own family.
The Girl Who Became A Tree
Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kate Milner
Otter-Barry Books ISBN: 9781 913074 784
Daphne is unbearably sad and adrift. She feels the painful loss of her father acutely and seeks solace both in the security of her local library and the escape her phone screen provides by blocking out the world around her. ISBN: 9781 913074 784
On Midnight Beach
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Faber ISBN: 9780 571355 594
In this coming-of-age novel, an ancient Irish legend is rewoven as a YA story. When a dolphin takes up residence in Ross Bay, Emer and her best friend, Fee, feel like they have an instant connection with it. Gangs, love and hatred simmer through hot summer days.
Run, Rebel Manjeet Mann
Penguin Random House Children’s ISBN: 9780241411421
When Amber runs, it’s the only time she feels completely free-far away from her claustrophobic home life. Her father wants her to be a dutiful daughter, waiting for an arranged marriage like her sister Ruby. Running is a quiet rebellion. But Amber wants so much more – and she’s ready to fight for it. It’s time for a revolution.
Echo Mountain
Lauren Wolk (Shortlisted twice) Penguin UK ISBN: 9780 241424 155
Ellie and her family lose everything and move to Echo Mountain where, during her explorations, she finds gifts. Not until her father has a terrible accident does she discover where they come from in a story about healing, being brave and there being more to a person than meets the eye.
Look Both Ways
Jason Reynolds Simon and Schuster ISBN: 9781 481438 292
Ten intertwining, interconnecting stories about those 15 minutes of unsupervised independence; the walk home from school. Jason is a critically acclaimed writer and poet with more than 25 US and International Awards, including the 2018 Edgar Award, LA
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