Monday, 21 September 2009

Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009

The shortlist for the Booktrust Teenage Prize was announced today. The six books are: Auslander by Paul Dowswell, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray, The Ant Colony by Jenny Valentine, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant and The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness.

The Booktrust Teenage Prize was launched in 2003 to recognise and celebrate the best contemporary writing for teenagers. Last year's prize went to Patrick Ness for his first book in the Chaos Walking trilogy, The Knife of Never Letting Go.

Students are invited to post their reviews of the shortlisted books on the groupthing website

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