publication date: Sep 16, 2007
Booktrust*
Teenage Prize which
recognises and
celebrates the best
contemporary fiction for teenagers has
shortlisted the following books:
- The Medici Seal by Theresa Breslin (Doubleday)
- Leaving Poppy by Kate Cann (Scholastic)
- The Penalty by Mal Peet (Walker Books)
- Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve (Scholastic)
- Just in Case by Meg Roscoff (Penguin)
- My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick (Orion)
PWT's panel of teenagers is
currently reading these
books and will
vote to
decide which
book is, in their
opinion, the
best. The
result will be
published at the
same time as the
winner is announced by
Booktrust.
For more
information about the
prize and books for
young people, there is a specially
designated website:
www.bookheads.org.uk
*Booktrust is an
independent national charity that
encourages people of all
ages and
cultures to discover and
enjoy reading.
