2019 Carnegie Medal Shortlist
The Carnegie Medal shortlist for best children’s book has been announced. Titles of genre interest follow.
- The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo (Electric Monkey)
- The House with Chicken Legs, Sophie Anderson (Usborne)
- A Skinful of Shadows, Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s)
- The Land of Neverendings, Kate Saunders (Faber & Faber)
The award is presented by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). The winner will be announced June 18, 2019 in a ceremony in London. Winners receive £500 worth of books to donate to local libraries, a golden medal, and a £5,000 Colin Mears Award cash prize.
For more information, including the full list, see the Carnegie Greenaway website.
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