The 2013 Costa Book Awards Shortlists have been announced.  The Costa Awards are one of the UK’s most prestigious literary awards.  They are given annually in five categories with the winners in the five categories going on to vie for a single top win as best book of the year.  Here I’ll just focus on the children’s book shortlist:

 

Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door by Ross Montgomery

Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell

 

The Hanged Man Rises by Sarah Naughton

Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein