Here are the 20 books on the longlist for The Carnegie Medal, a British award for exceptional writing for youth.  The shortlist will be announced on March 17. 

Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan

Buffalo Soldier by Tanya Landman

 

Close Your Pretty Eyes by Sally Nicholls

The Company of Ghosts by Berlie Doherty

 

Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge

The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird

 

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

Hello Darkness by Anthony McGowan

 

The Middle of Nowhere by Geraldine McCaughrean

Monkey and Me by David Gilman

 

More Than This by Patrick Ness

My Brother’s Shadow by Tom Avery

 

Picture Me Gone by Meg Rosoff

Scarlet Ibis by Gill Lewis

 

Smart by Kim Slater

Tinder by Sally Gardner, illustrated by David Roberts

 

Trouble by Non Pratt

Us Minus Mum by Heather Butler

 

When Mr. Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan

The Year of the Rat by Clare Furniss