The shortlist for the 2016 YA Book Prize has been announced. Last year was the inaugural year for this prize for UK and Irish YA books. Here is the new shortlist:
Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne
Asking for It by Louise O’Neill
The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
Concentr8 by William Sutcliffe
The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo by Catherine Johnson
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
One by Sarah Crossan
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
Waking Brain Cells 