The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative has announced the shortlist for their inaugural Translated YA Book Prize. Works published within the last three years were considered for the prize that honors books in English translation for young adult readers. Here are the shortlisted titles:
Alpha by Bessora and Barroux
Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan
Defying the Nazis: The Life of German Officer Wilm Hosenfeld by Hermann Vinke
La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono
Max by Sarah Cohen-Scali
My Brother’s Husband: Vol 1&2 by Gengoroh Tagame
Piglettes by Clementine Beauvais
Rasha by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
The Secret of the Blue Glass by Tomiko Inui
Wonderful Feels Like This by Sara Lovestam
Waking Brain Cells 