The 2019 winners of the New Zealand Books Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced. Here are the winners:
MARGARET MAHY BOOK OF THE YEAR and PICTURE BOOK AWARD
The Bomb by Sacha Cotter, illustrated by Josh Morgan
WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION ESTHER GLEN AWARD FOR JUNIOR FICTION
The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble
YOUNG ADULT FICTION AWARD
Legacy by Whiti Hereaka
ELSIE LOCKE AWARD FOR NON-FICTION and BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD
Art-tastic by Sarah Pepperle
RUSSELL CLARK AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATION
Puffin the Architect by Kimberly Andrews
THE WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION TE KURA POUNAMU AWARD
Te Haka a Tānerore by Reina Kahukiwa, illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa, translated by Kiwa Hammond