The winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards for 2019 have been announced. More than 115,000 votes were cast by the public to select the winners. Here are the winners in the youth categories:

TEEN & YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR

Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin

 

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR – SENIOR

Shooting for the Stars: My Journey to Become Ireland’s First Astronaut by Norah Patten, illustrated by Jennifer Farley

 

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR – JUNIOR

123 Ireland! by Aoife Dooley