The 2020 Indie Book Awards Longlist has been announced. The awards celebrate the best books from Australia every year. They include books in a variety of categories, including ones for young people. Here are the youth books on the longlist:
YOUNG ADULT
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox
I Am Change by Suzy Zail
Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard
It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood
Land of Fences by Mark Smith
Monuments by will Kostakis
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim
This Is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield
Weapon by Lynette Noni
CHILDREN’S
The Glimme by Emily Rodda, illustrated by Marc McBride
How to Make a Movie in 12 Days by Fiona Hardy
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals by Sami Bayly
Into the Wild: Wolf Girl Book 1 by Anh Do, illustrated by Jeremy Ley
Mr. Chicken All Over Australia by Leigh Hobbs
The Painted Ponies by Alison Lester
Tilly by Jane Godwin, illustrated by Anna Walker
The Tiny Star by Mem Fox & Freya Blackwood
A Trip to the Beach by Gwyn Perkins
Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
