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