The Costa Book Awards are given in the UK in five categories with an overall winner picked later in January. One of the categories is focused on children’s books. Here is the winner as well as the other finalists:

WINNER

Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant

FINALISTS

The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff (released in April 2021 in U.S.)

The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson

Wranglestone by Darren Charlton