The shortlists for the 2021 Indie Book Awards have been announced. The Australian award is selected from titles nominated by independent booksellers from throughout the country. The winners will be announced on March 22nd. Here are the shortlisted titles in the youth categories:
CHILDREN’S
The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals by Sami Bayly
Sing Me the Summer by Jane Godwin, illustrated by Alison Lester
YOUNG ADULT
Catch Me If I Fall by Barry Jonsberg
Future Girl by Asphyxia
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
This One Is Ours by Kate O’Donnell