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