Monday 20 October 2014

#CKG15 nominations!

It is that time of year again, and I realise I haven't posted anything since last April!  The longlists are insanely long, 91 on the Carnegie, so I'm probably not going to see my good friend Matt for a few months as he gets through them in his official capacity of a judge.  So really quickly, I'm highlighting the ones I've read in red and the ones on my tbr pile in green, and at the end are my top picks from what I know of the list.  I've only read just over a third of them though, and some I know nothing about so my longlist is bound to change by February!
Angus, Sam. Captain
Avery, Tom. My Brother's Shadow
Baldacci, David. The Finisher
Barraclough, Lindsey. The Mark of Cain
Bedford, Martyn. Never Ending
Bergin, Virginia. The Rain
Black, Holly. The Coldest Girl In Coldtown
Blaxill, Gina. Saving Silence
Booth, Anne. Girl With A White Dog
Bowler, Tim. Night Runner
Boyne, John. Stay Where You Are And Then Leave
Breslin, Theresa. Ghost Soldier
Brooks, Kevin. The Ultimate Truth: Travis Delaney Investigates
Butler, Heather. Us Minus Mum
Buxton, Jamie. Temple Boys
Cain, Cate. The Jade Boy
Camden, Steve. Tape
Cantor, Jillian. Searching For Sky
Carroll. Emma. The Girl Who Walked On Air
Cassidy, Anne. Finding Jennifer Jones
Chan, Crystal. Bird
Christopher, Lucy. The Killing Woods
Conaghan, Brian. When Mr. Dog Bites
Cotterill, Jo. Looking At The Stars
Creech, Sharon. The Boy On The Porch
Crossan, Sarah. Apple and Rain
Crow, Matthew. In Bloom
Crowe, Sara. Bone Jack
David, Keren. Salvage
Dawson, James. Say Her Name
Day, Susie. Pea's Book of Holidays
Dickinson, Matt. The Everest Files
Doherty, Berlie. The Company of Ghosts
Don, Lari. Mind Blind
Doyle, Roddy. Brilliant
Earle, Phil. The Bubble Wrap Boy
Easton, T.S. Boys Don't Knit
Elson, Jane. A Room Full Of Chocolate
Furniss, Clare. The Year of the Rat
Gaiman, Neil. Fortunately, The Milk
Gardner, Sally. Tinder
Gavin, Jamila. Blackberry Blue: And Other Fairy Tales
Gemin, Giancarlo. Cowgirl
Gibbons, Alan. Hate
Gilman, David. Monkey and Me
Gleitzman, Morris. Loyal Creatures
Green, Sally. Half Bad
Haig, Matt. Echo Boy
Hall, Tim. Shadow of the Wolf
Hardinge, Frances. Cuckoo Song
Haughton, Emma. Now You See Me
Hearn, Julia. Dance Of The Dark Heart
Helsby, Genevieve. My First Orchestra Book
Howes, M.J. Feed
Ho-Yen, Polly. Boy In The Tower
Inglis, Lucy. City of Halves
Johnson, Catherine. Sawbones
Laird, Elizabeth. The Fastest Boy In The World
Landman, Tanya. Buffalo Soldier
Lewis, Gill. Scarlet Ibis
Lockhart, E. We Were Liars
Mason, Simon. Running Girl
Massey, David. Taken
McCaughrean, Geraldine. The Middle Of Nowhere
McGovern, Cammie. Amy and Matthew
McGowan, Anthony. Hello Darkness
McKenzie, Sophie. Every Second Counts
Mitton, Tony. Wayland
Moorhouse, Tom. The River Singers
Ness, Patrick. More Than This
Nicholls, Sally. Close Your Pretty Eyes
Pass, Emma. The Fearless
Pratt, Non. Trouble
Rai, Bali. Web of Darkness
Reeve, Phillip. Oliver and the Seawigs
Riddell, Chris. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse
Rix, Megan. A Soldier's Friend
Robinson, Hilary. Where the Poppies Now Grow
Rosoff, Meg. Picture Me Gone
Sales, Leila. This Song Will Save Your Life
Sedgwick, Marcus. She Is Not Invisible
Sharpe, Tess. Far From You
Slater, Kim. Smart: A Mysterious Crime, A Different Detective
Smith, Alex. Devilskein and Dearlove
Smith, Andrew. Grasshopper Jungle
Stevens, Robin. Murder Most Unladylike: A Wells and Wong Mystery
Sutcliffe, William. Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom
Suzuma, Tabitha. Hurt
Symon, Andrew. Jack Shian and the Mapa Mundi
Walter, Jon. Close To The Wind

Westcott, Rebecca. Dandelion Clocks
I will have definitely read more than half of them before the longlist is announced on February 10th, but at the moment my top 20 (that was how long the longlist was last time) are:
  1. Bedford, Martyn. Never Ending
  2. Bergin, Virginia. The Rain
  3. Black, Holly. The Coldest Girl In Coldtown
  4. Booth, Anne. Girl With A White Dog
  5. Boyne, John. Stay Where You Are And Then Leave
  6. Cassidy, Anne. Finding Jennifer Jones
  7. Conaghan, Brian. When Mr. Dog Bites
  8. Crossan, Sarah. Apple and Rain
  9. Crowe, Sara. Bone Jack
  10. Dawson, James. Say Her Name
  11. Doyle, Roddy. Brilliant
  12. Earle, Phil. The Bubble Wrap Boy
  13. Easton, T.S. Boys Don't Knit
  14. Gardner, Sally. Tinder
  15. Hardinge, Frances. Cuckoo Song
  16. Ness, Patrick. More Than This
  17. Pratt, Non. Trouble
  18. Rosoff, Meg. Picture Me Gone
  19. Slater, Kim. Smart: A Mysterious Crime, A Different Detective
  20. Smith, Andrew. Grasshopper Jungle


It was really difficult to get the list down as there are so many great books this year!

So many questions: can Tinder do the double - nominated for the Carnegie and the Greenaway?  Might we have a "middle grade" funny winner that no one will complain about? Will Patrick Ness win again? Take a look at all the details, including the fabulous Greenaway nominations, on the official CKG site.