The finalists have been announced for the 2009 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards! They are :
Picture Book
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Duck’s Stuck! – Kyle Mewburn, Ali Teo, John O’Reilly
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Every Second Friday – Kiri Lightfoot, Ben Galbraith
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Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig – Diana Neild, Philip Webb
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Roadworks – Sally Sutton, Brian Lovelock
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The Were-Nana – Melinda Szymanik, Sarah Nelisiwe Anderson
Junior Fiction
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Chicken Feathers – Joy Cowley, David Elliot
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Enemy at the Gate - Philippa Werry
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Five (and a bit) Days in the Life of Ozzie Kingsford – Val Bird, Rebecca Cundy
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Old Drumble - Jack Lasenby
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Payback - Michelle Kelly
Non-Fiction
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Back & Beyond: New Zealand Painting for the Young & Curious Gregory O’Brien
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The Crafting of Narnia: the art, creatures and weapons from Weta Workshop – Paul Tobin, Daniel Falconer
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High-Tech Legs on Everest - Mark Inglis, Sarah Ell
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Juicy Writing - Brigid Lowry
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Piano Rock: A 1950s Childhood - Gavin Bishop
Young Adult Fiction
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The 10pm Question – Kate De Goldi
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Chronicles of Stone #1: Scorched Bone – Vincent Ford
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Gool – Maurice Gee
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Juno of Taris – Fleur Beale
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The Tomorrow Code – Brian Falkner
8 March 2009 at 3:34 pm
If I could I would cast my vote for The 10pm Question – a great book, unique characters. I would be interested to know if any young adults enjoy it as much as I did though. A lot of excellent writing deemed to be “young adult”, are in my opinion often of more interest to adults, who are able to get enjoyment from a slightly retrospective look at times of youth perhaps. Doesn’t stop it being a winner though! The other categories are harder to pick. Got any favourites, Lisa? Anyone?