The 2017 shortlists for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal were announced March 16.
There is one finalist on each list of genre interest – which I have flagged with the book’s cover art.
The CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlist for 2017
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
The Bone Sparrow
Zana Fraillon
The Smell of Other People’s Houses
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
The Stars at Oktober Bend
Glenda Millard
Beck
Peet with Meg Rosoff
Railhead
Philip Reeve
Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys
Wolf Hollow
Lauren Wolk
The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Shortlist for 2017
Wild Animals of the North
Dieter Braun
Tidy
Emily Gravett
Wolves of Currumpaw
William Grill
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Jim Kay
A Great Big Cuddle
Chris Riddell
The Journey
Francesca Sanna
The Marvels
Brian Selznick
There is a Tribe of Kids
Lane Smith
The winners will be announced June 19.
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My mother (a member of CILIP and a nominator for the awards) specifically recommended Railhead and Brian Selznick last time I spoke to her. I liked Reeve’s Mortal Engines book but I must admit I’ve completely lost track of him simce…