HA Young Quills 2021 shortlist
HA annual awards for best historical fiction for young people
HA Young Quills 2021 shortlist
We are pleased to announce the shortlist for this year’s Young Quills.
You can read the young people's reviews of each book via the link from the book title:
Books in the 5–9 years category:
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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Dinah Orji |
Dinosaur Books Ltd |
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Tony Bradman |
Barrington Stoke |
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Barbara Henderson |
Pokey Hat |
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Kwame Alexander, illus Kadir Nelson |
Andersen Press |
Books in the 10–13 years category:
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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Tom Palmer |
Barrington Stoke |
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Tanya Landman |
Walker Books |
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Bali Rai |
Bloomsbury Education |
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Elizabeth Wein |
Bloomsbury Children's Books |
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Paul Dowswell |
Bloomsbury Education |
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Catherine Randall |
Book Guild Publishing Ltd |
Books in the 14 years and above category:
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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Alex Wheatle |
Andersen Press |
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Julia Gray |
Andersen Press |
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Elen Caldecott |
Andersen Press |
HA Young Quills 2021 Longlist
Books in the 5–9 years category:
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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Dinah Orji |
Dinosaur Books Ltd |
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Baroness Floella Benjamin |
Macmillan Children's Books |
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Tony Bradman |
Barrington Stoke |
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Hilary Robinson |
Strauss House Productions |
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A M Howell |
Usborne Publishing Ltd |
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Judith Eagle |
Faber & Faber; Main edition |
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Barbara Henderson |
Pokey Hat |
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Kwame Alexander, illus Kadir Nelson |
Andersen Press |
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Sophie Kirtley |
Bloomsbury Children's Books |
Books in the 10–13 years category:
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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Tom Palmer |
Barrington Stoke |
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Katharine Orton |
Walker Books |
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Tanya Landman |
Walker Books |
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Bali Rai |
Bloomsbury Education |
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Mary Rosambeau |
Mary Rosambeau Publishing |
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Lucy Worsley |
Bloomsbury Children's Books |
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Elizabeth Wein |
Bloomsbury Children's Books |
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Lucy Strange |
Chicken House |
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Paul Dowswell |
Bloomsbury Education |
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Ross Montgomery |
Walker Books |
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Trudi Tweedie |
Chicken House |
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Iszi Lawrence |
Bloomsbury Education |
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Catherine Randall |
Book Guild Publishing Ltd |
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Catherine Johnson |
Bloomsbury Education |
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Jennifer Bell |
Walker Books |
Books in the 14 years and above category:
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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Patrick Ness |
Walker Books |
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Alex Wheatle |
Andersen Press |
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Cassandra Clare |
Walker Books |
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Matt Killeen |
Usborne Publishing Ltd |
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Julia Gray |
Andersen Press |
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Maggie Harcourt |
Usborne Publishing Ltd |
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Elen Caldecott |
Andersen Press |
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Sally Nicholls |
Andersen Press |
The 2021 Young Quills winners will be announced in the autumn of 2021