Tag Archives: YA book prize

One by Sarah Crossan – another view

Posted on June 26, 2016 by paisleypiranha

Winner of the YA Book Prize 2016 Winner of the Carnegie Medal 2016 First I should say that I read this because I felt I ought to. Winning the YA Book Prize is one thing, but the field from which … Continue reading →

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The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson

Posted on May 25, 2016 by paisleypiranha

Shortlisted for the 2016 YA Book Prize When David Piper was six, he told his class that what he wanted to be when he grew up was a girl and the school bully is never going to let him forget … Continue reading →

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One by Sarah Crossan

Posted on May 18, 2016 by paisleypiranha

Official blurb: Grace and Tippi are twins – conjoined twins. And their lives are about to change. No longer able to afford homeschooling, they must venture into the world – a world of stares, sneers and cruelty. Will they find … Continue reading →

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The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury (Take 2)

Posted on May 13, 2016 by paisleypiranha

Take II – review by Katy Haye Official blurb: I am the perfect weapon. I kill with a single touch. Twylla is blessed. The Gods have chosen her to marry a prince, and rule the kingdom. But the favour of … Continue reading →

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The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

Posted on May 11, 2016 by paisleypiranha

Shortlisted for the 2016 YA Book Prize Twylla is offered the chance to live in the court as the future wife of the heir to the throne. This means giving up her destiny as Sin Eater after her mother dies, … Continue reading →

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Asking for it by Louise O’Neill

Posted on May 5, 2016 by paisleypiranha

Shortlisted for the 2016 YA Book Prize Warning! This book contains distressing, graphic scenes and is not suitable for younger readers. Eighteen-year-old Emma is beautiful, popular, happy, confident – and doesn’t she know it. She knows how to play her … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of the Lady Caraboo by Catherine Johnson

Posted on April 20, 2016 by paisleypiranha

Shortlisted for the 2016 YA Book Prize When a mysterious girl is found on a West Country road, ragged and penniless and unable to speak or understand English, her proud and fearless bearing lead people to believe that she is … Continue reading →

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Unbecoming by Jenny Downham (take 2)

Posted on April 7, 2016 by paisleypiranha

Shortlisted for the 2016 YA Book Prize Unbecoming is a story of the chaos brought to seventeen-year-old Katie’s life by the discovery that she is attracted to her best friend and by the arrival of in the family of Mary, … Continue reading →

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Unbecoming by Jenny Downham

Posted on April 4, 2016 by paisleypiranha

Shortlisted for the 2016 YA Book Prize Official blurb: Three women – three secrets – one heart-stopping story. Katie, seventeen, in love with someone whose identity she can’t reveal. Her mother, Caroline, uptight, worn out and about to find the … Continue reading →

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Concentr8 by William Sutcliffe

Posted on March 30, 2016 by paisleypiranha

Shortlisted for the 2016 YA Book Prize Concentr8 starts with an interesting premise. What if the majority of young people were given regular doses of the type of behaviour-altering drugs prescribed for sufferers of ADHD in order to pacify and … Continue reading →

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