We are delighted to say that Katya Balen’s October, October, has won the Yoto Carnegie 2022 Medal. And also delighted to say that it has also won the Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Award, which is judged by young people in schools, libraries, reading groups and individually, who ‘shadow’ the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal judging process, reading, discussing and reviewing the books on the shortlists and voting for their favourites.
SHORTLISTS FOR YOTO CARNEGIE GREENAWAY AWARDS 2022 CELEBRATE THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP AND PICTURES TO CREATE EMPATHY, CONNECTION AND HOPE
16th March 2022
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Wednesday 16th February 2022: The UK’s longest running and best-loved book awards for children and young people, the Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards, today announced the shortlists for 2022.
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Acclaimed authors Katya Balen, Phil Earle, Alex Wheatle progress from Yoto Carnegie longlist to shortlist for the first time; and four debuts are recognised – Sue Divin for the Carnegie and George Butler, Danica Novgorodoff and Peter Van den Ende on the Yoto Kate Greenaway list
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Second novels from 2021 Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice winner Manjeet Mann and 2017 Carnegie shortlisted author Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock secure a place on the shortlist; while double Kate Greenaway Medal winners Sydney Smith (2018 & 2021) and Emily Gravett (2005 & 2008) have a shot at a third Medal.
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Six of the eight Yoto Carnegie shortlisted books are based on real-world events – from Tacky’s War to WWII; the legacy of the Troubles to the refugee crisis; the 2011 Japanese tsunami to the Central Park Exonerated Five case – with many demonstrating the power of friendship to help young people overcome challenges and celebrate difference.
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The judges’ selection champions pictures and their ability to communicate with readers and help them understand the world, with two wordless picture books on the Yoto Kate Greenaway list and two illustrated titles up for the Yoto Carnegie Medal, including one featuring manga.
The Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in children’s writing and illustration respectively and are unique in being judged by children’s and youth librarians, with the Shadowers’ Choice Award voted for by children and young people.
16 books have been selected in total – eight for the Yoto Carnegie Medal and eight for the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal – from a longlist of 33 titles. They were chosen by an expert team of volunteer judges, featuring 14 librarians from CILIP’s Youth Libraries Group based across the UK.
The 2022 Yoto Carnegie Medal shortlist (alphabetical by author surname):
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October, October by Katya Balen, illustrated by Angela Harding (Bloomsbury)
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Guard Your Heart by Sue Divin (Macmillan Children’s Books)
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When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle (Andersen Press)
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Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock (Faber)
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The Crossing by Manjeet Mann (Penguin Children’s Books)
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Tsunami Girl by Julian Sedgwick, illustrated by Chie Kutsuwada (Guppy Books)
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Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle (Andersen Press)
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Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (HarperCollins Children’s Books)