The Guardian Children’s Fiction longlist announced …
The Guardian longlist for 2008 contains seven titles, of which Julia Eccleshare says:
Individual choice is a key issue in the seven books longlisted this year. Whether the setting is historical, futuristic or contemporary, these brave and ambitious books portray the journey from child to adult as complicated, hazardous and unpredictable. In doing so they encourage readers to wonder and to explore; above all, to think about the kinds of ’selves’ they may be or like to be.
- Longlist:
- Frank Cottrell Boyce Cosmic
- Siobhan Dowd Bog Child
- Jenny Downham Before I Die
- Tanya Landman The Goldsmith’s Daughter
- Rhiannon Lassiter Bad Blood
- Anthony McGowan The Knife that Killed Me
- Patrick Ness The Knife of Never Letting Go
Winners will be announced in September.
