Carnegie Medal 2009
As the Guardian has already noted, it’s boys’, boys’, boys’ stories all the way for the 2009 Carnegie Medal shortlist.
Not long ago there was considerable comment in blogland and twitterdom in this country about the lack of stories with strong female protaganists in the 2009 CBCA shortlist for older readers and disappointment at the Miles Franklin Award, where no woman was shortlisted for arguably Australia’s most prestigious literary prize.
So we are not alone. The British judges have selected the following titles to be in contention for the 2009 Carnegie :
- Cosmic – Frank Cottrell Boyce
- Black Rabbit Summer – Kevin Brooks
- Airman – Eoin Colfer
- Bog Child – Siobhan Dowd
- Ostrich Boys – Keith Gray
- The Knife of Never Letting Go – Patrick Ness
- Creature of the Night – Kate Thompson
Comments anyone?
