2021 literary prize winners for kids & teens

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The Biggest Footprint

Rob Sears,Tom Sears

An illustrated, fact-filled book about climate change, by the bestselling author of The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump.

$29.99

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Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

A gripping story of love and duty set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the 1950s.

$19.99

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Look Both Ways

Jason Reynolds

In ten stories (one per block), find out what really happens on the walk home from school, when there are no parents or teachers to supervise (or stop the fun!)…

$16.99

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Future Girl

Asphyxia

Future Girl explores what it means to come of age as a Deaf teenager, against the backdrop of a near-future Melbourne on the brink of environmental catastrophe.

$24.99

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Hardback

This Small Blue Dot

Zeno Sworder

A young girl introduces the newest member of her family to the small wonders, big lessons and other important stuff that makes being a child so special.

$26.99

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How to Make a Bird

Meg McKinlay

Extraordinary imagery and rich language spark the reader’s imagination as they enter the creative world of a young girl.

$25.99

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The End of the World Is Bigger than Love

Davina Bell

A breathtakingly original novel about love and destruction, from an award-winning Australian children’s author.

$19.99

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Loveless

Alice Oseman

The fourth novel from the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman - one of the most authentic and talked-about voices in contemporary YA.

$19.99

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Jefferson

Jean-Claude Mourlevat

When Jefferson the hedgehog goes to his hairdresser’s, he’s shocked to discover the barber lying dead on the floor.

$21.99

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As Fast As I Can

Penny Tangey

One girl. One dream. A few hurdles. Ten-year-old Vivian is determined to win a medal at the Olympic Games one day. Problem is, she hasn’t found a sport she’s any…

$16.99

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Everything Sad Is Untrue

Daniel Nayeri

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls ‘Daniel’) stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes…

$40.99

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We Are Water Protectors

Carole Lindstrom

A bold and lyrical picture book about protecting nature’s most sacred resources

$29.99

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Metal Fish, Falling Snow

Cath Moore

A road trip with unlikely companions, a girl with a unique way of seeing the world, a great loss and a struggle of identity; Metal Fish, Falling Snow is an…

$19.99

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