After a wonderful virtual meeting, YLG NW discussed the following books we thought may be on the Carnegie list in 2021.
| Author | Title | Shortlisted |
| Elizabeth Acevedo | Clap when you land | No |
| Sophie Anderson | The girl who speaks bear | No |
| Peter Bunzl | Shadowsea | Yes |
| Holly Bourne | The places I’ve cried in public | No |
| Darren Charlton | Wranglestone | Yes |
| Joseph Coelho | The girl who became a tree | Yes |
| Lucy Cuthew | Blood moon | No |
| Akwaeke Emezi | Pet | No |
| Jenny Downham | Furious Thing | No |
| Kerry Drewery | The last papercrane | No |
| S.E. Durrant | Talking to the moon | No |
| Liz Hyder | Bearmouth | No |
| Frances Hardinge | Deeplight | No |
| William Hussey | Hideous Beauty | Yes |
| Danielle Jawando | And the stars were burning bright | Yes |
| Jane Eyre: A retelling | Tanya Landman | No |
| Manjeet Mann | Run, Rebel | Yes |
| Elle McNicoll | A kind of spark | Yes |
| Patrick Ness | Burn | No |
| Christina Hammonds Reed | The black kids | No |
| Non Pratt | Every little piece of my heart | No |
| Jason Reynolds | Look both ways | No |
| Rita Sephys | Fountains of Silence | Yes |
| Elizabeth Vine | Enigma Game | No |
| Ross Welford | The kid who came from Space | No |
If you want to read along with us these are the ones we shortlisted and hope to read prior to nominations in September.
And these are the ones we discussed that we thought could get the Greenaway Medal.
| Author/ Illustrator | Title | Shortlisted |
| Tracey Corderoy | It’s impossible | Yes |
| Sally Gardner and Rovina Cai | The wind in the wall | Yes |
| Caryl Hart and Bethan Woolvin | Meet the planets | No |
| Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed | When stars are scattered | Yes |
| Soojin Kwak | A hat for Mr Mountain | No |
| Jeffrey Alan Love | The Hero’s Quest | No |
| Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar | While we can’t hug | No |
| Jackie Morris | The unwinding | Yes |
| Jackie Morris and Ehsan Abdollahi | The secret of the tattered shoes | Yes |
| Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Robert Starling | The little island | Yes |
| Clare Helen Welsh and Åsa Gilland | The perfect shelter | Yes |
And here are the ones we choose to shortlist.
We look forward to getting together in early September to choose our two nominations.
If you have read anything you think is worthy of being nominated get in touch and let us know.
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