Presenting the CBCA Shortlist - 2022
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Book of the Year: Older Readers
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling. Ages 13-18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended
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Girls in Boys' Cars
Felicity Castagna
Pan Macmillan Australia
ISBN: 9781760982980
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How to Repaint a Life
Steven Herrick
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702263156
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Tiger Daughter
Rebecca Lim
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760877644
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The Boy from the Mish
Gary Lonesborough
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760525880
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Terciel and Elinor
Garth Nix
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760878818
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Sugar Town Queens
Malla Nunn
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760526832
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Book of the Year: Younger Readers
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper primary years. 7-12 years.
Note: Some of the titles in this category may only be suitable for readers who are in the upper primary years as they contain mature themes, including violence. Parental guidance is recommended.
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Dragon Skin
Karen Foxlee
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760526108
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The Detective's Guide to Ocean Travel
Nicki Greenberg
Affirm Press
ISBN: 9781922400673
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Huda and Me
H. Hayek
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760526023
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A Glasshouse of Stars
Shirley Marr
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781760899547
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Exit Through the Gift Shop
Maryam Master
ill. Astred Hicks Pan Macmillan Australia
ISBN: 9781760983512
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Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief
Katrina Nannestad
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780733341465
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Book of the Year: Early Childhood
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. Ages 0-6 years.
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When the Waterhole Dries Up
Kaye Baillie
ill. Max Hamilton Windy Hollow Books
ISBN: 9781922081971
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What Do You Call Your Grandma?
Ashleigh Barton
ill. Martina Heiduczek HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780733340840
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Walk of the Whales
Nick Bland
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760509026
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Amira's Suitcase
Vikki Conley
ill. Nicky Johnston New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781922326133
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Jetty Jumping
Andrea Rowe
ill. Hannah Sommerville Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760500658
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Winston and the Indoor Cat
Leila Rudge
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760652609
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The Picture Book of the Year
Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years. (NB. Some of these books may be for mature readers).
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The Boy and the Elephant
Freya Blackwood
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9781460759998
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Blue Flower
Gabriel Evans
text. Sonya Hartnett Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781760894450
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Stellarphant
James Foley
Fremantle Press
ISBN: 9781760990732
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The Inheritance
Armin Greder
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760526788
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Just One Bee
Christopher Nielsen
text. Margrete Lamond & Anthony Bertini Dirt Lane Press
ISBN: 9780648023890
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Iceberg
Jess Racklyeft
text. Claire Saxby Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760526047
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Eve Pownall Award
Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended
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Still Alive, Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention System
Safdar Ahmed
Twelve Panels Press
ISBN: 9780980593730
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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature
Sami Bayly
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734420046
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Book of Curious Birds
Jennifer Cossins
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734420473
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Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest
Diane Lucas & Ben Tyler
ill. Emma Long Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760525958
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The First Scientists: Deadly Inventions and Innovations from Australia's First Peoples
Corey Tutt
ill. Blak Douglas Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN: 9781741177527
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Heroes, Rebels and Innovators
Karen Wyld
ill. Jaelyn Biumaiwai Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734419835
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CBCA Award for New Illustrator
This Award aims to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration. Ages 0-18 years.
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A Trip to the Hospital
Freda Chiu
A&U Books for Children and Young Adults
ISBN: 9781760526702
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Everyday Wonders
Natala Graetz
Everyday Wonders
ISBN: 9780645245004
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Great White Shark
Cindy Lane
text. Claire Saxby Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760651848
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Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest
Diane Lucas & Ben Tyler
ill. Emma Long Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760525958
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For Love
Cristina Neri
Lake Press Pty Ltd
ISBN: 9780655213611
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The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name
Michelle Pereira
text. Sandhya Parappukkaran Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760509361
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