Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year Senior
Young Adult is currently the hottest genre in all publishing and Irish writers are in the vanguard. This year’s shortlist for The Specsavers Children’s category Senior comprises a stellar list of top Irish writers all signed to major UK publishing imprints.
The winner
Asking For It by Louise O'Neill
Shortlist
Darkmouth: Worlds Explode by Shane Hegarty |
Demon Road by Derek Landy |
One by Sarah Crossan |
Once upon a Place by Eoin Colfer (editor) |
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne |
Vote for your books of the year
Once a year, on All Souls Day, the dead may return; Solar Bones tells the story of one such visit. Wry and poignant, Solar Bones is an intimate portrayal of one family, capturing how careless decisions ripple out into waves, and how our morals are challenged in small ways every day.