| The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Longlist. 18th July 2003. |
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The Guardian has announced an eight-stong longlist for its prestigious annual Children's Fiction Prize. The list includes books by Kevin Brooks, Keith Gray and Mark Haddon which are also on the Booktrust Teenage Prize shortlist. |
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| Julia Eccleshare, the Guardian children's books editor and chair of the panel of judges, said of the longlist; "...the inclusion of these new voices marks a step forward, as it challenges children to examine the prejudices of society and offers them an ever-widening understanding of the varied world in which they find themselves." | |
| The shortlist expected to be announced during September, with the winners announcement being made on 4th October 2003. | |
| The
Longlist |
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Bad
Alice - Jean Ure |
The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon |
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The
Book of Dead Days - Marcus Sedgwick |
The
Fire-Eaters - David Almond |
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Lucas
- Kevin Brooks |
Malarkey
- Keith Gray |
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The
Speed of the Dark - Alex Shearer |
Where
in the World - Simon French |
More
information about the award can be found on the Guardian
web site, at http://books.guardian.co.uk/guardianchildrensprize2003/0,13696,989688,00.html |
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