The Shortlist for the WAYRBA (West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award) has been announced. The award covers four categories; picture book, younger readers, middle grade, and older readers. The books are nominated by WA students up to Year 12, and all students in WA are invited to vote for the winners.
Books that are nominated must meet these criteria:
- books must have been published in the last five years.
- they must stand alone if they are part of a series (unless book one has been on).
- they can’t have been on a WAYRBA shortlist before.
Reserve a copy today to be involved and then cast your vote.
Picture Book
Pig the Rebel by Aaron Blabey
The Champion’s Trophy by Aimee Chan and illustrated by Sepide Rahimi
This Book is a Time Machine by Tracey Dembo and Lucinda Gifford
The Pocket Chaotic by Ziggy Hanaor and illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett
Koalas Stole My Undies by Kylie Howarth
Do Not Open This Book For Eternity by Andy Lee and illustrated by Heath McKenzie
Let’s Play Football! by Ben Lerwill
The Kindest Red: a story of Hijab and Friednship by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali, with art by Hatem Aly
Accidentally Kelly Street by Briony Stewart
The Very First You by Scott Stuart
Baa Baa Black Belt by Gavin Aung Than
We are Matildas by Shelley Ware and illustrated by Serena Geddes
Younger Readers
Friendly Bee and Friends by Sean E. Avery
Secret Agent Mole Goldfish Finger by James Foley
Etta and the Octopus by Zara Fraillon with pictures by Andrew Joyner
The 156 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and illustrated by Terry Denton
Sunny the Shark by Remy Lai
Dragon Girls-Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon by Maddy Mara and illustrated by Thais Damião
Billy and the Giant Adventure by Jamie Oliver and illustrated by Monica Armino
Wandi by Favel Parrett and illustrated by Zoe Ingram
Dogman Twenty Thousand Fleas Under The Sea by Dave Pilkey
Runt by Craig Silver and illustrated by Sara Acton
Spellhound by Lian Tanner and illustrated by Sally Soweol Han
Scout and the Rescue Dogs by Dianne Wolfer and illustrated by Tony Flowers
Middle Grade Readers
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
We Run Tomorrow by Nat Amoore, with art by Mike Barry
The Raven’s Song by Zana Fraillon and Bren MacDibble
Always by Morris Gleitzman
Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly and illustrated by Celia Krampien
Diper Overlöde by Jeff Kinney
Jamie by L. D. Lapinski
The Sad Ghost Club – Find Your Kindred Spirits by Lize Meddings
The Bookseller’s Apprentice by Amelia Mellor
Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup by Andy Sagar
Valentine Crow and Mr. Death by Jenni Spangler
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
Older Readers
The Companion by Katie Alender
Future Girl by by Asphyxia
One Song by A.J. Betts
Saltwater Boy by Bradley Christmas
The First Move by Jenny Ireland
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney
One of Us is Back by Karen M. McManus
The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
Hamlet is Not Ok by R. A. Spratt
Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying
