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Booktrust announces the shortlist for the Teenage Prize 2010

publication date: Sep 7, 2010
The EnemyThe Enemy by Charlie Higson (Puffin)

The Enemy is a chilling post apocolyptic tale from TV actor, comedian and author of the bestselling Young Bond series.
It is modern-day London, but something terrible has happened. A mystery illness has infected everyone over the age of 14. Those afflicted either die or become so crazed by disease they are little more than wild animals. Gangs of kids are left to fend for themselves, dodging the zombie adults who remain and trying not to tear one another apart in the process.

The Enemy is available from Amazon.

HaloHalo by Zizou Corder (Puffin)

Halo
is the story of one girl's heroic voyage to discover her true identity in ancient Greece. Washed ashore as a baby in ancient Greece, Halo is discovered by a family of centaurs. Although her true identity remains a mystery, she is loved as one of their own. But when Halo is dragged away by fishermen, her wild adventure begins. Halo soon realises that if she is to survive then she must live in disguise - as a boy.

Halo is available from Amazon.


Nobody's GirlNobody's Girl by Sarra Manning (Hodder Children's Books)

A novel about teenage love, loss and identity from the former editor of Ellegirl UK.Plain, frumpy, dull as mud - that's Bea. So when super-cool Ruby and her posse want to hang with her, it has to be a practical joke. But an invitation to a girly holiday in Malaga with Ruby and co. seems like the real deal. Even better, Bea can get away from her annoying mum.

Nobody's Girl is available from Amazon.

Out of ShadowsOut of Shadows by Jason Wallace (Andersen Press)

A compelling and thought-provoking novel about race, bullying and the need to belong. Zimbabwe, 1980s. The war is over, independence has been won and Robert Mugabe has come to power offering hope, land and freedom to black Africans. It is the end of the Old Way and the start of a promising new era. For Robert Jacklin, it's all new: new continent, new country, new school. And very quickly he learns that for some of his classmates, the sound of guns is still loud, and their battles rage on.

Out of Shadows is available from Amazon.
 
RevolverRevolver by Marcus Sedgwick (Orion)

From the winning author of the 2007 Booktrust Teenage Prize, this novel makes the reader look again at that weapon that has become so familiar to us all. 1910. A cabin north of the Arctic Circle. 15 year-old Sig Andersson is alone. Alone, except for the corpse of his father, who died earlier that day after falling through a weak spot on the ice-covered lake. His sister, Anna, and step-mother, Nadya, have gone to the local town for help. Then comes a knock at the door. It's a man, the flash of a revolver's butt at his hip, and a mean glare in his eyes.

Revolver is available from Amazon.

Unhooking the MoonUnhooking the Moon by Gregory Hughes (Quercus)

Two orphaned siblings set out on a poignant and gripping road-trip adventure.  Meet the Rat: a dancing, football-playing gangster-baiting ten-year-old. When she foresaw her father's death, she picked up her football and decided to head for New York. Meet her older brother Bob: Protector of the Rat, but more often her follower, he is determined to find their uncle in America and discover a new life for them both.

Unhooking the Moon is available from Amazon.