Younger Readers: Short List 2017

Here is the round-up of books that appear on the Book Week 2017 Short List for Book of the Year: Younger Readers category.

An odd sort of collection for this category with a range of topics explored - Wendy Orr is the only author I am familiar with so I am looking forward to reading works from the other authors.

Please note: quite a few of these books are new to me so I have taken the summaries from other sources until I can get hold of the books.

Older Readers: Short List 2017

Here is the round-up of books that appear on the Book Week 2017 Short List for Book of the Year: Older Readers category.

This year is quite diverse in style and topics compared to some previous short lists and this is a refreshing change.

Please note: quite a few of these books are new to me so I have taken the summaries from other sources until I can get hold of the books.