The Yoto Carnegie Medal Shortlists 2023

by Emma Scott

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The shortlists for the Yoto Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration have just been announced.

As part of our drive to bring the very best children's and young adult books to our collection for our members to enjoy, we're pleased to say that we have three of the titles shortlisted for the Writing Medal in our library already with another three following soon. And although not all of those shortlisted for the Illustration medal are suitable for audio, we are pleased to have one with another two following soon.

Here are the shortlists, click on the number next to the book to see the book on Play Calibre.

The Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing - 2023 Shortlist

Image shows the book covers for the books shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegies Medal for Writing 2023

Needle - Patrice Lawrence - Book No: 618292

The Light in Everything - Katya Balen - Book No 618319

Medusa - Jessie Burton - Book No 618317

The Blue Book of Nebo - Manon Steffan Ros - coming soon

I Must Betray You - Ruta Sepetys - coming soon

The Eternal Return of Clara Hart - Louise Finch - coming soon

When Shadows Fall - Sita Brahmachari

The Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration - 2023 Shortlist

Image shows the book covers for the books shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegies Medal for Illustration 2023

The Worlds We Leave Behind - A F Harrold - Book No 618318

Rescuing Titanic - Flora Delargy - coming soon

The Visible Sounds - Yin Jianling - coming soon

Alte Zachen: Old Things - Ziggy Hanaor

The Comet - Joe Todd-Stanton

Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear - Nguyen Trang

Winners will be announced on 21st June 2023. Find out more about the Yoto Carnegie Medals here.