The titles competing for this year’s KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards have been revealed (Wednesday 9th March). The extraordinary diversity of topics explored in the ten shortlisted titles incudes monkeys and mangoes; a heist; a haunted house; a tale of the Titanic rescue; folk legend retellings from Ireland and from Russia; a coming of age verse novel dealing with chronic illness; a story of first love, and a witty yet hard hitting tale of a mother’s alcoholism. The selection comprises a spread of books for young readers of all ages from picturebooks to young adult novels.
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artscouncil-ni.org/news/shortlist-for-the-2022-kpmg-childrens-books-ireland-awards
