The 2013 Costa shortlists...

...have been announced.

The Children's Book Award list is:

Ross Montgomery for Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door

Sarah Naughton for The Hanged Man Rises

Chris Riddell for Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse

Elizabeth Wein for Rose Under Fire

Click on through to the article for the other lists, and see the Costa website for even more info.