The 2014 Carnegie Medal shortlist...
...has been released, as has the shortlist for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
The Carnegie contenders are:
All the Truth That's in Me, by Julie Berry
The Bunker Diary, by Kevin Brooks
The Child's Elephant, by Rachel Campbell-Johnston
Ghost Hawk, by Susan Cooper
Blood Family, by Anne Fine
Rooftoppers, by Katherine Rundell
Liar & Spy, by Rebecca Stead
The Wall, by William Sutcliffe
Click on through for more info, as well as for the Greenaway list.