The shortlisted titles for the 2014 Branford Boase Award...
They are:
Geek Girl, by Holly Smale, edited by Lizzie Clifford
Winter Damage, by Natasha Carthew, edited by Rebecca McNally
Infinite Sky, by C J Flood, edited by Venetia Gosling
Wild Boy, by Rob Lloyd Jones, edited by Mara Bergman
Red Ink, by Julie Mayhew, edited by Emily Thomas
Alex, the Dog, and the Unopenable Door, by Ross Montgomery, edited by Rebecca Lee & Susila Baybars
The Poison Boy, by Fletcher Moss, edited by Imogen Cooper and Barry Cunningham
All new to me, and there are a few there that I'll be hunting down STAT!
The Branford Boase Award is given annually to:
..an outstanding first novel to a first-time writer of a book for young people. At the same time, it marks the important contribution of the editor in identifying and nurturing new talent.