Episode 109
Quick Book Reviews - Episode 109
Interview with Faber Academy & review of 10 YA finalists.
Quick Book Reviews with Philippa Hall · Philippa Hall
May 24, 202148m 20s
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Show Notes
Philippa interviews Nicci Cloke from the Faber Academy about their writing courses and then reviews all 10 of the finalists for the YA Book Prize 2021 and lists her top 5, so who does Philippa think should win? Authors and their books include:
- Wranglestone by Darren Charlton (published by Little Tiger)
- Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (published by Electric Monkey)
- And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando (published by Simon & Schuster Children's Books)
- Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence (published by Hodder Children's Books)
- Loveless by Alice Oseman (published by HarperCollins Children's Books)
- The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff (published by Bloomsbury)
- Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter (published by Macmillan Children's Books)
- Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury (published by Scholastic UK)
- Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle (published by Andersen Press)
- A Snowfall of Silver by Laura Wood (published by Scholastic UK)
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