CBCA 2023 Notables

CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR NOTABLES - 2023

THE CBCA BOOK AWARDS 2023 SHORTLIST IS ANNOUNCED ON TUESDAY, 28 MARCH 2023

Older Readers
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling. Ages 13-18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended.

Younger Readers
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper primary years. 7-12 years.
Note: Some of the titles in this category may only be suitable for readers who are in the upper primary years as they contain mature themes, including violence. Parental guidance is recommended.

Early Childhood
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. Ages 0-6 years.

Picture Books
Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years.
Note: Some of these books may be for mature readers.

Information Books (Eve Pownall Award)
Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended.


A Little Spark 9781760526924

A Little Spark

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Ask No Questions 9781922571342

Ask No Questions

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Completely Normal (and Other Lies) 9781760508746

Completely Normal (and Other Lies)

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Interned 9781760653019

Interned

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Libby Lawrence is Good at Pretending 9781743059043

Libby Lawrence is Good at Pretending

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Neverlanders 9781761049071

Neverlanders

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Slipping the Noose 9781922458544

Slipping the Noose

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The Greatest Thing 9781761067655

The Greatest Thing

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The Killing Code 9781760526535

The Killing Code

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The Museum of Broken Things 9781922458537

The Museum of Broken Things

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The Other Side of Tomorrow 9781760976453

The Other Side of Tomorrow

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The Stand In 9781761290558

The Stand In

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The Wearing of the Green 9781760653583

The Wearing of the Green

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Triple Threat 9781760509101

Triple Threat

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Unnecessary Drama 9781922458896

Unnecessary Drama

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We Who Hunt the Hollow 9781760508920

We Who Hunt the Hollow

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What We All Saw 9781761045936

What We All Saw

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Where You Left Us 9780702265600

Where You Left Us

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