Warwickshire Schools Library Service Supporting reading and learning in schools
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Warwickshire Teen Book Award (WTBA) 2023 Longlist

We are delighted to announce our nominations for the WTBA 2023. Alongside a group of experienced and impassioned secondary school librarians, we read and reviewed a wide variety of books to create this year's longlist. In September, the pupils read and select their favourite books and we announce the winner in December 2023.

The nominations are:

  • Good for Nothing by Mariam Ansar
  • Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
  • The Girl Who Broke the Sea by A. Connors
  • With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte
  • Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher
  • Tag, You're Dead by Kathryn Foxfield
  • How Far We've Come by Joyce Efia Harmer
  • As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
  • Steady for This by Nathanael Lessore
  • Happy Head by Josh Silver

If you would like to get involved, please email us at schoolslibraryservice@warwickshire.gov.uk