The Carnegie Medal was established in 1936 and is the UK’s oldest children’s literary honour. Past winners have included Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights and CS Lewis’s The Last Battle.

This years nominations are

1. Crusade - Elizabeth Laird. A 12th century tale of the Saracens and the Christians during the third Crusade.
2. Apache - Tanya Landeman’s. The setting is the 19th century and features and 14 year old girl warrior fighting for the survival of her land and her tribe.
3. Here Lies Arthur - Philip Reeve. A re-working of the Camelot story.
4. Ruby Red - Linzi Glass. A love story set in Johannesburg against the backdrop of the Soweto riots in 1976.
5. Gatty’s Tale - Kevin Crossley-Holland. A pilgrimage to the Holy Land set in the 13th century.
6. What I Was - Meg Rosoff. A tale of friendship set in East Anglia.
7. Finding Violet Park - Jenny Valentine. A 15 year old boy explore the life of Violet Park - he is lead to this through finding her ashes in a cab office.