Yoto Carnegie Nominations 2023

Aspiring journalist Safiya investigates the murder of a fellow pupil

When her father is captured, Linnet sets off to rescue him, seeking to heal her broken island and regain her magical abilities in the process.

Mack never thought he'd find love, but now two boys want to be with him. Will he choose Karim or Finlay? And can true love last for ever? A must-read queer love story for fans of Sarah Crossan and Sex Education, written in verse by Dean Atta.

Sheba, born in a magical West-African village to a terrifying mother, discovers her own powers and the truth about her childhood.

When Billie's dad is sent to prison, her life falls apart - but when she finds and injured raven and nurses him to health, she discovers friendship and hope.

When Tom's mum and Zofia's dad announce they are having a baby and moving in together, the polar opposite children struggle to cope with the situation.

The blackbirds' song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting voices in children's fiction.

A Mami Wata mermaid must embark on a treacherous journey to make amends for saving the life of a boy at sea and endangering her people.

When Kai falls into bad ways after his family is thrown into turmoil due to a tragic loss, his friends try to find a way to bring him back.

When a flu wipes out most of the population, strangers Jamie and Andrew form a bond while fighting for survival in a changed world.

A twist on the Medusa myth, which tells of the ill-fated love between the cursed Medusa and mysterious Perseus.

When Cassie's older brother goes missing, she discovers he has crossed over to the world of the fey and she must rescue him before he is lost forever.

A teenage girl tries to recover when her ex-boyfriend commits suicide

A teenager struggles to cope with his grief and emotions following the death of his father and his family's move to an isolated seaside town

A guide to teenage life for Black girls and women.

When a terrorist attack fuels racist hatred in her area, Aaliyah begins wearing a hijab to school and decides she needs to organise a positive response to racism

Three children who can communicate with animals are forced into a dangerous adventure to fulfil a mysterious promise made to their mother.

A young boy tries to help his new classmate, Celeste, who has become sick due to the effects of pollution.

On an island ruled by whales, one boy is searching for his missing father, another is refusing to forget the past and a girl is on the run.

A foundling girl raised in a monastery must find the castle of the king who wants her dead in order to save the monks and the community that she calls home.

A rip-roaring picture book adventure from superstar pairing Malorie Blackman and Dapo Adeola.

A group of mice listen in to a human party in the hope of sneaking some cheese, but it looks like their luck might be out.

A lighthouse keeper must come up with a clever plan when his whale friend is in danger.

A child's journey to England on board of Empire Windrush

The Blue-footed Booby becomes suspect number one when a cake goes missing

Uses the popular game to invite the reader to spot items hidden in the illustrations

An explanation of what dictatorship is and how it works.

A boy is so annoyed that time is going too quickly, he stops the clocks and goes around observing things that he missed previously because life is too busy.

A teenager struggles to cope with his grief and emotions following the death of his father and his family's move to an isolated seaside town

Tells some of the most fascinating stories of mass migration and journeys throughout world history.

The shark was beneath my bed, growing large as the room, large as the lighthouse, rising from unfathomable depths until it ripped the whole island from its roots. The bed was a boat, the shark a tide, and it pulled me so far out to sea I was only a speck, a spot, a mote, a dying star in an unending sky...

A young girl and her family move to a remote island in search of an elusive shark, but her mum's mental health begins to deteriorate.

The story of little ship Carpathia which saved 705 passengers of the Titanic after it sank in the North Atlantic.

A celebration of the wildness in all of us, and the beauty of the world all around us.

Explores how children can be encouraged to have freedom with their gender expression

A humorous picture book about counting and colours, that involves ten playful cats.

A humorous illustrated explanation of the theory of evolution on planet Earth, as performed by an theatre troupe of insects

A humorous illustrated explanation of the theory of evolution on planet Earth, as performed by an theatre troupe of insects

An illustrated telling of the true story of the flight of 53 elephants and more than 200 refugees from Myanmar ('Burma' in those days) to India when the fighting of World War II reached them.

A lonely cat finds a home in the train station and helps bring happiness to many of the travellers who pass through.