New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults

Past and Present finalist and winners
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moose the pilot is sitting in front of a sign with an airplane flying over it
"Moose the pilot", by Kimberly Andrews -
"Meet Moose, a bush pilot who lives in a treehouse. He's had a VERY busy day when he gets a radio call for one more job, a RESCUE mission! Moose, the dashing bush pilot from Puffin the Architect, is to the rescue!" 2022 Finalist Russell Clark Award for Illustration
illustrations by Kieran Rynhart -2022 Winner Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for JuniorJFiction Seth has been trapped behind the iron bars of the public gardens for as long as he can remember. By day he's frozen as a statue of a shepherd boy, but as soon as the sun sets he roams the park, ravenously hungry. He is a troll, and the food he seeks is human memories. 2022 Finalist Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for JuniorJFiction
"The memory thief", by Leonie Agnew ;
illustrations by Kieran Rynhart -2022 Winner Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for JuniorJFiction Seth has been trapped behind the iron bars of the public gardens for as long as he can remember. By day he's frozen as a statue of a shepherd boy, but as soon as the sun sets he roams the park, ravenously hungry. He is a troll, and the food he seeks is human memories. 2022 Finalist Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for JuniorJFiction
the cover to mokopuna matatani
"Mokopuna Matatini", by Pania Tahau-Hodges ; nā Story Hemi Morehouse ngā pikitia -
It's national kapa haka competition time again, and this Māori performing arts festival is a big event! It needs planning, tactics and dedication - and that's just for the people watching! 2022 Finalist RUssell Clark Award for Non-Fiction
the book cover for why is that spider dancing?
"Why is that spider dancing? : the amazing arachnids of Aotearoa" / Simon Pollardand Phil Sirvid
The magic, secrets, mysteries and marvels of Aotearoa New Zealand's abundance of eight-legged beasties, from microscopic mites to spiders as large as your hand. They also profile some of the men and women who have helped build our knowledge in this area. Finalist Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction
the cover of kia kaha
"Kia kaha : a storybook of Māori who changed the world",
by Stacey Morrison and Jeremy Sherlock - A collection of true stories about amazing Māori who have achieved incredible things. Each of them blazed a trail in their own way. 2022 Finalist Elsie Locke Award for Non Fiction
A dictionary of emotions for children ; with 60 definitions to help children identify and understand their emotions. Includes parent/teacher notes. Finalist 2022 Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction
"How do I feel? : a dictionary of emotions for children", by Rebekah Lipp, Craig Phillips -
A dictionary of emotions for children ; with 60 definitions to help children identify and understand their emotions. Includes parent/teacher notes. Finalist 2022 Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction
a drawing book with an image of a man holding a pencil and writing on it
"Donovan Bixley's draw some awesome : drawing tips & ideas for budding artists",
by Donovan Bixley' -Donovan brings his unique style to teaching kids (and grown-ups!) to draw. He takes readers on a visually stimulating, constantly amusing and comprehensively informative journey across the drawing galaxy. From first squiggles to using perspective and shading, step by step, shape by shape, with an emphasis on having fun,. 2022 Finalist Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction
the cover to violett black by ellen merrimi book 1 in the black spiral trilogy
"Violet Black", by Eileen Merriman -
Violet Black and Ethan Wright are both in a coma after contracting the lethal M-fever. They have never met. But there is a far more serious reason for Ethan to find Violet: the sinister Foundation is trying to hunt them down 2022 Finalist Young Adult Fiction
an image of a woman climbing up the side of a wall with text that reads ata
"Atua: Maori gods and heroes", by Gavin Bishop
2022 Russell Clark Award for Illustration; Elsie Locke Award for Non Fiction; Margaret Mahy Book of the Year. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Māori world, and explore Aotearoa's exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration"
the cover of learning to love blue
"Learning to love blue", by Saradha Koirala -
Winner Young Adult Fiction Award - Paige knows Melbourne's the new rock and roll capital of the world: if she can't make it here, she can't make it anywhere. Besides, her high school crush Spike has been living here for a year. After the initial excitement, Paige struggles in the big city. Record stores aren't hiring and she can't get a good night's sleep. Not to mention the added stress of housemates behaving oddly.
a book cover with an image of a spider on the train
"Wolf's lair", by Brian Falkner -
The epic conclusion to the Katipo Joe trilogy. Joe has penetrated the very heart of the Nazi spiderweb, spying on Adolf Hitler and his cronies as the Second World War gains momentum and Germany begins its crucial invasion of the Soviet Union. But British Intelligence wants Hitler dead. 2022 Finalist Young Adult Fiction Award
a woman standing on top of a body of water
"Displaced", by Cristina Sanders -
Eloise and her family must leave Cornwall on a treacherous sea journey to start a new life in 1870s colonial New Zealand. On the ship across, Eloise meets Lars, a Norwegian labourer travelling below decks, and their lives begin to intertwine. 2022 Finalist Young Adult Fiction
the cover to coast watcher by david hill, with an image of a man's head
"Coastwatcher", by David Hill -
It's 1943, and 19-year-old radio operator Frank Benson is shipped out to an enemy-occupied island in the Solomons with two other soldiers. Their mission is to spy on the Japanese. 2022 Finalist Young Adults Fictiona Award
a book cover with an image of a hot air balloon flying through the sky
"The uprising : the mapmakers in Cruxcia" by Eirlys Hunter ;
illustrations by Kirsten Slade - Sal, Joe, Francie and Humphrey Santander are mapmakers looking for their father, a famous explorer who disappeared on his last expedition. Their search takes them to Cruxcia, where the people are fighting to protect their land from the all-powerful Grania Trading Company. 2022 Finalist Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award For Junior Fiction
the poster for maryanne scott's novel, the tomo
"The Tomo", by Mary-Anne Scott -
Phil, and his father's beloved heading dog, Blue, have to spend the Christmas break working on a sheep station while Phil's dad undergoes out-of-town, cancer treatment. The station manager, Chopper, isn't happy having a teenager in his care and certainly not a sheepdog that doesn't understand his signals. Things start to improve for Phil when Chopper's step-daughter, Emara arrives back from holiday, 2022 Finalist Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award For Junior Fiction