Julia and the Shark longlisted for Yoto Carnegie Medal

Kiran Millwood Hargrave's JULIA AND THE SHARK has been longlisted for this year's Yoto Carnegie Medal for writing. This medal is awarded to 'a children’s book author whose writing creates an outstanding reading experience'.

JULIA AND THE SHARK tells a timeless story of family, hope and environmental crisis from the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-winning author of THE GIRL OF INK AND STARS.

When her father is required to repair an old lighthouse on a remote island, Julia finds herself on a strange and magical summer holiday. Her mother becomes increasingly determined to find the great Greenland shark – an awesome yet elusive creature that soon fills Julia’s thoughts as well. But when her mother’s determination tips over into obsession, Julia is forced to dive into an adventure with hidden depths and turbulent emotional currents which threatens to submerge them all.

The title was also shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2021 and the James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation 2022.

The shortlist will be announced 17th March 2023.