This year's CILIP Carnegie medal shortlist is really unusual because
half of the nominated titles deal with themes of kidnap and captivity!
Here is the full list of the
eight authors shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie medal 2014:
1. All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry
2. The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks
3. The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston
4. Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper
5. Blood Family by Anne Fine
6. Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell.
7. Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead
8. The Wall by William Sutcliffe
