Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2006 -- Longlist.

Here it is:

Clay by David Almond -- I've been dying to read this for months.  Still need to snag a copy.

Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce -- Still haven't even read Millions.  I suck.

Blown Away by Patrick Cave -- Looks interesting, but is the second in a series.

A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd -- Don't know.  I'll have to research it further.

Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge -- Everything I've heard about this book is wonderful. 

The Worst Witch Saves the Day by Jill Murphy -- I've still never read any of these.

A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve -- I'm so behind on this series.  I adored the first book, though.

The Survival Game by Tim Wynne-Jones -- I admit it.  I've never read any Tim Wynne-Jones.  Is it because of the hyphen?  I don't know.

Wow.  If someone read this list without knowing anything about me, they'd think I wasn't much of a reader.  How discouraging.

Comments

[Ali]

I can't believe you haven't read any Tim Wynne-Jones! He's awesome! I think I have read the Maestro a million times. And also his latest Thief in the House of Memory is amazing.

[Leila]

I really think it might be the hyphen. I will add both books to my list.

[Rae]

Swift Pure Cry isn't out in the US yet, but David Fickling is publishing it here next year. It is really wonderful, stark, and Irish.

[Leila]

Ooo. I do like stark. I'll watch for it.

[Jen Robinson]

If it makes you feel better, I haven't read any of the books on the list, nor have I read anything by Tim Wynne-Jones (though I do read some Diana, so I don't think it's the hyphen).

I also wanted to thank you for commenting on my "cool girls" list, today and earlier. I identified with Meg Murray a lot, too. I even ended up with a red-headed love of my life like she did, who I met when I was very young - but I'm sure that's a coincidence.

[Leila]

Ah, but Diana doesn't have a hyphen. That seems to make all the difference for me.