Billion Dollar Soccer Ball & Jesse’s Story short-listed for Percy Fitzpatrick Prize

Announcement Of The Shortlisted Candidates For The English Academy Percy Fitzpatrick Prize For Youth Literature:

After months of hard work, the panels adjudicating the above listed award have come up with shortlists of potential winners. Below is detailed information about the shortlisted entries.

PERCY FITZPATRICK PRIZE

The panel reports that there were many impressive books to choose from. They have produced a shortlist of seven books which were highly praised, and would all have made worthy winners. In alphabetical order the books are:

The Billion Dollar Soccer Ball by Michael Williams (Maskew Miller Longman, 2009)
Dance of the Freaky Green Gold by John Coetzee (Tafelberg, 2008)
Daniel Fox and the Jester’s Legacy by Andy Petersen (Penguin, 2009)
Fuse by S A Partridge (Human & Rousseau, 2009)
Jesse's Story by Fiona MacGregor (Maskew Miller Longman, 2008)
Sharkey’s Son by Gillian D`Achada (Tafelberg, 2008)
The Summer of Toffie and Grummer by Edyth Bulbring (Oxford University Press SA, 2008)

Judges: Crystal Warren (Convener), Marike Beyers and Megan van der Nest