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Blue Peter Book Awards 2021
Since 2000, the enormously popular and influential Blue Peter Book Awards have been recognising and celebrating the best authors, the most creative illustrators and the greatest reads for children.
The 2021 shortlist is here!
We are very excited to share the shortlist for the Blue Peter Book Awards!
There are three books are in the running for Best Story, and three are on the list for Best Book With Facts. The nominated books will now be sent to children in judging schools across the country, who will read them all and then vote for their favourites.
The winning titles will be announced during a special edition of Blue Peter on World Book Day - Thursday, 4 March 2021. Find out more about the shortlisted books below!
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Best Story
When 11 year old Addie, who is autistic, learns about the 16th century women who were persecuted for witchcraft, she starts to lobby for a local memorial in her small Scottish village. With the help of a new girl at school, she fights valiantly against injustice and oppression.
Life of Riley: Beginner's Luck
Following a badly timed sneeze at a funfair, Riley finds himself cursed - everything he does is doomed to be a complete disaster, whether it's wetting himself onstage or losing the school rabbit. Could his cool new friend Brad Chicago be the antidote?
Anisha Accidental Detective: School's Cancelled!
Can Anisha Mistry find out who sabotaged her science experiment and flooded the school with foam when all the potential suspects have alibis?
Read more about Anisha Accidental Detective: School's Cancelled!
Check out fun features about the books:
- A Kind of Spark: Elle McNicoll on being a neurodivergent author
- Life of Riley: In praise of the underdog in children's books
- Anisha Accidental Detective: Serena Patel on the importance of children seeing themselves in books
Best Book with Facts
This highly-illustrated reference book celebrates the incredible achievements of various ancient civilisations, exploring their lifestyles, discoveries and inventions, many of which have influenced modern-day society.
A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You
A very unusual fact book with laugh-out-loud strip cartoons about everything from eyeballs to Bactrian camels.
This engaging non-fiction book celebrates more than 50 incredible inventors from across the globe and throughout history.
Check out fun features about the books:
- The Humans: A stupendously brief history of books and stories
- Inventors: 9 incredible people who changed the world we live in
- A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You: Test your knowledge in a fun quiz
For updates on this year's Awards, check back on this page or follow @BookTrust on Twitter. You can also check out our archive for information on previous years.
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Discover the Blue Peter Book Awards 2021 longlist
Since the year 2000, the prestigious Blue Peter Book Awards have gone to the very best authors, illustrators, and books for children.
We're incredibly excited to share the longlist for 2021! Find out more about the prize and this year's competition here.
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Latest updates
- Fancy winning the entire Blue Peter Book Awards shortlist? Our competition closes tonight so don't miss out - it's a lovely bundle: https://t.co/h47bUQwjj1 #BPBA https://t.co/zzB6Ok2Qdf 5 days ago
- We're giving you the chance to win all six of the brilliant books on the #BluePeterBookAwards shortlist... but you'd better be quick, because the closing date for entries is Friday! Find out more about the shortlist and enter our competition here: https://t.co/h47bUQwjj1 #BPBA https://t.co/aORnJWyErQ 8 days ago
Resources to use
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Blue Peter Awards shortlist 2021 announced
The shortlisted titles for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2021 are announced.
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Blue Peter Winners Announcement 2020
The Blue Peter Winners Announcement 2020 press release
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