The ShortList in each of the categories is decided at the Judges' Conference after extensive discussion and by secret ballot by the Judges. The Short List usually has six titles in each category. Questions you may have about the Judging Criteria or Judging Process and the nature of the Short List might be answered on the new FAQ page on the CBCA web site.

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Older Readers

Younger Readers

Early Childhood

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Eve Pownall

Printer-friendly copy in PDF format: CBCA Short List 2010

Book of the Year - Older Readers Short List 2010
Author	Title	Publisher
CHRISTOPHER, Lucy	Stolen	Chicken House
CLARKE, Judith	The Winds of Heaven	Allen & Unwin
LARBALESTIER, Justine	Liar	Allen & Unwin
METZENTHEN, David	Jarvis 24	Penguin Group Australia
MILLARD, Glenda	A Small Free Kiss in the Dark	Allen & Unwin
TANGEY, Penny	Loving Richard Feynman	University of Queensland Press
These books are for mature readers

Book of the Year - Younger Readers Short List 2010
Author	Title	Publisher
FENSHAM, Elizabeth	Matty Forever	University of Queensland Press
HIRSCH, Odo	Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool	Allen & Unwin
LESTER, Alison	Running with the Horses	Viking, Penguin Group Australia
MCINTOSH, Fiona	The Whisperer	Angus & Robertson, HarperCollinsPublishers
MURPHY, Sally Illus. POTTER, Heather	Pearl Verses the World	Walker Books
STORER, Jen	Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children	Viking, Penguin Group Australia
Intended for independent younger readers.

Book of the Year - Early Childhood Short List 2010
Author	Title	Publisher
BLAND, Nick	The Wrong Book	Scholastic Australia
BOOTH, Christina	Kip	Windy Hollow Books
DUBOSARSKY, Ursula Illus. JOYNER, Andrew	The Terrible Plop	Viking, Penguin Group Australia
GLEESON, Libby Illus. BLACKWOOD, Freya	Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House	Little Hare Books
SHANAHAN, Lisa Illus. QUAY, Emma	Bear & Chook by the Sea	Lothian Children’s Books, Hachette
THOMPSON, Colin Illus. DAVIS, Sarah	Fearless	ABC Books, HarperCollinsPublishers
Intended for children in the pre-reading to early reading stages.

Book of the Year - Picture Book Short List 2010
Illustrator	Title	Publisher
COOL, Rebecca Text: MILLARD, Glenda	Isabella’s Garden	Walker Books
DANALIS, Stella Text: DANALIS, John	Schumann the Shoeman	University of Queensland Press
HARVEY, Roland	To the Top End: Our Trip Across Australia	Allen & Unwin
HOBBS, Leigh	Mr Chicken Goes to Paris	Allen & Unwin
OLIVER, Narelle	Fox and Fine Feathers	Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
ROGERS, Gregory	The Hero of Little Street	Allen & Unwin
Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years range (Some books may be for mature readers).

Book of the Year - Eve Pownall Award Short List 2010
Author	Title	Publisher
CLODE, Danielle	Prehistoric Giants: The Megafauna of Australia	Museum of Victoria
	M is for Mates: Animals in Wartime from Ajax to Zep	Department of Veterans’ Affairs in association with the Australian War Memorial
MACINNIS, Peter	Australian Backyard Explorer	National Library of Australia
PATRICK, Tanya Illus: HUTCHESON, Nicholas	Polar Eyes: A Journey to Antarctica	CSIRO
REEDER, Stephanie Owen	Lost! A True Tale from the Bush	National Library of Australia
YALATA & OAK COMMUNITIES with MATTINGLEY, Christobel	Maralinga: The Anangu Story	Allen & Unwin
Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years. (Some books may be for mature readers).

Book of the Year - Older Readers Short List 2010
Author	Title	Publisher
CHRISTOPHER, Lucy	Stolen	Chicken House
CLARKE, Judith	The Winds of Heaven	Allen & Unwin
LARBALESTIER, Justine	Liar	Allen & Unwin
METZENTHEN, David	Finnikin of the Rock	Viking, Penguin Group Australia
MOLONEY, James	Kill the Possum	Penguin Group Australia
TAN, Shaun	Tales from Outer Suburbia	Allen & Unwin
These books are for mature readers