The 2012 Award Winners
Winner Fiction Years 7-9
Phoenix Files – Arrival
Chris MorphewPublisher – Hardie Grant 2009
Fiction Older Readers
13 Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths & Terry DentonPublisher – Pan Macmillan, 2011
Fiction Younger Readers
Alice Miranda at School
Jacqueline HarveyPublisher – Random House, 2010
Picture Storybooks
Fearless in Love
Colin Thompson & Sarah DavisPublisher – ABC Books/Harper Collins, 2011
About YABBA
The Young Australian’s Best Book Awards (YABBA) were established in 1985 by a group of Victorians keen to see children engage in reading Australian books.Run by a volunteer committee our goal after more than 25 years is still the same.
We seek to provide children a voice within the general Australian children’s book industry. The YABBA Awards encourages children to read recent Australian published books, rate them against all others and then finally reward that book they feel is best.
As a membership based non-for-profit organisation we seek the support of schools and libraries across Victoria in providing the financial resources necessary for this vital work. All Victorian schools can become members of YABBA to engage their students in reading Australian literature, becoming discerning readers and finally participating in the announcement of their choices.
Our final goal is that whilst engaging children in this process the wider children’s book industry hears the voice of the very people they are writing for – the children! We facilitate this message delivery through the connection of authors and illustrators to the children via shortlist announcement and the annual awards ceremony.
http://yabba.org.au/about-yabba/
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