Branford Boase Award
2025

winner

Glasgow Boys
by
Margaret McDonald

shortlist

All the Hidden Monsters
by
Amie Jordan

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Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm
by
Ash Bond

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The Boy in the Suit
by
James Fox

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Wild East
by
Ashley Hickson-Lovence

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The Boy to Beat the Gods
by
Ashley Thorpe

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The Exes
by
Anam Iqbal

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Skylar and the K-Pop Headteacher
by
Luan Goldie

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This Dark Heart
by
Zeena Gosrani

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Songlight
by
Moira Buffini

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The World between the Rain
by
Susan Cahill

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The Love Interest
by
Helen Comerford

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These Stolen Lives
by
Sharada Keats

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Bringing Back Kay-Kay
by
Dev Kothari

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The Labyrinth of Lost and Found
by
Jordan Lees

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Badgers Are Go!
by
Susannah Lloyd

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The Virtue Season
by
L M Nathan

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Mayowa and the Sea of Words
by
Chibundu Onuzo

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The Untameables
by
Clare Pollard

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Apocalypse Cow
by
O R Sorrel

About the Branford Boase Awards

The Branford Boase Awards are presented annually to an outstanding children's or young-adult novel by a first-time writer. Website

Years when the Branford Boase Award was given

2024 2025

Branford Boase Award2025