A shortlist has been released for the £2,000 (about $2,580) Little Rebels Award, which is given by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers to recognize radical fiction for children up to 12 years old.
The prize was established in conjunction with Letterbox Library and is administered by Letterbox Library and Housmans Bookshop in London. The winner will be named at a ceremony in October. This year's shortlisted titles are:
Cottonopolis by S.F. Layzell
The Fights That Make Us by Sarah Hagger-Holt
Keedie by Elle McNicoll
Kende! Kende! Kende! by Kirsten Cappy & Yaya Gentille, illustrated by Rahana Dariah
Mayowa and the Sea of Words by Chibundu Onuzo, illustrated by Paula Zorite
Zac and Jac by Cathy Jenkins, illustrated by Monique Steele