And here's the longlist for the 2014 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, in alphabetical order by author, with again the age recommendations those of the judges:
Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by K.G. Campbell (9+)
The Diaries of Bluebell Gadsby: Flora in Love by Natasha Durrant (12+)
Shine by Candy Gourlay (12+)
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (12+)
Phoenix by S.F. Said, illustrated by Dave McKean (10+)
She is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick (12+)
The Lost Gods by Francesca Simon (9+)
The Dark Wild by Piers Torday (11+)
And again I missed a shortlist announcement, but it was:
Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by K.G. Campbell (9+)
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (12+)
Phoenix by S.F. Said, illustrated by Dave McKean (10+)
The Dark Wild by Piers Torday (11+)
The winner, announced on Thursday, was Piers Torday.