Scholastic Graphic Novel Prize – Shortlist Announced!

10 May, 2024

The shortlist for the brand new Scholastic Graphic Novel Prize was announced on Friday 10th May. The award was set up to celebrate the role that graphic novels play in developing readers and building strong reading habits amongst young people.

A panel of judges made of up of teachers, and graphic novel and comic experts selected the 12-strong shortlist, with four titles for each of the three age categories. The eventual winners will be chosen by young people across the country. Voting is now open and teachers can log their pupils’ votes on the Scholastic website.

Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors and illustrators!

Cover images for the four titles shortlisted for the 6-8 category of the Scholastic Graphic Novel Prize 2024.

Best Graphic Novel for 6-8 Year-Olds

A Super Scary Narwhalloween by Ben Clanton (Farshore).

Max & Chaffy: Welcome to Animal Island by Jamie Smart (David Fickling Books).

Bumble & Snug and the Shy Ghost by Max Bradley (Hodder Children’s Books).

Batpig: Too Pig to Fail by Rob Harrell (Walker Books).

 

Cover images for the four titles shortlisted for the 9-12 category of the Scholastic Graphic Novel Prize 2024.

Best Graphic Novel for 9-12 Year-Olds

Barb and the Shadow Army by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson (Simon & Schuster Children’s UK).

Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín (Guppy Books).

Investigators: All Tide Up by John Patrick Green (Macmillan Children’s Books).

Finding My Voice by Aoife Dooley (Scholastic).

 

Cover images for the four titles shortlisted for the teen category of the Scholastic Graphic Novel Prize 2024.

Best Graphic Novel for Teens

Vern: Custodian of the Universe by Tyrell Waiters (Nobrow Ltd).

If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie (Penguin).

Skulduggery Pleasant: Bad Magic by Derek Landy, P. J. Holden and Matt Soffe (Harper Collins Children’s Books).

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Osman (Hodder Children’s Books).

For more children’s book awards, click here.