Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna announced as an Honour Book for the 2022 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers
We are pleased to announce that Girls in Boys’ Cars has been announced as an Honour Book for this year’s CBCA Book of the Year, in the Older Readers category. This is an incredible achievement for Felicty Castagna and Girls in Boys’ Cars, already the winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Prize for Writing for Young Adults. Congratulations to Felicity and all the winners of this year’s awards!
Check out the the awards announcement with Claire Hooper here.
About the book
A complicated friendship.
A roadtrip in a stolen car.
The stories that define us.
And two funny, sharp, adventurous young women who refuse to be held back any longer.
Rosa was never really trying to hurt anyone, no matter what they said in court.
But she’s ended up in juvenile jail anyway, living her life through books and wondering why her best mate Asheeka disappeared.
A page-turning novel about a complicated friendship; a road trip through NSW in a stolen car; the stories that define us; and two funny, sharp, adventurous young women who refuse to be held back any longer.
WINNER OF THE VICTORIAN PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARD FOR WRITING FOR YOUNG ADULTS 2022
HONOUR BOOK FOR THE CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR OLDER READERS 2022
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NSW PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARDS THE ETHEL TURNER PRIZE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE 2022
SHORTLISTED FOR THE QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS 2022 YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARD