Girls in Boys’ Cars wins Queensland Literary Awards 2022 Young Adult Book Award
Congratulations to Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna, winner of the Griffith University Young Adult Book Award in this year’s Queensland Literary Awards 2022. This is an incredible achievement for Felicity and her work, adding to a growing list of accolades for this incredible book. To find out more about the winners and watch a recording of the ceremony, click 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 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS 2022 YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARD
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