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Staffordshire Young Teen Fiction Award 2026
Staffordshire Librarians have carefully selected a long list of 12 titles below that have scored highly from Peters Book Suppliers and are available to read & borrow from Staffordshire Libraries.
Longlist 2026
Explore these fabulous titles by clicking on the links below to borrow through our online catalogue or eBook service - Library members can borrow each title for free!
- Black Star, Kwame Alexander
- The Beck, Anthony McGowan
- The Last Dragon on Mars, Scott Reintgen
- The Girl with the Red Boots, Alex Wheatle
- A Flash of Neon, Sophie Cameron
- Stealing Happy, Brian Conaghan
- The Lovely and the Lost, Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Shadow Thieves, Peter Burns
- Red Flags, Sophie Jo
- The Uninvited, Ross Mackenzie
- The Forest of a Thousand Eyes, Frances Hardinge
- The Foundation, Melinda Salisbury
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Key dates for YTF 2026
• 29 September 2025 - longlist opens
• 13th February 2026 - longlist closes
• 27th February 2026 - shortlist opens
• 6th April 2026 - school bookings open
• 7th July 2026 - Awards Day at RAF Museum Cosford