| Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Australian books (fiction, drama, illustrated text, poetry or graphic novels) for 13–18-year olds |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Children's Book Council of Australia |
| First awarded | 1946 |
| Website | http://www.cbca.org.au/ |
The Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers has been presented annually since 1946 by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Note: from 1946 to 1986 this award was known as "Book of the Year".
The Award "will be made to outstanding books of fiction, drama, or poetry which require of the reader a degree of maturity to appreciate the topics, themes and scope of emotional involvement. Generally, books in this category will be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling."[1]