Seven books vie for teen fiction prize

Anonymous Patron writes “Booktrust, the independent charity dedicated to the promotion of literature, today announced the shortlist for its 2005 Teenage Prize. Now in its third year, the prize was designed to recognise and celebrate the best in contemporary fiction for teenagers, and was won in 2003 by Mark Haddon for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and last year by Anne Cassidy for Looking for JJ. Guardian Unlimited Books Has More