CBCA Shortlisted Book of the Year 2020

1.
The Little Wave
The Little Wave
by: Pip Harry
4.41 avg rating — 484 ratings
2.
When the Ground Is Hard
When the Ground Is Hard 4.13 avg rating — 1,569 ratings
3.
Catch a Falling Star
Catch a Falling Star 4.15 avg rating — 305 ratings
4.
The Dog Runner
The Dog Runner 3.94 avg rating — 775 ratings
4.
Three
Three 4.27 avg rating — 347 ratings
6.
Ghost Bird
Ghost Bird 3.88 avg rating — 975 ratings
7.
This is How We Change the Ending
This is How We Change the Ending 3.91 avg rating — 895 ratings
8.
Baby Business
Baby Business 4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings
9.
Tilly
Tilly 4.11 avg rating — 61 ratings
10.
The Secrets of Magnolia Moon
The Secrets of Magnolia Moon 3.91 avg rating — 173 ratings
11.
Wilam: A Birrarung Story
Wilam: A Birrarung Story 3.99 avg rating — 155 ratings
12.
Goodbye House, Hello House
Goodbye House, Hello House 3.87 avg rating — 135 ratings
13.
Bat vs Poss
Bat vs Poss 3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings
14.
The Good Son: A Story from the First World War, Told in Miniature
The Good Son: A Story from the First World War, Told in Miniature 4.54 avg rating — 152 ratings
15.
Searching for Cicadas
Searching for Cicadas 4.36 avg rating — 42 ratings
16.
When Billy Was a Dog
When Billy Was a Dog 3.88 avg rating — 43 ratings
17.
One Runaway Rabbit
One Runaway Rabbit 3.79 avg rating — 43 ratings
18.
My Friend Fred
My Friend Fred 4.05 avg rating — 61 ratings
19.
Yahoo Creek: An Australian Mystery
Yahoo Creek: An Australian Mystery 3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings
20.
Nop
Nop 3.81 avg rating — 91 ratings
21.
We’re Stuck!
We’re Stuck! 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings
22.
The Thing About Oliver
The Thing About Oliver 4.37 avg rating — 367 ratings
23.
The Glimme
The Glimme 3.89 avg rating — 414 ratings
24.
Hello Lighthouse
Hello Lighthouse 4.38 avg rating — 7,326 ratings
25.
I Need A Parrot
I Need A Parrot 2.90 avg rating — 40 ratings
26.
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals 4.47 avg rating — 72 ratings
27.
A Hollow Is a Home
A Hollow Is a Home 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
28.
Young Dark Emu
Young Dark Emu 4.39 avg rating — 454 ratings
29.
The Boy Who Steals Houses (The Boy Who Steals Houses, #1)
The Boy Who Steals Houses (The Boy Who Steals Houses, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 5,803 ratings
30.
How It Feels to Float
How It Feels to Float 3.81 avg rating — 20,615 ratings
31.
Four Dead Queens
Four Dead Queens 3.80 avg rating — 27,648 ratings
32.
Louie and Snippy save the sea
Louie and Snippy save the sea 3.45 avg rating — 22 ratings
33.
Paperboy
Paperboy 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings
34.
Fly
Fly 3.72 avg rating — 148 ratings
35.
Cooee Mittigar
Cooee Mittigar 4.59 avg rating — 51 ratings
36.
Little Bird's Day
Little Bird's Day 3.79 avg rating — 196 ratings