Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We challenged our brilliant child readers to find a single word to sum up each of the shortlisted books for this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize. With so much happening in these brilliant books, it's harder than it seems!

Find them all here: waterstones.com/the-waterstones-childrens-book-prize

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