The nominees for the Finlandia Junior award for best Finnish children’s
or YA book have been announced. Two of the nominees are fantastic
fiction: Omenmean vallanhaltija (“The ruler of Omenmea”) by Siiri
Enoranta tells a tale of morality, friendship, and a dangerous trip on
a six-legged steed. Arra. Legender från Lavora (“Arra. Legends from
Lavora”) by Maria Turtschaninoff is a story of a young girl that can
only speak with water, fire, and wind, who learns to control the nature
and finds out that power can be abused.
The Finlandia Junior award comes with a cash prize of 30 000 euros. The
winner will be announced on November 24.
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Posted By Tero to Partial Recall at 11/04/2009 12:11:00 PM