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16/06/2005
Burchill book on award shortlist
Julie Burchill's controversial novel, Sugar Rush, has been shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize.
The book, which is about teen lesbian love, has been adapted for TV by Channel 4.
Sugar Rush is up against six other books for the award, which will be announced in Novewmber.
American author Meg Rosoff's debut Orange Prize-shortlisted novel, How I Live Now, is also in competition.
The other shortlisted books are Siberia by Ann Halam, Come Clean by Terri Paddock, The Whisper by Bali Rai, Century by Sarah Singleton and The Unrivalled Spangles by Karen Wallace.
The award, which is now in its third year, was set up to celebrate contemporary fiction for teenagers.
Geraldine Brennan, chair of the judges, said: "We have an exciting range of books on the shortlist, catering for all tastes in reading, some of which have received relatively little public attention."
"We hope 13- to 16-year-olds will get their teeth into the shortlisted titles over the summer and let us have their views."
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