GLLI Translated YA Book Prize

International Award

The purpose of the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated YA Book Prize is to recognise publishers, translators, and authors of books in English translation for young adult readers. The award was established in 2019 to honour the most outstanding translated work that was originally written and published (or simultaneously published) in a language other than English. Works published within 3 years of the submission date are considered and the winner and up to 3 ‘honor’ books is announced in April. 

WINNER 2023

This is Our Place

ISBN: 9781338818642

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Three teens -- in three different decades -- navigate life, love, and family in Vitor Martinss heartfelt new novel that spans generations. Perfect for fans of Tales from the City and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. If the walls of Number 8 Sunflower Street could talk ...

As Ana celebrates the new millennium, she is shocked to learn that she must leave behind her childhood home, her hometown, and, hardest of all, her girlfriend for a new life in Rio de Janeiro. Ten years later, Greg is sent to live with his aunt, who runs a video rental store from her garage and owns a dog named Keanu Reeves, as his parents work out their not-so-secret divorce. And ten years after that, Beto must put his dreams of becoming a photographer on hold as the Covid-19 pandemic arrives in Brazil, forcing him to live with his overprotective mother and overachieving sister.

Set in and narrated by the same house, Number 8 Sunflower Street, and in three different decades, 2000, 2010, and 2020 respectively, This Is Our Place is a novel about queer teens dealing with sudden life changes, family conflict, and first loves, proving that while generations change, we will always be connected to each other.

- Browns Books Synopsis

Shortlist 2023

Alemagna, Beatrice ISBN: 9781592703814
Hardback

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Eismann, Sonja ISBN: 9781770465619
Paperback / softback

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Hbert, Marie-Nolle ISBN: 9781773064840
Hardback

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van Rijckeghem, Jean-Claude ISBN: 9781646140480
Hardback

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ISBN: 9781338818642

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