2012 KOALA winners announced

20 November 2012 Books+Publishing

The winners of the 2012 Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALAs) have been announced.

The winning titles are:

Picture Storybooks: Fearless in Love (Colin Thompson, illus by Sarah Davis, ABC Books)
Fiction for Younger Readers: Tashi and the Golem (Anna & Barbara Fienberg, illus by Kim Gamble, A&U)
Fiction for Older Readers: The 13-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths, illus by Terry Denton, Pan)
Fiction for Years 7-9: Arrival: The Phoenix Files (Chris Morphew, Hardie Grant Egmont).

The titles for the awards were chosen by students of NSW schools from the Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards shortlist.