Strega Prize Ragazze e Ragazzi 2018

The winners of the 2018 Strega Prize Ragazze e Ragazzi:

CATEGORY 6+

Lluís Prats Martínez’ Hachiko. Il cane che aspettava (Hachiko. The dog who waited) translated by Alberto Cristofori (Albe)

A dog waits for its dead master at Tokyo station. The storyline is based on an actual event that touches deep feelings. A story of fidelity overcoming death told in light-hearted writing.

CATEGORY 11+

Paola Zannoner’s L’ultimo faro (The last lighthouse) (DeA Planeta)

Fourteen girls and boys who tell their stories around a lighthouse, sharing their problematic stories and facing a shared path of growth. A choral novel conducted with skill and lightness in portraying the different adolescent psychologies.

THE FINALISTS IN EACH PRIZE CATEGORY

Category 6+

1. Rumer Godden, La bambina selvaggia, translated by Marta Barone (Bompiani)
2. Susanna Mattiangeli, I numeri felici (Vànvere)
3. Luis Pratz Martinez, Hachiko. Il cane che aspettava, translated byAlberto Cristofori (Albe)
4. Fabrizio Silei, L’università di Tuttomio (Il Castoro)
5. Jutta Richter, Io sono soltanto una bambina, translated by Bice Rinaldi (Beisler)

Category 11+

1. Melvin Burgess, Il grido del lupo, translated by Angela Ragusa (Equilibri)
2. Frances Hardinge, L’albero delle bugie, translated by Giuseppe Iacobaci e Claudia Lionetti (Mondadori)
3. Sjoerd Kuyper, Hotel Grande A, translated by Anna Patrucco Becchi (La Nuova Frontiera)
4. Bruno Tognolini, Il giardino dei musi eterni (Salani)
5. Paola Zannoner, L’ultimo faro (DeA)

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