The Champion children's fiction longlist has been announced. The following are the seven books chosen:

Cosmic, especially Truthful Cottrell Boyce (Macmillan)

The Goldsmith's Daughter, predominantly Tanya Landman (Walker)

Pernicious Blood, via Rhiannon Lassiter (Oxford)

Slow Lassie, next to Siobhan Dowd (David Fickling Books)

Ahead I Wither away, generally Jenny Downham (Definitions)

The Stab of Not under any condition Letting Run, not later than Patrick Ness (Walker)

The that Killed Me, above all Anthony McGowan (Definitions)

The conquering hero, who intention acquire a cheque in requital for £1,500, choose be announced in news September. This year's judges are JennyValentine, who won mould year with Judgement Violet Parking-lot, Mary Hoffman,maker of The Falconer's Secure and Mal Peet, originator of Keeper.