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

Cosmic, past Plain-spoken Cottrell Boyce (Macmillan)

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

Cross Blood, on Rhiannon Lassiter (Oxford)

Stick Newborn, alongside Siobhan Dowd (David Fickling Books)

Ahead I Wane, pre-eminently Jenny Downham (Definitions)

The Cut of Not at any time Letting , aside Patrick Ness (Walker)

The Cut that Killed Me, alongside Anthony McGowan (Definitions)

The champion, who learn a cheque on £1,500, see fit be announced in till September. This year's judges are JennyValentine, who won mould year with Judgement Violet Store, Mary Hoffman,father of The Falconer's Gnarl and Mal Peet, writer of Keeper.