Carnegie and Greenaway: Wonder
R. J. Palacio My name is August. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August Pullman wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things. He eats ice cream. He plays on his…
Carnegie and Greenaway: In Darkness
Nick Lake Listen. You’re the voices in the dark so the world can’t all be gone. There must be people left. I’m going to tell you how I got here and how I got this bullet in my arm. I’m…
Carnegie and Greenaway: Maggot Moon
Sally Gardner What if the football hadn’t gone over the wall. On the other side of the wall there is a dark secret. And the devil. And the Moon Man. And the Motherland doesn’t want anyone to know. But Standish…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: The Weight Of Water
Sarah Crossan Armed with a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, Kasienka and her mother head for England. Life is lonely for Kasienka. At home her mother’s heart is breaking and at school friends are scarce. But…
Carnegie and Greenaway Award: Code Name Verity
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards 2013
It’s that time of year again; The Carnegie and Greenaway shortlists are out. For those that don’t know, these are two of the most prestigious book awards in the country. The Carnegie Award looks at books published for children over…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Wrap Up
And the winner of the Kate Greenaway Award is… A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay (illustrations) And the winner of the Carnegie Award is… A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay (illustrations) Patrick Ness has…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Can We Save The Tiger?
Martin Jenkins and Vicky White (illustrator) Tigers are big, beautiful and fierce. But, like many other animals, they are in danger of becoming extinct. With breathtaking illustrations this large-format picture book tells us about the threats to the many endangered…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: The Gift
Carol Ann Duffy and Rob Ryan (illustrator) In a quiet town, of a sort not found nowadays, lives a beautiful young girl. One summer day, she visits the woods with her mother and father. While her parents prepare the picnic,…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: My Name Is Mina
David Almond There’s an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It’s been there for an age. I keep on saying that I’ll write a journal. So I’ll start right here, right now. I open the book and…
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