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Booktrust Teenage Prize
The Booktrust Teenage Prize was an annual award given to young adult literature published in the UK. The prize was administered by Book Trust, an independent charity which promotes books and reading. The Booktrust Teenage Prize was last awarded in 2010 and is no longer running. List of Prize Winners *2010 '' Unhooking The Moon'' by Gregory Hughes *2009 ''The Graveyard Book'' by Neil Gaiman *2008 ''The Knife of Never Letting Go'' by Patrick Ness *2007 ''My Swordhand Is Singing'' by Marcus Sedgwick *2006 '' Henry Tumour'' by Anthony McGowan *2005 ''Century'' by Sarah Singleton *2004 ''Looking for JJ'' by Anne Cassidy *2003 ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' by Mark Haddon Shortlists *2010 **'' The Enemy'' by Charlie Higson **''Halo'' by Zizou Corder **'' Nobody's Girl'' by Sarra Manning **'' Out of Shadows'' by Jason Wallace **''Revolver'' by Marcus Sedgwick *2009 **'' Auslander'' by Paul Dowswell **''The Graveyard Book'' by Neil Gaiman **'' Ostrich Boys'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Adult Literature
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate with the age and experience of the protagonist. The genres available in YA are expansive and include most of those found in adult fiction. Common themes related to YA include friendship, first love, relationships, and identity. Stories that focus on the specific challenges of youth are sometimes referred to as problem novels or coming-of-age novels. Young adult fiction was developed to soften the transition between children's novels and adult literature. History Beginning The history of young adult literature is tied to the history of how childhood and young adulthood has been perceived. One early writer to recognize young adults as a distinct age group was Sarah Trimmer, who, in 1802, described "young adulthood" as lasting from ages 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. Its title refers to an observation by the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes (created by Arthur Conan Doyle) in the 1892 short story " The Adventure of Silver Blaze". Haddon and ''The Curious Incident'' won the Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Unusually, it was published simultaneously in separate editions for adults and children. The novel is narrated in the first-person perspective by Christopher John Francis Boone, a 15-year-old boy who is described as "a mathematician with some behavioural difficulties" living in Swindon, Wiltshire. Although Christopher's condition is not stated, the book's blurb refers to Asperger syndrome (which today would be described as an autism spectrum disorder), high-functioning autism, or savant syndrome. In July 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Gray
Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons in the late 18th century * Clan Keith, a Scottish clan associated with lands in northeastern and northwestern Scotland Places Australia * Keith, South Australia, a town and locality Scotland * Keith, Moray, a town ** Keith railway station * Keith Marischal, East Lothian United States * Keith, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Keith, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Keith, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Keith, Wisconsin, a ghost town * Keith County, Nebraska Other uses * Keith F.C., a football team based in Keith, Scotland * , a ship of the British Royal Navy * Hurricane Keith, a 2000 hurricane that caused extensive damage in Central America * ''Keith'' (film), a 2008 independent film directed by Todd Kessler * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostrich Boys
Ostriches are large flightless birds of the genus ''Struthio'' in the order Struthioniformes, part of the infra-class Palaeognathae, a diverse group of flightless birds also known as ratites that includes the emus, rheas, and kiwis. There are two living species of ostrich: the common ostrich, native to large areas of sub-Saharan Africa and the Somali ostrich, native to the Horn of Africa. The common ostrich was also historically native to the Arabian Peninsula, and ostriches were present across Asia as far east as Mongolia during the Late Pleistocene and possibly into the Holocene. They lay the largest eggs of any living land animal. With the ability to run at 70 km/h (43.5 mph), they are the fastest birds on land. They are farmed worldwide, particularly for their feathers as they are used as decoration and feather dusters. Their skin is also used for leather products. They are the heaviest living birds. Taxonomic history The genus ''Struthio'' was first described by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dowswell
Paul Dowswell (1957) is a British writer of nonfiction and young adult novels who has written over 70 books for British publishers. He was a senior editor at Usborne Publishing, then went freelance in 1999. Early life and education Dowswell was born in 1957 in Chester, England. He has a degree in history from Goldsmith's College, earned in 1978. Career Dowswell worked for Time-Life Books, the Science Museum and the British Library Sound Archive before joining Usborne Publishing. He was a senior editor for eight years at Usborne. He is an instructor in creative writing at Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham, England. Book awards ''The Complete Book of the Microscope'' (with co-author Kirsteen Rogers) won the 1999 Rhône-Poulenc Junior Prize for Science Books. ''Auslander'' won the Hamelin Associazione Culturale Book Prize, Bologna, The Portsmouth Book Award, The Essex Book Award, Calderdale Book of the Year, The Cheshire Schools Book Award and the We Read Book Award over 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolver (novel)
''Revolver'' is a 2009 young adult novel by Marcus Sedgwick. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and Booktrust Teenage Prize, among other honours. Plot ''Revolver'' addresses a dilemma faced by Sig Andersson, a 15-year-old boy, as well as the circumstances that led to that dilemma. The story opens in 1910 as Sig sits alone in a cabin near the Arctic Circle on the borders of Finland and Sweden. His father's body is lying on the table, and his sister have left to seek help; his mother was killed years earlier. As Sig awaits their return, a large man, Gunther Wolff, knocks on the door and asks for Sig's father. Soon, Wolff demands he be provided with the gold he's convinced Sig's father has stolen, and Sig fears for his life, especially since the stranger has a gun. Sig remembers his father's revolver, a prized possession he stored away. However, the boy has only shot the revolver a few times, several years ago on his birthday. Even after his sister returns, he struggle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Wallace
Jason Wallace (born 1969) is an author living in South West London. He is the author of ''Out of Shadows'', the 2010 Costa Children's Book of the Year. Early life and education Jason Wallace was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South West England.Jason Wallace Website Retrieved 28 October 2011. He is a descendant of Lord George Sanger, a world-famous Victorian circus owner and an International English cricketer. Wallace is also loosely related (through a marriage in the family tree) to J.R.R. Tolkien. Jason lived in London, England in his younger years with his family before attending Peterhouse Boys' School, a boarding school in 1983 in Zimbabwe. The family emigrated after his mother remarried. At the age of seventeen, he aspired for a career as an author and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of Shadows
''Out of Shadows'' is a 2010 children's historical novel by Jason Wallace, published by Andersen Press on 28 January 2010. Set in 1980s Zimbabwe, the story follows white teenager Robert Jacklin at a prestigious boarding school as he confronts bullying, anti-black racism, his own morality and the political instability of the time. His debut novel, it is partly inspired by Wallace's own experiences attending a boarding school in Zimbabwe after the civil war. The novel was rejected by publishers one hundred times before being published by Andersen Press. The novel received favourable reviews and won the 2010 Costa Book Award for Children's Book, the 2011 Branford Boase Award and the 2011 UKLA Book Award. It was also shortlisted for the 2010 Booktrust Teenage Prize and the 2011 Carnegie Medal (literary award), Carnegie Medal. Synopsis In 1983, thirteen-year-old Robert Jacklin arrives from England at Haven School, an elite boys' boarding school in Zimbabwe. He is the son of a British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarra Manning
Sarra Manning is an English writer and journalist. She attended the University of Sussex and took an English with media studies degree. She became a freelance writer after submitting her work to ''Melody Maker''. She worked as the entertainment editor for five years of the now-defunct teen magazine ''Just Seventeen''. Manning was the editor of ''Elle Girl'' (UK edition), then re-launched ''What To Wear'' magazine for the BBC and has worked on UK magazines such as ''Bliss'' and ''The Face''. She has contributed to ''Elle'', ''Seventeen'', ''The Guardian'' and ''Details'' and is a contributing editor to ''Elle UK''. She writes regularly for ''Grazia'', ''Red'' and ''Stella'', as well as consulting for a number of British magazine publishers. She has been dubbed the "teen queen extraordinaire" following the publication of her hit teen fiction book ''Guitar Girl'', and the popular ''Diary of a Crush'' trilogy. Manning is currently the literary editor of ''Red'' magazine, a UK women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody's Girl (Manning Novel)
Nobody's Girl may refer to: * ''Nobody's Girl'' (novel), a 1893 novel by Hector Malot * "Nobody's Girl" (song), a 1996 song by Michelle Wright * "Nobody's Girl", a 1989 song by Bonnie Raitt from her album '' Nick of Time'' * "Nobody's Girl", a 2001 song by Ryan Adams from his album ''Gold'' * "Nobody's Girl", a 2003 song by Reckless Kelly from their album ''Under the Table and Above the Sun ''Under the Table & Above the Sun'' is the third studio album by Red Dirt artist Reckless Kelly ''Reckless Kelly'' is a 1993 Australian comedy film produced, written, directed and starring Yahoo Serious. It co-stars Melora Hardin, Alexei Sayle ...'' * "Nobody's Girl", a 2005 song by the Bratz Rock Angelz from their album '' Rock Angelz'' * "Nobody's Girl", a 2019 song by Bryan Adams from his album '' Shine a Light'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizou Corder
Louisa Young is a British novelist, songwriter, short-story writer, biographer and journalist, whose work has appeared in 32 languages. By 2023 she had published seven novels under her own name and five with her daughter, the actor Isabel Adomakoh Young, under the pen name Zizou Corder. Her eleventh novel, ''Devotion'', appeared in June 2016. She has also written three non-fiction books, ''The Book of the Heart'' (Flamingo, 2000) and ''A Great Task of Happiness'' ( Macmillan, 1995; Lulu, 2012). Her memoir, ''You Left Early: A True Story of Love and Alcohol'' (Borough Press, 2018), is an account of her relationship with the composer Robert Lockhart and of his alcoholism. Her most recent novel, ''Twelve Months and a Day'', was published in June 2022 (Borough Press) in the UK, and in the US in January 2023 (Putnam). She is currently working on a Musical Theatre adaptation. Prizes Young's work has been nominated and shortlisted for prizes that include the Orange Prize for Fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
