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(CILIP). CILIP calls it "the UK's oldest and most prestigious book award for children's writing". The Medal is named after the Scottish-born

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Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans i ...

(1835–1919), who founded more than 2,800 libraries in the English-speaking world, including at least one in more than half of British library authorities. It was established in 1936 by the British Library Association, to celebrate the centenary of Carnegie's birth and inaugurated in 1937 with the award to Arthur Ransome for ''

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'' (1936) and the identification of two 'commended' books. The first Medal was dated 1936, but since 2007 the Medal has been dated by its year of presentation, which is now one or two years after publication. In 1955, the Kate Greenaway Medal was established as a companion to the Carnegie Medal. The Kate Greenaway Medal recognises "distinguished illustration in a book for children". Both awards were established and administered by the Library Association, until it was succeeded by CILIP in 2002. Nominated books must be written in English and first published in the UK during the preceding school year (September to August). Until 1969, the award was limited to books by British authors first published in England. The first non-British medalist was Australian author

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for ''

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'' (1972). The original rules also prohibited winning authors from future consideration. The first author to win a second Carnegie Medal was

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in 1981, who won consecutively for ''

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'' and '' City of Gold''. There were eight repeat winners to 2018. The winner is awarded a gold medal and £500 worth of books donated to the winner's chosen library. In addition, since 2016 the winner has received a £5,000 cash prize from the Colin Mears bequest.

Latest rendition

Katya Balen won the 2022 Carnegie Medal for ''October, October''. There were eight books on the 2022 shortlist, each published between September 2020 and August 2021: * Katya Balen, ''October, October,'' illustrated by Angela Harding (Bloomsbury) * Sue Divin, ''Guard Your Heart'' (Macmillan Children's) *

Phil Earle Phil Earle is a British children's author. In 2013, ''The Guardian'' described ''Heroic'' as "a unique, challenging and engaging read". In 2016, Earle was appointed as the 13th online Writer in Residence for BookTrust, a children's reading chari ...

, ''When the Sky Falls'' (Andersen Press) * Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, ''Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town'' (Faber) * Manjeet Mann, ''The Crossing'' (Penguin) * Julian Sedgwick, ''Tsunami Girl,'' illustrated by Chie Kutsuwada (Guppy Books) *

Alex Wheatle Alex Alphonso Wheatle MBE (Order of the British Empire), MBE (born 3 January 1963) is a British novelist, who was sentence (law), sentenced to a term of imprisonment after the 1981 Brixton riot in London. Biography Born in 1963 in London to J ...

, ''Cane Warriors'' (Andersen Press) *

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& Yusef Salaam, ''Punching the Air'' (HarperCollins) Recommended ages have ranged from 8+ to 14+ for books on the shortlist since 2001.

Process

CILIP members may nominate books each September and October, with the full list of valid nominations published in November. The longlist, chosen by the judges from the nominated books, is published in February. The judging panel comprises 12 children's librarians, all of whom are members of CILIP's Youth Libraries Group (YLG). The shortlist is announced in March and the winner in June. Titles must be English-language works first published in the UK during the preceding year (1 September to 31 August). According to CILIP, "all categories of books, including poetry, non-fiction and graphic novels, in print or ebook format, for children and young people are eligible". Multiple-author anthologies are excluded; however, co-authored single works are eligible. Young people from across the UK take part in shadowing groups organised by secondary schools and public libraries, to read and discuss the shortlisted books. CILIP instructs the judging panel to consider plot, characterisation, and style "where appropriate". Furthermore, it states that "the book that wins the Carnegie Medal should be a book of outstanding literary quality. The whole work should provide pleasure, not merely from the surface enjoyment of a good read, but also the deeper subconscious satisfaction of having gone through a vicarious, but at the time of reading, a real experience that is retained afterwards". A diversity review in 2018 led to changes in the nomination and judging process to promote better representation of ethnic minority authors and books.

Winners

Up to 2022 there have been 83 Medals awarded over 86 years, spanning the period from 1936 to 2021. No eligible book published in 1943, 1945, or 1966 was considered suitable by the judging panel. From 2007 onward, the medals are dated by the year of presentation. Prior to this, they were dated by the calendar year of their British publication. Forty-one winning books were illustrated in their first editions, including every one during the first three decades. Six from 1936 to 1953 were illustrated or co-illustrated by their authors; none since then. ::* named to the 70th Anniversary Top Ten in 2007.

Winners of multiple awards

Eight authors have won two Carnegie Medals, which was prohibited for many years. * Peter Dickinson 1979, 1980 * Berlie Doherty 1986, 1991 * Anne Fine 1989, 1992 * Geraldine McCaughrean 1988, 2018 * Margaret Mahy 1982, 1984 * Jan Mark 1976, 1983 * Patrick Ness 2011, 2012 * Robert Westall 1975, 1981 For many years, some runners-up books were designated Highly Commended, at least 29 in 24 years from 1979 to 2002 and three previously. Among the authors who won two Medals, Anne Fine was highly commended runner-up three times (1989, 1996, 2002) and Robert Westall twice (1990, 1992). The others were highly commended once each, except for Ness who postdates the distinction, Six books have won both the Carnegie Medal and the annual

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, which was inaugurated 1967. (Dates are years of U.K. publication, and Carnegie award dates before 2006.) * Alan Garner, ''The Owl Service'' (1967) * Richard Adams, ''Watership Down'' (1972) * Geraldine McCaughrean, ''A Pack of Lies'' (1988) * Anne Fine, ''Goggle-Eyes'' (1989) * Philip Pullman, ''His Dark Materials 1: Northern Lights'' (1995) * Melvin Burgess, ''Junk'' (1996) Only ''

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'', written by Patrick Ness and illustrated by Jim Kay, has won both the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals (2012). Only ''

The Graveyard Book ''The Graveyard Book'' is a young adult novel by the English author Neil Gaiman, simultaneously published in Britain and America in 2008. ''The Graveyard Book'' traces the story of the boy Nobody "Bod" Owens who is adopted and reared by the s ...

'' by Neil Gaiman (2009) has won both the Carnegie Medal and the equivalent American award, the

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. Author

Sharon Creech Sharon Creech (born July 29, 1945) is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British C ...

, who won the Carnegie for ''Ruby Holler'' (2002), previously won the Newbery and two U.K. awards for ''Walk Two Moons'' (1994). Four writers have won both the Carnegie and the US

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. The Printz Award is an

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literary award that annually recognises the "best book written for teens, based entirely on its

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". The four writers are David Almond,

Aidan Chambers Aidan Chambers (born 27 December 1934) is a British author of children's and young-adult novels. He won both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Printz Award for '' Postcards from No Man's Land'' (1999). For his "lasting contributio ...

Geraldine McCaughrean Geraldine McCaughrean ( ; born 6 June 1951) is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 170 books, including ''Peter Pan in Scarlet'' (2004), the official sequel to ''Peter Pan'' commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital, t ...

, and

Meg Rosoff Meg Rosoff (born 16 October 1956) is an American writer based in London, United Kingdom. She is best known for the novel '' How I Live Now'' (Puffin, 2004), which won the Guardian Prize, Printz Award, and Branford Boase Award and made the ...

. Chambers alone has won both for the same book, the 1999 Carnegie and 2003 Printz for the novel ''

Postcards from No Man's Land ''Postcards from No Man's Land'' is a young-adult novel by Aidan Chambers, published by Bodley Head in 1999. Two stories are set in Amsterdam during 1994 and 1944. One features 17-year-old visitor Jacob Todd during the 50-year commemoration of th ...

''. In its scope, books for children or young adults, the British Carnegie corresponds to the American Newbery and Printz awards.

Carnegie of Carnegies

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Carnegie Medal in 2007, CILIP created a 'Living Archive' on the Carnegie Medal website with information about each of the winning books and conducted a poll to identify the nation's favourite Carnegie Medal winner, to be named the "Carnegie of Carnegies". The winner, announced on 21 June 2007 at the

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, was ''Northern Lights'' by Philip Pullman (1995). It was the expected winner, garnering 40% of the votes in the UK, and 36% worldwide. 70th Anniversary Top Ten * David Almond, ''

Skellig ''Skellig'' is a children's novel by the British author David Almond, published by Hodder in 1998. It was the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and it won the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstandi ...

'', (Hodder, 1998) *

Melvin Burgess Melvin Burgess (born 25 April 1954) is a British writer of children's fiction. He became famous in 1996 with the publication of ''Junk (novel), Junk'', about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of Bristol. In Britain, ''Junk'' became one o ...

, '' Junk'', (Penguin, 1996) *

Kevin Crossley-Holland Kevin John William Crossley-Holland (born 7 February 1941) is an English translator, children's author and poet. His best known work is probably the Arthur trilogy (2000–2003), for which he won the Guardian Prize and other recognition. Cros ...

, ''

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'', (Egmont, 1985) *

Jennifer Donnelly Jennifer Donnelly (born August 16, 1963) is an American writer of young adult fiction best known for the historical novel '' A Northern Light''. ''A Northern Light'' was published as ''A Gathering Light'' in the U.K. There, it won the 2003 Ca ...

, '' A Gathering Light'', (Bloomsbury, 2003) *

Alan Garner Alan Garner (born 17 October 1934) is an English novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. Much of his work is rooted in the landscape, history and folklore of his native coun ...

, ''

The Owl Service ''The Owl Service'' is a low fantasy novel for young adults by Alan Garner, published by Collins in 1967. Set in modern Wales, it is an adaptation of the story of the Welsh mythology, mythical Welsh woman Blodeuwedd, an "expression of the myt ...

'', (HarperCollins, 1967) *

Eve Garnett Eve Garnett (9 January 1900 – 5 April 1991) was an English writer and illustrator. She is best known for ''The Family from One End Street'', a 1937 children's novel that features a large, small-town, working-class family. Early life Garnett ...

, ''

The Family from One End Street ''The Family from One End Street'' is a realistic English children's novel, written and illustrated by Eve Garnett and published by Frederick Muller in 1937. It is "a classic story of life in a big, happy family." set in a small Sussex town i ...

'', (Penguin, 1937) * Mary Norton, ''

The Borrowers ''The Borrowers'' is a children's fantasy novel by the English author Mary Norton, published by Dent in 1952. It features a family of tiny people who live secretly in the walls and floors of an English house and "borrow" from the big people in ...

'', (Penguin, 1952) *

Philippa Pearce Ann Philippa Pearce OBE (22 January 1920 – 21 December 2006) was an English author of children's books. Best known of them is the time-slip novel ''Tom's Midnight Garden'', which won the 1958 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, as ...

, ''

Tom's Midnight Garden ''Tom's Midnight Garden'' is a children's fantasy novel by Philippa Pearce. It was first published in 1958 by Oxford University Press with illustrations by Susan Einzig. It has been reissued in print many times and also adapted for radio, tele ...

'', (Oxford, 1958) *

Philip Pullman Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. His books include the fantasy trilogy '' His Dark Materials'' and '' The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ'', a fictionalised biography of Jesus. In 2008, ''T ...

, '' Northern Lights'', (Scholastic, 1995) *

Robert Westall Robert Atkinson Westall (7 October 1929 – 15 April 1993) was an English author and teacher known for fiction aimed at children and young people. Some of the latter cover complex, dark, and adult themes. He has been called "the dean of Brit ...

, ''

The Machine Gunners ''The Machine Gunners'' is a children's historical novel by Robert Westall, published by Macmillan in 1975. Set in northeastern England shortly after the Battle of Britain (February 1941), it features children who find a crashed German aircraft w ...

'', (Macmillan, 1975) ''Northern Lights'', with 40% of the public vote, was followed by 16% for ''Tom's Midnight Garden'' by Philippa Pearce and 8% for ''Skellig'' by David Almond. As those three books had won the 70-year-old Medal in its year 60, year 23, and year 63, some commentary observed that ''Tom's Midnight Garden'' had passed a test of time that the others had not yet faced.

Shortlists

Date is year of publication before 2006. Selections were announced and medals presented early in the next year.

1936 to 1993

From 1936 to 1993, there were 55 Medals awarded in 58 years. CCSU library listings for that period include one Special Commendation, 23 Highly Commended books (from 1966, mainly from 1979), and about 130 Commended books. Except for the inaugural year 1936, only the 24 Special and Highly Commended books are listed here. ;1936, the inaugural publication year Medalist: : Arthur Ransome, ''

'' (Jonathan Cape) — the sixth of 12 ''Swallows and Amazons'' novels Commended: :

Howard Spring Howard Spring (10 February 1889 – 3 May 1965) was a Welsh author and journalist who wrote in English. He began his writing career as a journalist but from 1934 produced a series of best-selling novels for adults and children. The most su ...

, ''Sampson's Circus'' (Faber and Faber) :

Noel Streatfeild Mary Noel Streatfeild Order of the British Empire, OBE (24 December 1895 –11 September 1986) was an English author, best known for children's books including the "Shoes" books, which were not a series (though some books made references to ...

, ''

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'' (J. M. Dent & Sons) — the first of 11 ''Shoes'' novels CCSU listings for 1954 include six commendations, the first since 1936. Beginning 1966 there were some "high commendations" and those were approximately annual by 1979. Only the high commendations are listed here (through 1993). ;1954, Special Commendation: : Harold Jones, illustrator ''Lavender's Blue: A Book of Nursery Rhymes'', compiled by Kathleen Lines – collection named for "

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" The special commendation to Harold Jones in 1955 for his 1954 illustration of ''Lavender's Blue'' was "a major reason" for the Library Association to establish the Kate Greenaway Medal that year. No 1955 work was judged worthy in 1956, so that Medal was actually inaugurated one year later. – ;1966 (no Medal awarded) :+

Norman Denny Norman George Denny (1901–1982), also known under the pseudonyms Norman Dale and Bruce Norman, was an English writer and translator. He was born in Kent, later living for two years in Mexico City where his father was a mining engineer, before ...

and Josephine Filmer-Sankey, ''The Bayeux Tapestry: The Story of the Norman Conquest, 1066'' — about the Bayeux Tapestry ;1967 :+

Henry Treece Henry Treece (22 December 1911 – 10 June 1966) was a British poet and writer who also worked as a teacher and editor. He wrote a range of works but is mostly remembered as a writer of children's historical novels. Life and work Treece wa ...

, ''The Dream Time'' – ;1974 :+ Ian Ribbons, ''The Battle of Gettysburg, 1–3 July 1963'' (Oxford) – ;1979 :+ Sheila Sancha, ''The Castle Story'' — about Hearthstone Castle ;1980 :+

Jan Mark Jan Mark (22 June 1943 – 16 January 2006) was a British writer best known for children's books. In all she wrote over fifty novels and plays and many anthologised short stories. She won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, ...

, ''Nothing To Be Afraid Of'' ;1981 :+

Jane Gardam Jane Mary Gardam (born 11 July 1928) is an English writer of children's and adult fiction. She also writes reviews for ''The Spectator'' and ''The Telegraph'', and writes for BBC radio. She lives in Kent, Wimbledon, and Yorkshire. She has won nu ...

, ''The Hollow Land'' ;1982 :+

Gillian Cross Gillian Cross (born 1945) is a British author of children's books. She won the 1990 Carnegie Medal for ''Wolf'' and the 1992 Whitbread Children's Book Award for ''The Great Elephant Chase''. She also wrote ''The Demon Headmaster'' book series, ...

, ''The Dark Behind the Curtain'' ;1983 :+ James Watson, ''Talking in Whispers'' — depicting repression in Chile ;1984 :+ Robert Swindells, '' Brother in the Land'' (Oxford) ;1985 :+

Janni Howker Janni Howker is a British writer of adult and children's fiction who has adapted her own books for the screen. She has worked across the UK running creative writing workshops for adults and children, and is involved in several arts development p ...

, ''Nature of the Beast'' ;1986 :+

, ''Isaac Campion'' ;1987 :+

Margaret Mahy Margaret Mahy (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growi ...

, ''Memory'' ;1988 :+

, ''A Map of Nowhere'' :+

, ''

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'' (Gollancz) :+ Elizabeth Laird, ''

Red Sky in the Morning ''Red Sky in the Morning'' is a young adult novel by Elizabeth Laird, first published in 1988. The novel was published as ''Loving Ben'' in its initial American release. Plot Anna is happy when her parents announce to her that they are ha ...

'' ;1989 :+ Carole Lloyd, ''The Charlie Barber Treatment'' :+

Anne Fine Anne Fine OBE FRSL (born 7 December 1947) is an English writer. Although best known for children's books, she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in 2003. Fine has written m ...

, ''

Bill's New Frock ''Bill's New Frock'' is a fiction book for younger readers, written by Anne Fine and illustrated by Philippe Dupasquier. First published in 1989, and reissued in 2002, it concerns a young boy, Bill Simpson, who wakes up one morning to find he ...

'', illus.

Philippe Dupasquier Philippe Dupasquier (born 1955) is an author and illustrator of children's books. He was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, but he went to art school in Lyon, France 1976–79, after which he became a freelance illustrator in London, England. T ...

(Egmont) ;1990 :+

, ''

The Cry of the Wolf ''The Cry of the Wolf'' is a novel for children or young adults, written by Melvin Burgess and published by Andersen Press in 1990 (). Set on the island of Great Britain, it features a grey wolf raised partly by humans after learning only a l ...

'' (Andersen) :+

, ''The Kingdom by the Sea'' ;1991 :+

Jacqueline Wilson Dame Jacqueline Wilson (née Aitken; born 17 December 1945) is an English novelist known for her popular children's literature. Her novels have been notable for featuring realistic topics such as adoption and divorce without alienating her lar ...

, ''

The Story of Tracy Beaker ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' is a British children's book first published in 1991, written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Background The book is told from the point of view of Tracy Beaker, a troubled ten-year-old gir ...

'', illus.

Nick Sharratt Nick Sharratt (born 9 August 1962) is a British author and illustrator of children's books, whose work is split between illustrating for writers, most notably Jacqueline Wilson from 1991 to 2021, and Jeremy Strong, but also Giles Andreae, Juli ...

(Doubleday) — first of four Tracy Beaker novels ;1992 :+

, ''Gulf'' ;1993 *+

, ''The Baby and Fly Pie'' *+

Jenny Nimmo Jenny Nimmo (born 15 January 1944) is a British author of children's books, including fantasy and adventure novels, chapter books, and picture books. Born in England, she has lived mostly in Wales for 40 years. She is probably best known for two ...

, ''The Stone Mouse''

1994 to 2002

Through 2002 some runners-up were Commended, including some Highly Commended. Where the entire shortlist is given here (back to 1994), boldface and asterisk (*) marks the winner, plus (+) marks the highly commended books, and dash (–) marks the commended books. 1994 (8) *

Lynne Reid Banks Lynne Reid Banks (born 31 July 1929) is a British author of books for children and adults. She has written forty-five books, including the best-selling children's novel ''The Indian in the Cupboard'', which has sold over 10 million copies and ...

, ''Broken Bridge'' * *

Theresa Breslin Theresa Breslin is a Scottish author. Winner of many literary awards, including the prestigious Carnegie Medal, Theresa Breslin is the popular, critically acclaimed author of over 50 titles covering every age range, whose books have been adapte ...

, ''

Whispers in the Graveyard ''Whispers in the Graveyard'' is a children's novel by Theresa Breslin, published by Methuen in 1994. Breslin won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. In a re ...

'' (Methuen) *+

Berlie Doherty Berlie Doherty (born 6 November 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal. She has also written novels for adults, plays for theatre an ...

, ''Willa and Old Miss Annie'' *+ Lesley Howarth, ''Maphead'' *

Michael Morpurgo Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo ('' né'' Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as ''War Horse'' (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytell ...

, ''Arthur, High King of Britain'' *

, ''Griffin's Castle'' *

, ''A Time of Fire'' *

, ''

The Bed and Breakfast Star ''The Bed and Breakfast Star'' is a children's novel by British author Jacqueline Wilson. Plot ''The Bed and Breakfast Star'' is about a girl called Elsa, who is the narrator of the story. She has a sunny disposition and loves to tell jokes, e ...

'' (Doubleday) 1995 (8) *

Nina Bawden Nina Bawden CBE, FRSL, JP (19 January 1925 – 22 August 2012) was an English novelist and children's writer. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1987 and the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010. She is one of very few who have both se ...

, ''Granny the Pag'' (Hamish Hamilton) *

Robert Cormier Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925 – November 2, 2000) was an American author and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels, many of which were written for young adults. Recurring themes include abuse, mental illness, violence, ...

, '' In the Middle of the Night'' (Gollancz) *–

Susan Gates Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), ...

, ''

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'' (Oxford) *

Garry Kilworth Garry Douglas Kilworth (born 5 July 1941 in York) is a British science fiction, fantasy and historical novelist, and a former Royal Air Force cryptographer. Early life Kilworth was raised partly in Aden, South Arabia, the son of an airman. Havin ...

, ''The Brontë Girls'' (Methuen) *

, ''

The Wreck of the Zanzibar ''The Wreck Of The Zanzibar'' is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published Great Britain by William Heinemann Publishers in 1995. The book won the Whitbread Children's Book Award in 1995. Plot summary The story unfolds ...

'' (Heinemann) * *

, '' Northern Lights'' (Scholastic) — first of a trilogy, ''His Dark Materials'' *

Jill Paton Walsh Gillian Honorine Mary Herbert, Baroness Hemingford, (née Bliss; 29 April 1937 – 18 October 2020), known professionally as Jill Paton Walsh, was an English novelist and children's writer. She may be known best for her Booker Prize-nominated n ...

, ''Thomas and the Tinners'' (Macdonald Young Books) *+

, '' Double Act'' (Doubleday) 1996 (8) * *

, '' Junk'' (Andersen) — about teenage heroin addiction and anarchism * Michael Coleman, ''Weirdo's War'' (Orchard) *+

, '' The Tulip Touch'' (Hamish Hamilton) * Elizabeth Laird, ''Secret Friends'' (Hodder) *–

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his '' Discworld'' series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first no ...

, ''

Johnny and the Bomb ''Johnny and the Bomb'' is a 1996 novel by Terry Pratchett. It is the third novel to feature Johnny Maxwell and his friends, and deals with the rules and consequences of time travel. The first two novels in the ''Johnny Maxwell Trilogy'' are '' ...

'' (Doubleday) — third of a trilogy *

, ''

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'' (Doubleday), illus. Peter Bailey * Chloe Rayban, ''Love in Cyberia'' (Bodley Head) *

, '' Bad Girls'' (Doubleday), illus.

1997 (7) *

Malorie Blackman Malorie Blackman is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethica ...

, '' Pig Heart Boy'' (Doubleday) * *

Tim Bowler Tim Bowler (born 14 November 1953) is an author of books for teenagers and young adults. He won the 1997 Carnegie Medal from the CILIP, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject, for the novel '' River Boy''. ''The Sund ...

, '' River Boy'' (Oxford) *+

Henrietta Branford Henrietta Diana Primrose Longstaff Branford (12 January 1946 – 23 April 1999) was an English author of children's books. Her greatest success was '' Fire, Bed and Bone'' (1997), a historical novel set during the English peasants' revolt of 13 ...

, '' Fire, Bed and Bone'' (Walker) — about the

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, ''Forever X'' (Oxford) *

Philip Ridley Philip Ridley (born 1957 in East London) is an English storyteller working in a wide range of artistic media. As a visual artist he has been cited as a contemporary of the 'Young British Artists', and had his artwork exhibited internationally. ...

, ''Scribbleboy'' (Puffin) *–

J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), also known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The ser ...

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a 1997 fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, a youn ...

'' (Bloomsbury) — first of seven Harry Potter books *

Theresa Tomlinson Theresa Tomlinson (born 1946 in Crawley, Sussex) is an English writer for children, mainly of historical fiction. She advocates giving children "the opportunity to consider many different role models and ways of life, so that they can make up th ...

, ''Meet me by the Steel Men'' (Walker) 1998 (5) * * David Almond, ''

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Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

'' (Hamish Hamilton) *

, ''The Kin'' (Macmillan) * Chris d'Lacey, ''Fly, Cherokee, Fly'' (Corgi) *

Susan Price Susan Price (born 8 July 1955) is an English author of children's and young adult novels. She has won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize for British children's books. Price was born in Dudley, Worcestershire (now West Midlands). ...

, '' The Sterkarm Handshake'' (Scholastic) 1999 (8) * David Almond, '' Kit's Wilderness'' (Hodder) * Bernard Ashley, '' Little Soldier'' (Orchard) * *

, ''

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Susan Cooper Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is an English author of children's books. She is best known for '' The Dark Is Rising'', a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which incorporates British mythology such as the Arthurian le ...

, '' King of Shadows'' (Bodley Head) *

, ''

Tightrope Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope ...

'' (Oxford) *

, ''The Rinaldi Ring'' (Mammoth) *

, ''

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and is the third in the '' Harry Potter'' series. The book follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at Hogwarts School of ...

'' (Bloomsbury) *

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The Illustrated Mum ''The Illustrated Mum'' is a children's novel by English author Jacqueline Wilson, first published by Transworld in 1999 with drawings by Nick Sharratt. Set in London, the first person narrative by a young girl, Dolphin, features her manic depre ...

'' (Doubleday) 2000 (8) * David Almond, '' Heaven Eyes'' (Hodder) *–

, '' The Ghost Behind the Wall'' (Andersen) *

, '' The Wanderer'' (Macmillan) *

Jamila Gavin Jamila Gavin (born 9 August 1941) is a British writer born in Mussoorie in the United Provinces of India, in the present-day state of Uttarakhand in the Western Himalayas. She is known mainly for children's books, including several with Indian ...

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Coram Boy ''Coram Boy'' is a 2000 children's novel by Jamila Gavin. It won Gavin a Whitbread Children's Book Award. Stage adaptation The book was adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson, with music by Adrian Sutton, and played for two runs on the Ol ...

'' (Mammoth) *+ Adéle Geras, ''

Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Ç ...

'' (Scholastic)(David Fickling) * Alan Gibbons, ''Shadow of the Minotaur'' (Orion) * *

Beverley Naidoo Beverley Naidoo is a South African author of children's books who lives in the UK. Her first three novels featured life in South Africa where she lived until her twenties. She has also written a biography of the trade unionist Neil Aggett. ''The ...

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The Other Side of Truth '' Other Side of Truth'' is a young adult novel about Nigerian political refugees, written by Beverley Naidoo and published by Puffin in 2000. It is set in the autumn of 1995 during the reign in Nigeria of the despot General Abacha, who is w ...

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The Amber Spyglass ''The Amber Spyglass'' is the third novel in the '' His Dark Materials'' trilogy by Philip Pullman. Published in 2000, it won the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year award, the first children's novel to do so. It was named Children's Book of the Y ...

'' (Scholastic) — third of a trilogy, ''His Dark Materials'' 2001 (8) *–

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Love that Dog ''Love That Dog'' is a free verse piece written by Sharon Creech and published by HarperCollins. It is written in diary format, in the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher. The author drew inspiration from Wal ...

'' (Bloomsbury), 9+ *

, ''The Ropemaker'' (Macmillan), 11+ *

Eva Ibbotson Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson (née Wiesner; born 21 January 1925 – 20 October 2010) was a British novelist born in Austria to a Jewish family who fled the Nazis. She is known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adult ...

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Journey to the River Sea ''JTTRS'' is an adventure novel written by Eva Ibbotson, published by MacMillan in 2001. It is set mainly in Manaus, Brazil, early in the 20th century and conveys the author's vision of the Amazon River. It was a finalist for all of the majo ...

'' (Macmillan), 9+ * Elizabeth Laird, '' Jake's Tower'' (Macmillan), 11+ *

, '' The Kite Rider'' (Oxford), 11+ *+

, '' Stop the Train'' (Oxford), 10+ * *

, ''

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents ''The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents'' is a children's fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, published by Doubleday in 2001. It is the 28th novel in the ''Discworld'' series and the first written for children. The story is a ...

'' (Doubleday), 10+ *

Virginia Wolff Virginia Euwer Wolff (born August 25, 1937) is an American author of children's literature. Her award-winning series ''Make Lemonade'' features a 14-year-old girl named LaVaughn, who babysits for the children of a 17-year-old single mother. There ...

, '' True Believer'' (Faber), 14+ 2002 (7) * Kevin Brooks, ''

Martyn Pig ''Martyn Pig'' is a thriller by Kevin Brooks, published on April 1, 2002 by The Chicken House and aimed at teens and young adults. ''Martyn Pig'' won the Branford Boase Award in 2003 and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 2002. The ...

'' (The Chicken House), 12+ * *

, '' Ruby Holler'' (Bloomsbury), 9+ *+

, ''Up on Cloud Nine'' (Corgi), 12+ * Alan Gibbons, ''

The Edge David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp. 21, 23–24 is an English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing voca ...

'' (Dolphin), 11+ *

Lian Hearn Gillian Rubinstein (born 29 August 1942) is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As w ...

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Across the Nightingale Floor ''Across the Nightingale Floor'' is the first of Lian Hearn's Tales of the Otori trilogy, first published in 2002. Plot Across the Nightingale Floor is set in a fictional world based on Japan during the Sengoku period, and follows the story o ...

'' (Macmillan), 14+ *

Linda Newbery Linda Iris Newbery (born 12 August 1952) is a British writer known best for young adult fiction—where she entered the market, although she has broadened her range to encompass all ages. She published her first novel ''Run with the Hare'' in 1 ...

, '' The Shell House'' (David Fickling), 14+ *

Marcus Sedgwick Marcus Sedgwick (8 April 1968 – 15 November 2022) was a British writer, illustrator and musician. He published novels such as '' Floodland'' (2001; winner of the Branford Boase Award) and '' The Dark Horse'' (2002; shortlisted for The Guard ...

, ''The Dark Horse'' (Dolphin), 11+

2003 to date

Runners-up within the shortlist are not distinguished since 2002. 2003 (6) * David Almond, '' The Fire Eaters'' (Hodder), 10+ * *

, '' A Gathering Light'' (Bloomsbury), 12+ *

Mark Haddon Mark Haddon (born 28 October 1962) is an English novelist, best known for '' The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (2003). He won the Whitbread Award, the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, Guardian Prize, and a Commonwealth W ...

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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 ...

'' (David Fickling), 12+ * Elizabeth Laird, ''

The Garbage King ''The Garbage King'' is a 2003 children's fiction book written by Elizabeth Laird and illustrated by Yosef Kebede. Laird was inspired to write the book after living and working in Ethiopia, where, in Addis Ababa, she saw children who lived on ...

'' (Macmillan), 10+ *

, ''

Private Peaceful ''Private Peaceful'' is a novel for older children by British author Michael Morpurgo first published in 2003. It is about a fictional young soldier called Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful, who is looking back on his life from the trenches of World War ...

'' (Collins), 10+ *

, ''Sisterland'' (David Fickling), 13+ 2004 (6) * Anne Cassidy, '' Looking for JJ'' (Scholastic), 13+ *

Gennifer Choldenko Gennifer Choldenko (born October 20, 1957) is an American writer of popular books for children and adolescents. Awards '' Al Capone Does My Shirts'' was a finalist for both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Newbery Medal The John ...

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Al Capone Does My Shirts ''Al Capone Does My Shirts'' is a historical fiction novel for young adults by the author Gennifer Choldenko. In the book, Moose Flanagan and his family move from Santa Monica to Alcatraz Island when his father takes a new job as an electrician ...

'' (Bloomsbury), 11+ * *

Frank Cottrell Boyce Frank Cottrell-Boyce (born 23 September 1959)"COTTRELL-BOYCE, Frank", ''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 200 Retrieved 2010-05-16. is an English people, English screenwriter, ...

, '' Millions'' (Macmillan), 9+ *

, '' Heartbeat'' (Bloomsbury), 10+ *

, '' The Star of Kazan'' (Macmillan), 10+ *

, '' The Scarecrow and his Servant'' (Doubleday), 8+ 2005 (5) * David Almond, ''

Clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay par ...

'' (Hodder), 11+ *

, '' Framed'' (Macmillan), 9+ *

, ''

Turbulence In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is fluid motion characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity. It is in contrast to a laminar flow, which occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers, with no disruption between ...

'' (Hodder), 12+ *

, '' The White Darkness'' (Oxford), 12+ * *

Mal Peet Malcolm Charles Peet (5 October 1947 – 2 March 2015) was an English author and illustrator best known for young adult fiction. He has won several honours including the Brandford Boase, the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize, British child ...

, '' Tamar'' (Walker), 12+ Date is year of presentation after 2006. The publication year is approximately the preceding school year; for 2012 example, September 2010 to August 2011. 2007 (6) * Kevin Brooks, '' The Road of the Dead'' (The Chicken House), 14+ *

Siobhan Dowd Siobhan Dowd (4 February 1960 – 21 August 2007) was a British writer and activist. The last book she completed, '' Bog Child'', posthumously won the 2009 Carnegie Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the year's best book fo ...

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A Swift Pure Cry ''A Swift Pure Cry '' is a 2006 novel by Siobhan Dowd about a teenager named Shell who lives in County Cork, Ireland. It won the 2007 Branford Boase Award and the Eilís Dillon Award. Plot summary ''A Swift Pure Cry'' opens a year after the ...

'' (David Fickling), 13+ *

, '' The Road of Bones'' (Doubleday), 12+ *

Ally Kennen Ally Kennen (born 1975) is a British author of adventure novels for children and teens. Some of her books have been marketed as thrillers and they may be classed as horror fiction. She was born in Somerset and grew up on a farm in the Exmoor r ...

, '' Beast'' (Marion Lloyd), 12+ * *

, ''

Just in Case Just-in-case manufacturing (JIC) is a term sometimes applied to traditional manufacturing systems used before the influence of modern technologies and newer transportation infrastructures. It is the contrary in many ways to the recently evolve ...

'' (Penguin), 14+ *

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My Swordhand is Singing ''My Swordhand Is Singing'' is a novel written by Marcus Sedgwick, set in the early 17th century. It won the 2007 Booktrust Teenage Prize. It was also shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2007. Inspired by the original vampire folklore ...

'' (Orion), 10+ 2008 (7) *

, ''Gatty's Tale'' (Orion), 10+ * Linzi Glass, ''Ruby Red'' (Penguin), 12+ * Elizabeth Laird, '' Crusade'' (Macmillan), 10+ * Tanya Landman, ''Apache: Girl Warrior'' (Walker), 12+ * *

Philip Reeve Philip Reeve (born 28 February 1966) is a British author and illustrator of children's books, primarily known for the 2001 book '' Mortal Engines'' and its sequels (the 2001 to 2006 '' Mortal Engines Quartet''). His 2007 novel, '' Here Lies Art ...

, '' Here Lies Arthur'' (Scholastic), 12+ *

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What I Was ''What I Was'' is Meg Rosoff's third novel for young adults. The book was published in 2007, and was shortlisted for both the Costa Children's Book Award and the Carnegie Medal. Plot introduction ''What I Was'' tells the story of a secret ...

'' (Penguin), 12+ *

Jenny Valentine Jenny Valentine (born 1970) is an English children's novelist. For her first novel and best-known work, ''Finding Violet Park'' (HarperCollins, 2007), she won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged ...

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Finding Violet Park ''Finding Violet Park'', or ''Me, the Missing, and the Dead'' in the U.S., is a young adult novel by Jenny Valentine, published by HarperCollins in 2007. It is about a fatherless teenage boy, Lucas Swain, who finds an urn containing the ashes of ...

'' (HarperCollins), 12+ 2009 (7) *

, ''Cosmic'' (Macmillan), 8+ * Kevin Brooks, ''Black Rabbit Summer'' (Puffin), 14+ *

Eoin Colfer Eoin Colfer (; born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the ''Artemis Fowl'' series. In September 2008, Col ...

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Airman An airman is a member of an air force or air arm of a nation's armed forces. In certain air forces, it can also refer to a specific enlisted rank. An airman can also be referred as a soldier in other definitions. In civilian aviation usage, t ...

'' (Puffin), 9+ * *

, ''

Bog Child ''Bog Child'' is a historical novel by Siobhan Dowd published by David Fickling (UK) and Random House Children's Books (US) on 9 September 2008, more than a year after her death. Set in the 1980s amid the backdrop of the Troubles of Northern I ...

'' (David Fickling), 12+ * Keith Gray, ''Ostrich Boys'' (Definitions), 12+ *

Patrick Ness Patrick Ness (born 17 October 1971) is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. Born in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including t ...

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The Knife of Never Letting Go ''The Knife of Never Letting Go'' is a young-adult science fiction novel written by British-American author Patrick Ness. It was published by Walker Books on 5 May 2008. It is the first book in the '' Chaos Walking'' series, followed by '' T ...

'' (Walker), 14+ * Kate Thompson, '' Creature of the Night'' (Bodley Head), 14+ 2010 (10) *

Laurie Halse Anderson Laurie Halse Anderson is an American writer, known for children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contribution to young adult literature. She was first re ...

, ''Chains'' (Bloomsbury), 11+ * * Neil Gaiman, ''

'' (Bloomsbury), 9+ — illustrated separately by Dave McKean and

Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...

* Helen Grant, ''The Vanishing of Katharina Linden'' (Penguin), 14+ * Julie Hearn, ''Rowan the Strange'' (Oxford), 12+ *

, '' The Ask and the Answer'' (Walker), 14+ *

, ''

Nation A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective Identity (social science), identity of a group of people unde ...

'' (Doubleday), 11+ *

, ''

Fever Crumb ''Fever Crumb'' is a young adult post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Philip Reeve, published in 2009. The first in a series, it is followed by '' A Web of Air'' in 2010 and '' Scrivener's Moon'' in 2011. The books of the ''Fever Crumb'' ...

'' (Scholastic), 9+ *

, ''Revolver'' (Orion), 12+ 2011 (6) *

, ''Prisoner of the Inquisition'' (Doubleday), 12+ *

, '' The Death-Defying Pepper Roux'' (Oxford), 10+ * *

, ''

Monsters of Men ''Monsters of Men'' is a young-adult science fiction novel by Patrick Ness, published by Walker Books in May 2010. It is the third book of the ''Chaos Walking'' trilogy inaugurated two years earlier by ''The Knife of Never Letting Go''. Walke ...

'' (Walker), 14+ *

, ''The Bride's Farewell'' (Puffin), 12+ *

, ''White Crow'' (Orion), 12+ * Jason Wallace, '' Out of Shadows'' (Andersen), 14+ 2012 (8) * David Almond, '' My Name is Mina'' (Hodder), 9+ *

Lissa Evans Felicity Kenvyn (known as Lissa Evans) is a British television director, producer, novelist and children's author. After qualifying as a doctor in 1983, Evans worked in medicine in Newcastle for four years before a brief period in stand-up, be ...

, ''Small Change for Stuart'' (Doubleday), 8+ *

Sonya Hartnett Sonya Louise Hartnett (born 1968) is an Australian author of fiction for adults, young adults, and children. She has been called "the finest Australian writer of her generation". For her career contribution to "children's and young adult liter ...

, '' The Midnight Zoo'' (Walker), 9+ * Ali Lewis, ''Everybody Jam'' (Andersen), 12+ * Andy Mulligan, ''Trash'' (David Fickling), 12+ * *

, ''

'' (Walker), 9+ *

Annabel Pitcher Annabel Pitcher (born 1982) is a British children's writer. Background Pitcher was born in a village in West Yorkshire. She studied English Literature at Oxford University. Her first novel, ''My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece'', deals with the ...

, ''

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece ''My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece '' is a 2011 novel written by Annabel Pitcher. It won the 2012 Branford Boase Award, and received at least 25 other award nominations. Plot summary Ten-year-old Jamie Mathews moves to the Lake District from ...

'' (Orion), 10+ *

Ruta Sepetys Ruta Sepetys ( lt, Rūta Šepetys; born November 19, 1967) is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction. As an author, she is a ''New York Times'' and international bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal. She is a Rockefeller Foun ...

, '' Between Shades of Grey'' (Puffin), 12+ 2013 (8) * Sarah Crossan, ''The Weight of Water'' (Bloomsbury), 9+ *

Roddy Doyle Roddy Doyle (born 8 May 1958) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of short stories. Several of his books have been ma ...

, ''A Greyhound of a Girl'' (Marion Lloyd Books), 9+ * *

Sally Gardner Sally Gardner is a British children writer and illustrator. She won both the Costa Children's Book Award and the Carnegie Medal for ''Maggot Moon'' (Hot Key Books, 2012). Under her pseudonym Wray Delaney she has also written adult novels.

, '' Maggot Moon'' (Hot Key Books), 11+ * Nick Lake, ''In Darkness'' (Bloomsbury), 13+ *

R. J. Palacio Raquel Jaramillo Palacio (born July 13, 1963) is an American author and graphic designer. She is the author of several novels for children, including the best-selling ''Wonder'', which was adapted into a 2017 film starring Julia Roberts and Ow ...

, ''

Wonder Wonder most commonly refers to: * Wonder (emotion), an emotion comparable to surprise that people feel when perceiving something rare or unexpected Wonder may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional entities * The Wonders, a fictional band ...

'' (Bodley Head), 10+ *

, ''Midwinterblood'' (Indigo), 11+ * Dave Shelton, ''A Boy and a Bear in a Boat'' (David Fickling Books), 8+ *

Elizabeth Wein Elizabeth E. Wein (, born October 2, 1964) is an American-born writer best known for her young adult historical fiction. She holds both American and British citizenship. Personal life Elizabeth E. Wein was born in New York City on October 2, ...

, ''

Code Name Verity ''Code Name Verity'' is a young adult historical fiction novel by Elizabeth Wein that was published in 2012. It focuses on the friendship between two young British women, one English and one Scottish, in World War II – a spy captured by the N ...

'' (Electric Monkey), 13+ 2014 (8) * Julie Berry, ''All the Truth That's in Me'' (Templar), 14+ * * Kevin Brooks, ''

The Bunker Diary ''The Bunker Diary'' is a 2013 young adult novel by Kevin Brooks (writer), Kevin Brooks. ''The Bunker Diary'' features the story of Linus Weems, a teenager who is captured and imprisoned in a mysterious bunker. The novel won the 2014 Carnegie M ...

'' (Puffin), 14+ *

Rachel Campbell-Johnston Rachel Campbell-Johnston (born October 1963) is ''The Times'' newspaper's chief art critic. Appointed to her post in 2002, she has also been her newspaper's poetry editor, leader writer, deputy comment editor, obituary writer and deputy books ed ...

, ''The Child's Elephant'' (David Fickling Books), 11+ *

''Ghost Hawk'' (Bodley Head), 11+ *

, ''Blood Family'' (Doubleday), 14+ *

Katherine Rundell Katherine Rundell (born 1987) is an English author and academic. She is the author of ''Rooftoppers'', which in 2015 won both the overall Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Story, and was short-listed for t ...

, ''Rooftoppers'' (Faber and Faber), 11+ *

Rebecca Stead Rebecca Stead (born January 16, 1968) is an American writer of fiction for children and teens. She won the American Newbery Medal in 2010, the oldest award in children's literature, for her second novel ''When You Reach Me''. She won the Guardia ...

, '' Liar & Spy'' (Andersen Press), 9+ *

William Sutcliffe William Sutcliffe (born 9 March 1971) is a British novelist. He has written many acclaimed novels, spanning genres from satire to YA fiction. His 2008 book ''Whatever Makes You Happy'' has been adapted into a 2019 film by Netflix, under the tit ...

''The Wall'' (Bloomsbury), 11+ The award to Brooks roused some controversy because of the bleak nature of the novel. 2015 (8) * Brian Conaghan, ''When Mr Dog Bites'' (Bloomsbury), 14+ * Sarah Crossan, ''Apple and Rain'' (Bloomsbury), 11+ *

, ''Tinder'' (Orion), 11+ *

Frances Hardinge Frances Hardinge (born 1973) is a British children's writer. Her debut novel, '' Fly By Night'', won the 2006 Branford Boase Award and was listed as one of the ''School Library Journal'' Best Books. Her 2015 novel '' The Lie Tree'' won the 201 ...

'' Cuckoo Song'' (Macmillan), 11+ * Elizabeth Laird, ''The Fastest Boy in the World'' (Macmillan), 9+ * * Tanya Landman, ''Buffalo Soldier'' (Walker), 14+ *

, ''The Middle of Nowhere'' (Usborne), 11+ *

'' More Than This'' (Walker), 14+ 2016 (8) * * Sarah Crossan, '' One'' (Bloomsbury) *

, '' The Lie Tree'' (Macmillan) * Nick Lake, ''There Will Be Lies'' (Bloomsbury) *

''The Rest of Us Just Live Here'' (Walker Books) * Kate Saunders, ''Five Children on the Western Front'' (Faber) *

, ''

The Ghosts of Heaven ''The Ghosts of Heaven'' is a novel by Marcus Sedgwick, published on 2 October 2014. The book is divided into four brief quarters, with each part telling a different story. The book circles around the idea "Spirals are everywhere". The story be ...

'' (Indigo) * Robin Talley, ''Lies We Tell Ourselves'' (HarperCollins) *

''Fire Colour One'' (HarperCollins) 2017 (8) *

, ''Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth'' (Pan Macmillan) *

Zana Fraillon Zana Fraillon (born 1981) is an Australian writer of fiction for children and young adults based in Melbourne, Australia. Fraillon is known for allowing young readers to examine human rights abuses within fiction and in 2017 she won an Amnesty C ...

, ''The Bone Sparrow'' (Orion Children's Books) * Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, ''The Smell of Other People's Houses'' (Faber & Faber) *

Glenda Millard Glenda Millard is an Australian writer of children's literature and young adult fiction. Biography Millard was born in Victoria, Australia. Her first work was published in 1999 by Margaret Hamilton Books, entitled ''Unplugged!''. In 2003 she ...

, ''The Stars at Oktober Bend'' (Old Barn Books) *

, ''Beck'' (Walker Books) *

, ''Railhead'' (Oxford University Press) * *

, '' Salt to the Sea'' (Puffin) *

Lauren Wolk __NOTOC__ Lauren Wolk is an American author, poet and editor. Born in Baltimore, she studied English literature at Brown University graduating in 1981. Wolk won a Newbery Honor in 2017 for her novel ''Wolf Hollow'' and the Scott O'Dell Award fo ...

, '' Wolf Hollow'' (Corgi) ''The Bone Sparrow'' received an Amnesty CILIP Honour commendation. 2018 (8) *

, ''Wed Wabbit'' (David Fickling Books) *

Will Hill Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ...

, ''After the Fire'' (Usborne) * *

, ''Where the World Ends'', (Usborne) *

Anthony McGowan Anthony John McGowan (born January 1965) is an English author of books for children, teenagers and adults. He is the winner of the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal for ''Lark''. In addition to his 2020 win, he has been twice longlisted (for ''The Kn ...

, ''Rook'' (Barrington Stoke) *

, ''Release'' (Walker Books) *

, ''Saint Death'' (Orion) *

Angie Thomas Angie Thomas (born September 20, 1988) is an American young adult author, best known for writing '' The Hate U Give'' (2017). Her second young adult novel, ''On the Come Up'', was released on February 25, 2019. Early life Angie Thomas was born ...

, ''

The Hate U Give ''The Hate U Give'' is a 2017 young adult novel by Angie Thomas. It is Thomas's debut novel, expanded from a short story she wrote in college in reaction to the police shooting of Oscar Grant. The book is narrated by Starr Carter, a 16-ye ...

'' (Walker Books) *

, '' Beyond the Bright Sea'' (Corgi) ''

'' received an Amnesty CILIP Honour commendation. 2019 *

Elizabeth Acevedo Elizabeth Acevedo is a Dominican-American poet and author. In September 2022, the Poetry Foundation named her the year's Young People’s Poet Laureate. Acevedo is the author of the young adult novels ''The Poet X'', '' With the Fire on High'', ...

, ''

The Poet X ''The Poet X'', published March 6, 2018 by HarperTeen, is a young adult novel by Elizabeth Acevedo. Fifteen-year-old Xiomara, also known as "X" or "Xio," works through the tension and conflict in her family by writing poetry. The book, a ''New ...

'' (Harper Teen) *

Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander (born August 21, 1968) is an American writer of poetry and children's fiction. His verse novel ''The Crossover'' won the 2015 Newbery Medal and was selected as an Honor book for the Coretta Scott King Award. Personal life and educ ...

, ''Rebound'' (illus by Dawud Anyabwile, Andersen Press) * Sophie Anderson, ''The House with Chicken Legs'' (illus by Elisa Paganelli, Usborne) *

Candy Gourlay Candy Gourlay (formerly Candy Quimpo) is a Filipino author based in the United Kingdom who has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Biography Candy Gourlay was born and raised in the Philippines. Career Author Her debut novel ''Tall Story ...

, ''Bone Talk'' (David Fickling Books). *

, '' A Skinful of Shadows'' (Macmillan Children's) * Sally Nicholls, ''Things a Bright Girl Can Do'' (Andersen Press) *

Jason Reynolds Jason Reynolds (born December 6, 1983) is an American author of novels and poetry for young adult and middle-grade audience. Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in neighboring Oxon Hill, Maryland, Reynolds found inspiration in rap and had an ea ...

, ''

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'' (Faber Child) * Kate Saunders, ''The Land of Neverendings'' (Faber Child) 2020 *

, ''Lark'' (Barrington Stoke) *

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, ''The Black Flamingo'', illustrated by Anshika Khullar (Hachette Children's Group) * Nick Lake, ''Nowhere on Earth'' (Hachette Children's Group) * Randy Ribay, ''Patron Saints of Nothing'' (Little Tiger) * Annet Schaap, ''Lampie,'' translated by

Laura Watkinson Laura Watkinson is a British literary translator. She studied languages at St Anne's College, Oxford, and has obtained some postgraduate qualifications since. She has taught at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and University of Milan. Watki ...

(Pushkin Children's Books) *

and Julian Sedgwick, ''Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black'', illustrated by Alexis Deacon (Walker Books) *

, '' On the Come Up'' (Walker Books) * Chris Vick, ''Girl. Boy. Sea.'' (Head of Zeus) 2021 *

, '' Look Both Ways'' (Knights Of) *

, ''Clap When You Land'' (Hot Key Books) * Sophie Anderson, ''The Girl Who Speaks Bear,'' illustrated by Kathrin Honesta (Usborne) * Joseph Coelho, ''The Girl Who Became A Tree,'' illustrated by Kate Milner (Otter-Barry Books) * Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, ''On Midnight Beach'' (Faber) * Manjeet Mann, ''Run, Rebel'' (Penguin) *

, ''The Fountains of Silence'' (Penguin) *

, ''Echo Mountain'' (Penguin) 2022 * Katya Balen, ''October, October'', illustrated by Angela Harding (Bloomsbury) * Sue Divin, ''Guard Your Heart'' (Pan Macmillan) *

, ''Cane Warriors'' (Andersen Press) *

and Yusef Salaam, ''Punching the Air'' (HarperCollins)

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Marcus Crouch Marcus Crouch (12 February 1913 – 24 April 1996) was an English librarian, and an influential commentator on and reviewer of children's books.Sheila Ray. "Obituary: Marcus Crouch", ''Children's Literature Abstracts'', Issues 92-95, Internation ...

and Alec Ellis, ''Chosen for children: an account of the books which have been awarded the Library Association Carnegie Medal, 1936–1975'', Third edition, London: Library Association, 1977. . — The second, 1967 edition by Crouch covers the first three decades. The third edition by Crouch and Alec Ellis comprises the second, except a new introduction by Ellis, plus coverage of the fourth decade by Ellis.

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1936 to 1993

1994 to 2002

2003 to date

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