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that annually recognises one outstanding new English-language book for children or young adults. It is conferred upon the author by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). CILIP calls it "the UK's oldest and most prestigious book award for children's writing". The Medal is named after the

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(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

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, to celebrate the centenary of Carnegie's birth and inaugurated in 1937 with the award to

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for '' Pigeon Post'' (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

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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 Peter Dickinson 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

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, 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 su ...

'' by Neil Gaiman (2009) has won both the Carnegie Medal and the equivalent American award, the Newbery Medal. Author Sharon Creech, 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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that annually recognises the "best book written for teens, based entirely on its

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". The four writers are

David Almond David Almond (born 15 May 1951) is a British author who has written many novels for children and young adults from 1998, each one receiving critical acclaim. He is one of thirty children's writers, and one of three from the UK, to win the bienn ...

, Aidan Chambers,

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

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. Chambers alone has won both for the same book, the 1999 Carnegie and 2003 Printz for the novel '' Postcards from No Man's Land''. 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 *

, ''

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, '' Junk'', (Penguin, 1996) * Kevin Crossley-Holland, '' Storm'', (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 Car ...

, ''

A Gathering Light ''A Northern Light'', or ''A Gathering Light'' in the U.K., is an American historical novel for young adults, written by Jennifer Donnelly and published by Harcourt in 2003. Set in northern Herkimer County, New York in 1906, it is based on th ...

'', (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 count ...

, ''

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 mythical Welsh woman Blodeuwedd, an "expression of the myth" in the autho ...

'', (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 ...

, ''

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'', (Penguin, 1937) * Mary Norton, '' The Borrowers'', (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'', (Oxford, 1958) * Philip Pullman, '' Northern Lights'', (Scholastic, 1995) * Robert Westall, '' The Machine Gunners'', (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: :

, '' Pigeon Post'' (Jonathan Cape) — the sixth of 12 ''Swallows and Amazons'' novels Commended: : Howard Spring, ''Sampson's Circus'' (Faber and Faber) :

Noel Streatfeild Mary Noel Streatfeild 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 others). Random House, the ...

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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 " Lavender's Blue" 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 and

Josephine Filmer-Sankey Josephine Griffin (13 December 1928 – 15 September 2005) was a well-known English film actress who appeared in a string of British films in the 1950s, such as ''The Purple Plain'' (1954), ''The Man Who Never Was'' (1956) and '' The Spanish Gard ...

, ''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 :+

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, ''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 :+

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, ''Talking in Whispers'' — depicting repression in Chile ;1984 :+

Robert Swindells Robert E. Swindells (born 20 March 1939) is an English author of children's and young adult fiction. For the young-adult novel '' Stone Cold'' (Heinemann, 1993), which dealt with homelessness, he won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library ...

, ''

Brother in the Land ''Brother in the Land'' is a 1984 post-apocalyptic novel by the British author Robert E. "Bob" Swindells. The plot follows the adventures of a teenage boy as he struggles to survive in the north of England after a nuclear war has devastated the ...

'' (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'' :+ Peter Dickinson, ''

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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 mor ...

, ''

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 h ...

'', 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 :+ Melvin Burgess, ''

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'' (Andersen) :+ Robert Westall, ''The Kingdom by the Sea'' ;1991 :+ Jacqueline Wilson, '' The Story of Tracy Beaker'', illus.

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(Doubleday) — first of four Tracy Beaker novels ;1992 :+ Robert Westall, ''Gulf'' ;1993 *+ Melvin Burgess, ''The Baby and Fly Pie'' *+ Jenny Nimmo, ''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'' * *

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, ''

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 Lesley Howarth (born 29 December 1952) is a British people, British author of children's literature, children's and young adult fiction. For the novel ''Maphead'', published by Walker Books in 1994, she won the annual Guardian Children's Fictio ...

, ''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 storytellin ...

, ''Arthur, High King of Britain'' * Jenny Nimmo, ''Griffin's Castle'' * Robert Westall, ''A Time of Fire'' * Jacqueline Wilson, ''

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

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, ''

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'' (Oxford) *

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, ''The Brontë Girls'' (Methuen) *

, '' The Wreck of the Zanzibar'' (Heinemann) * * Philip Pullman, '' Northern Lights'' (Scholastic) — first of a trilogy, ''His Dark Materials'' *

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

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'' (Doubleday) 1996 (8) * * Melvin Burgess, '' 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, '' Johnny and the Bomb'' (Doubleday) — third of a trilogy * Philip Pullman, ''

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'' (Doubleday), illus. Peter Bailey *

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, ''Love in Cyberia'' (Bodley Head) * Jacqueline Wilson, '' Bad Girls'' (Doubleday), illus.

1997 (7) * Malorie Blackman, ''

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'' (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 Sunda ...

, ''

River Boy ''River Boy'' is a young adult novel by Tim Bowler, published by Oxford in 1997. It is the story of a teenage girl facing the prospect of bereavement. Bowler won the annual Carnegie Medal, recognising the year's best children's book by a British ...

'' (Oxford) *+

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, ''

Fire, Bed and Bone ''Fire, Bed, and Bone'' by Henrietta Branford is a historical novel for older children set at the time of the Peasants' Revolt. It was published by Walker Books in 1997. Branford won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lif ...

'' (Walker) — about the

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, ''Forever X'' (Oxford) *

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, ''Scribbleboy'' (Puffin) *– J. K. Rowling, '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (Bloomsbury) — first of seven Harry Potter books *

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

, ''

'' (Hodder) * Robert Cormier, ''

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) * Peter Dickinson, ''The Kin'' (Macmillan) *

Chris d'Lacey Chris D'Lacey (born 15 December 1954) is an English writer of children's fiction, he is best known for writing '' The Last Dragon Chronicles''. He has also written many other books including ''A Dark Inheritance''. Biography Chris D'Lacey was ...

, ''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) *

, ''

Kit's Wilderness ''Kit's Wilderness'' is a children's novel by David Almond, published by Hodder Children's Books in 1999. It is set in a fictional English town in the northeast of the country and was based on the former coal-mining towns the author knew as a c ...

'' (Hodder) * Bernard Ashley, ''

Little Soldier Little Soldier was the head chief of the Yankton Dakota. He was a member of a delegation that signed a treaty with the United States government on June 22, 1825. He signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868), Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868. He also t ...

'' (Orchard) * * Aidan Chambers, '' Postcards from No Man's Land'' (Bodley Head) * Susan Cooper, ''

King of Shadows ''King of Shadows'' is a children's historical novel by Susan Cooper published in 1999 by Penguin In the United Kingdom, it was a finalist for both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Plot Nathan 'Nat' Field is a you ...

'' (Bodley Head) *

, '' Tightrope'' (Oxford) * Jenny Nimmo, ''The Rinaldi Ring'' (Mammoth) * J. K. Rowling, ''

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 W ...

'' (Bloomsbury) * Jacqueline Wilson, ''

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) *

, ''

Heaven Eyes ''Heaven Eyes'' is a young adult novel by author David Almond. It was published in Great Britain by Hodder Children's Books in 2000 and by Delacorte Press in the United States in 2001. A paperback version was released in 2002 by Dell Laurel Leaf ...

'' (Hodder) *– Melvin Burgess, ''

The Ghost Behind the Wall ''The Ghost Behind The Wall'' is a supernatural fiction novel for young adults by the British author Melvin Burgess, published by Andersen Press in 2000 (). Set in London, it features a boy who pretends to be a ghost in the ventilation system of ...

'' (Andersen) * Sharon Creech, '' The Wanderer'' (Macmillan) * Jamila Gavin, ''

Coram Boy ''Coram Boy'' is a 2000 children's novel by Jamila Gavin. It won Gavin a Whitbread Prize, 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 ...

'' (Mammoth) *+ Adéle Geras, ''

Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...

'' (Scholastic)(David Fickling) *

Alan Gibbons Alan Albert Gibbons (born 14 August 1953) is an English writer of children's books and campaigner known for his advocacy of libraries. He has written over 60 books and won a number of awards including a ''Blue Peter'' Book Award for his best-s ...

, ''Shadow of the Minotaur'' (Orion) * * Beverley Naidoo, '' The Other Side of Truth'' (Puffin) *+ Philip Pullman, '' The Amber Spyglass'' (Scholastic) — third of a trilogy, ''His Dark Materials'' 2001 (8) *– Sharon Creech, ''

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+ * Peter Dickinson, ''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 ...

, '' Journey to the River Sea'' (Macmillan), 9+ * Elizabeth Laird, '' Jake's Tower'' (Macmillan), 11+ *

, ''

The Kite Rider ''The Kite Rider'' is a children's novel by Geraldine McCaughrean. Plot The story, set in 13th-century China, concerns a boy named Gou Haoyou. His father Gou Pei, a seaman, is forced to fly on a wind-testing kite by first mate A chief mate ( ...

'' (Oxford), 11+ *+

, ''

Stop the Train ''Stop the Train'' is a 2001 children's novel by Geraldine McCaughrean. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award, as well as being shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Stockton Children's Book of the Year. Plot summary During ...

'' (Oxford), 10+ * * Terry Pratchett, ''

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, '' 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+ * * Sharon Creech, ''

Ruby Holler ''Ruby Holler'' (2002) is a low fantasy novel for children by the American writer Sharon Creech, published by HarperCollins in 2002. It features adolescent orphan twins who are "trouble" and an eccentric older couple who adopt them and take them ...

'' (Bloomsbury), 9+ *+

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

, '' The Edge'' (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 ...

, ''

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, ''

The Shell House The Shell House is a historic home located at 26 Westland Drive on East Island in Glen Cove in Nassau County, New York. It was built as a guest cottage and home of the yacht captain on the Matinecock Point Estate of J. P. Morgan, Jr. (1867– ...

'' (David Fickling), 14+ * Marcus Sedgwick, ''The Dark Horse'' (Dolphin), 11+

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Runners-up within the shortlist are not distinguished since 2002. 2003 (6) *

, ''

The Fire Eaters ''The Fire-Eaters'' is a 2003 children's novel by David Almond. Plot introduction The novel is set in 1962, before and during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bobby Burns, who lives in the quiet coal-mining village of Keely Bay in Northumberland, ha ...

'' (Hodder), 10+ * *

, ''

'' (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 Wr ...

, ''

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'' (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+ * Linda Newbery, ''Sisterland'' (David Fickling), 13+ 2004 (6) *

Anne Cassidy Anne Cassidy (born 1952) is a British writer best known for her crime fiction for young adults. She was born in London. She worked in a bank for five years and then worked for several years as a teacher. She began writing in 1989 and published her ...

, ''

Looking for JJ ''Looking for JJ'' is a young adult novel by British author Anne Cassidy, first published in 2004. It is about a teenage girl who was convicted of murder as a child. The novel was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Book Award an ...

'' (Scholastic), 13+ * Gennifer Choldenko, '' Al Capone Does My Shirts'' (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+ * Sharon Creech, ''

Heartbeat A heartbeat is one cardiac cycle of the heart. Heartbeat, heart beat, heartbeats, and heart beats may refer to: Computing *Heartbeat (computing), a periodic signal to indicate normal operation or to synchronize parts of a system *Heartbeat, clus ...

'' (Bloomsbury), 10+ *

, ''

The Star of Kazan ''The Star of Kazan'' (2004) is a novel by Eva Ibbotson. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Setting The story takes place over a year in the Austro-Hungarian and German empire ...

'' (Macmillan), 10+ * Philip Pullman, ''

The Scarecrow and his Servant ''The Scarecrow and his Servant'' is a children's novel by Philip Pullman, first published in 2004. It tells the story of a scarecrow who comes alive after being struck by lightning and sets out on a quest with Jack, an orphan he hires as his ser ...

'' (Doubleday), 8+ 2005 (5) *

, ''

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 Road of the Dead'' is a 2006 novel by Kevin Brooks about teenage brothers living in London who travel to the moorland in search of their sister's killer. It was shortlisted for the 2007 Carnegie Medal. The American Library Association nam ...

'' (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 for ...

, ''

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 re ...

, '' 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+ * Marcus Sedgwick, ''

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) * Kevin Crossley-Holland, ''Gatty's Tale'' (Orion), 10+ *

Linzi Glass Linzi may refer to: *Ancient Linzi, capital of the ancient state of Qi *Linzi District Linzi District () is a district of the prefecture-level city of Zibo, in central Shandong province, China. Located near the Shengli Oil Field, Linzi's economy ...

, ''Ruby Red'' (Penguin), 12+ * Elizabeth Laird, ''

Crusade The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were i ...

'' (Macmillan), 10+ *

Tanya Landman Tanya Landman is an English author of children's and young adult books. She is also a performer and scriptwriter for Storybox Theatre, a puppet theatre based in Devon, England. She is the niece of the actor Robert Shaw. Awards Landman won the ...

, ''Apache: Girl Warrior'' (Walker), 12+ * * Philip Reeve, ''

Here Lies Arthur ''Here Lies Arthur'' is a young-adult novel by Philip Reeve, published by Scholastic in 2007. Set in fifth or sixth century Britain and the Anglo-Saxon invasion, it features a girl who participates in the deliberate construction of legendary K ...

'' (Scholastic), 12+ *

, ''

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 f ...

'' (Penguin), 12+ * Jenny Valentine, ''

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), ''Artemis Fowl'' series. I ...

, '' Airman'' (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 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 ...

, ''Ostrich Boys'' (Definitions), 12+ * Patrick Ness, '' The Knife of Never Letting Go'' (Walker), 14+ * Kate Thompson, '' Creature of the Night'' (Bodley Head), 14+ 2010 (10) * Laurie Halse Anderson, ''Chains'' (Bloomsbury), 11+ * *

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...

, ''

'' (Bloomsbury), 9+ — illustrated separately by

Dave McKean David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpt ...

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 Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhava ...

, ''Rowan the Strange'' (Oxford), 12+ * Patrick Ness, ''

The Ask and the Answer ''The Ask and the Answer'' is a 2009 young-adult science fiction novel written by British-American author Patrick Ness. It was published on 4 May 2009 by Walker Books. It is the second book in the ''Chaos Walking'' series, preceded by ''The K ...

'' (Walker), 14+ * Terry Pratchett, ''

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 of a group of people understood as defined by those ...

'' (Doubleday), 11+ * Philip Reeve, '' Fever Crumb'' (Scholastic), 9+ * Marcus Sedgwick, ''Revolver'' (Orion), 12+ 2011 (6) *

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

, ''

The Death-Defying Pepper Roux ''The Death-Defying Pepper Roux'' is a children's book by British children's author Geraldine McCaughrean. The book was published by Oxford University Press October 1, 2009 and by HarperCollins January 19, 2010. Plot The story is about a boy w ...

'' (Oxford), 10+ * * Patrick Ness, ''

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+ * Marcus Sedgwick, ''White Crow'' (Orion), 12+ *

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 En ...

, ''

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 bu ...

'' (Andersen), 14+ 2012 (8) *

, '' 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, ''

The Midnight Zoo ''The Midnight Zoo'' is a 2010 novel by Sonya Hartnett. It was first published on 1 November 2010 in Australia and was then released in the United States a year later. It follows the story of two gypsy boys that find an abandoned zoo after fleein ...

'' (Walker), 9+ * Ali Lewis, ''Everybody Jam'' (Andersen), 12+ * Andy Mulligan, ''Trash'' (David Fickling), 12+ * * Patrick Ness, ''

'' (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 Sarah Crossan is an Irish author. She is best known for her books for young adults, including ''Apple and Rain'' and ''One'', for which she has won several awards. Biography Crossan graduated from Warwick University in 1999 with a degree in Phi ...

, ''The Weight of Water'' (Bloomsbury), 9+ * Roddy Doyle, ''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 ''Maggot Moon'' is a young adult novel written by Sally Gardner, illustrated by Julian Crouch, and published February 12, 2013 by Candlewick Press. The book takes place in an alternate timeline of 1956 as the characters live in "The Motherland," ...

'' (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'' (Bodley Head), 10+ * Marcus Sedgwick, ''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 Julie Berry (born September 3, 1974) is an American author of children's and young adults books and winner of several national book awards. Biography Julie Gardner Berry grew up on a farm in rural Medina, New York as the youngest of seven children ...

, ''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. ''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 Medal for children's l ...

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

, ''Blood Family'' (Doubleday), 14+ * Katherine Rundell, ''Rooftoppers'' (Faber and Faber), 11+ * Rebecca Stead, '' 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 titl ...

''The Wall'' (Bloomsbury), 11+ The award to Brooks roused some controversy because of the bleak nature of the novel. 2015 (8) *

Brian Conaghan Brian Conaghan (born 6 October 1971) is a Scottish author, based in Dublin. He is best known for his books ''The Boy Who Made it Rain'' (2011), ''When Mr Dog Bites'' (2014), ''The Bombs That Brought Us Together'' (2016), and ''We Come Apart'' ...

, ''When Mr Dog Bites'' (Bloomsbury), 14+ *

, ''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+ * *

, ''Buffalo Soldier'' (Walker), 14+ *

, ''The Middle of Nowhere'' (Usborne), 11+ * Patrick Ness '' More Than This'' (Walker), 14+ 2016 (8) * *

, ''

One 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

'' (Bloomsbury) *

, ''

The Lie Tree ''The Lie Tree'' is the seventh children's fantasy novel by Frances Hardinge, published in 2015 by Macmillan Publishers. The book won the 2015 Costa Book of the Year. Synopsis ''The Lie Tree'' is set in the male-dominated Victorian scientif ...

'' (Macmillan) * Nick Lake, ''There Will Be Lies'' (Bloomsbury) * Patrick Ness ''The Rest of Us Just Live Here'' (Walker Books) *

Kate Saunders Kate Saunders (born 4 May 1960 in London) is an English writer, actress and journalist. She has won the Betty Trask Award and the Costa Children's Book Award and been twice shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Biography Kate Saunders is the da ...

, ''Five Children on the Western Front'' (Faber) * Marcus Sedgwick, ''

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) * Jenny Valentine ''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) * Philip Reeve, ''Railhead'' (Oxford University Press) * *

, ''

Salt to the Sea ''Salt to the Sea'' is a 2016 historical fiction young adult novel by Ruta Sepetys (book cover illustration and design by Matt Jones i UK). It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV ''Wilhelm ...

'' (Puffin) * Lauren Wolk, ''

Wolf Hollow Wolf Hollow is a valley in Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21 ...

'' (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) * Patrick Ness, ''Release'' (Walker Books) * Marcus Sedgwick, ''Saint Death'' (Orion) * Angie Thomas, ''

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) * Lauren Wolk, ''

Beyond the Bright Sea ''Beyond the Bright Sea'' is a 2017 children's historical adventure fiction written by the American author Lauren Wolk. It was published by Dutton Books for Young Readers on May 2, 2017 Plot ''Beyond the Bright Sea'' is about a girl named Crow ...

'' (Corgi) ''

'' received an Amnesty CILIP Honour commendation. 2019 * Elizabeth Acevedo, '' The Poet X'' (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) *

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

, ''

A Skinful of Shadows A Skinful of Shadows is a 2017 children's or young adults' paranormal historical fiction novel by Frances Hardinge. Her seventh novel, it revolves around Makepeace Felmotte, a girl with the inherited ability to see and absorb ghosts. It is set d ...

'' (Macmillan Children's) *

Sally Nicholls Sally Nicholls (born 22 June 1983) is a prize-winning British children's book author. Life Nicholls was born and grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, England. She attended Great Ayton Friends' School until its closure and subsequently Egglescliffe ...

, ''Things a Bright Girl Can Do'' (Andersen Press) * Jason Reynolds, '' Long Way Down'' (Faber Child) *

, ''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) *

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, ''Lampie,'' translated by

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(Pushkin Children's Books) * Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick, ''Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black'', illustrated by Alexis Deacon (Walker Books) * Angie Thomas, ''

On the Come Up ''On the Come Up'', published on February 5, 2019, by Balzer + Bray, is a young adult novel by Angie Thomas. It tells the story of Bri, a sixteen-year old rapper hoping to fill the shoes of her father and "make it" as an underground hip-hop legend ...

'' (Walker Books) * Chris Vick, ''Girl. Boy. Sea.'' (Head of Zeus) 2021 * Jason Reynolds, '' Look Both Ways'' (Knights Of) * Elizabeth Acevedo, ''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 Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick (born 2 March 1962) is an Irish writer and illustrator best known for children's literature, children's novels. She has won 10 CBI Book of the Year Awards (formerly Bisto Awards), including 4 awards for Book of the Year. ...

, ''On Midnight Beach'' (Faber) * Manjeet Mann, ''Run, Rebel'' (Penguin) *

, ''The Fountains of Silence'' (Penguin) * Lauren Wolk, ''Echo Mountain'' (Penguin) 2022 * Katya Balen, ''October, October'', illustrated by Angela Harding (Bloomsbury) *

Sue Divin Sue or SUE may refer to: Music * Sue Records, an American record label * Sue (album), ''Sue'' (album), an album by Frazier Chorus * "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", a song by David Bowie Places * Sue Islet (Queensland), one of the Torres St ...

, ''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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