Information Bulletin
The Carnegie Medal
This year, class 2D of the Anderson High School are shadowing the 13 judges of the Carnegie Medal. The short-listed books present a variety of writing styles and storylines, and we will be reading and reviewing all seven of them, spreading the word about these fantastic novels!
The Carnegie Medal is an award given for the greatest children’s book of the year. The Carnegie Medal first began in 1936 and ever since then has been a huge success. The medal was named after the Scottish born philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie who built many libraries across Britain to encourage people, and especially children, to read. 68 medals have been awarded to successful authors over the past 71 years, as on three occasions (1942, 1945, 1966) the books were thought unsuitable for awards.
One of the most famous winners of the Carnegie Medal is Anne Fine who won the prize for her book, Flour Babies. Some other recent winners include: Peter Dickinson who won two medals in a row, Melvin Burgess for his book Junk, and last year’s winner, Meg Rosoff, who has also been nominated this year for her book What I Was.
This year’s short-listed authors are: Jenny Valentine (Finding Violet Park), Elizabeth Laird (Crusade), Linzi Glass (Ruby Red), Kevin Crossley Holland (Gatty’s Tale), Meg Rosoff (What I Was), Tanya Landman (Apache) and Philip Reeve (Here Lies Arthur).
2D Anderson High School
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