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Teen fantasy wins Guardian prize


25th September 2008

Teen fantasy wins Guardian prizeA novel for teenagers has won this year's Guardian children's fiction prize. Patrick Ness won the award for 'The Knife of Never Letting Go', about a world...

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Winners of Early Years Awards


23rd September 2008

Winners of Early Years AwardsThe winners of the 2008 awards were announced at a ceremony held at BAFTA, Piccadilly, London on 23 September. Baby Book Award Is This My Nose? illus....

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2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize Shortlist


1st September 2008

2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize ShortlistThe shortlist for the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize has been announced. The shortlist includes a number of uncompromising titles with knife crime, gang culture...

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CLPE Poetry Award


2nd July 2008

CLPE Poetry AwardJackie Kay won the CLPE Poetry Award 2008 for Red, Cherry Red (illustrated by Rob Ryan, published by Bloomsbury). The award was presented by the Centre for...

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CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medal winners


26th June 2008

CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medal winnersPhilip Reeve won the Carnegie Medal 2008 for 'Here Lies Arthur' while the 2008 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal was won by Emily Gravett for 'Little Mouse's Big...

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Red House Children's Book Award 2008


30th May 2008

Red House Children's Book Award 2008Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, a comic adventure story starring a wise-cracking skeleton, won the Red House Children's Book Award (RHCBA). This is the...

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