Carnegie Medal

The Carnegie medal is awarded each year to the author who has written an outstanding book for children.

The award is named after Andrew Carnegie who helped to set up more than 2800 libraries during his lifetime. 

The Library Association started this award in 1936.

The winner of the award wins 500 British pounds worth of books to donate to the library of their choice, as well as a golden medal to keep.

The 2005 winner (presented in 2006) is:

Tamar

By Mal Peet

[Note: this book is in our teen fiction collection]

The other shortlisted books are:

• Framed by Frank Cotterell Boyce
• Blown away by Patrick Cave [note: this book is in our teen fiction collection]
• Fly by night by Frances Hardinge [note: this book is in our teen fiction collection]

The longlisted books are:

• Clay by David Almond [note: this book is in our teen fiction collection]
• A swift pure cry by Siobhan Dowd [note: this book is in our teen fiction collection]
• The worst witch saves the day by Jill Murphy
• The survival game by Tim Wynne-Jones [note: this book is in our teen fiction collection]

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