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Carnegie Medal - 2008


For more than seventy years the Carnegie Medal has been awarded for outstanding children's books in the UK. It is judged by professional librarians and is equivalent to the Newbery medal in the USA. This year, the Carnegie Medal was won by Philip Reeve's re-telling of the Arthurian legend, "Here Lies Arthur".

The 2007 Carnegie Medal was won by Meg Rosoff for "Just In Case" ...and she made it onto the shortlist again in 2008 with "What I Was".

Winner - Carnegie Medal, 2008


Here Lies Arthur
by: Philip Reeve

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by: Philip Reeve

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Paperback - 304 pages
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Shortlist - Carnegie Medal, 2008


What I Was
by: Meg Rosoff

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by: Meg Rosoff

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Hardcover - 208 pages
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Crusade
by: Elizabeth Laird

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by: Elizabeth Laird

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Hardcover - 400 pages
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Apache
by: Tanya Landman

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by: Tanya Landman

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Mass Market Paperback - 320 pages
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Ruby Red
by: Linzi Glass

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by: Linzi Glass

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Hardcover - 224 pages
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Gatty's Tale
by: Kevin Crossley-Holland

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by: Kevin Crossley-Holland

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Finding Violet Park
by: Jenny Valentine

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by: Jenny Valentine

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