Subscribe via RSS 2.0by david pensato - Friday Apr 20 2007 3:11 pm
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The Independent UK is reporting that the judges of the CILIP Carnegie Medal for children's literature have released a list of the 10 greatest novels for children in celebration of the award's 70th anniversary. The Carnegie Medal is awarded in the U.K. by children's librarians for an outstanding book for children and young people. See the list after the jump. 10 greatest novels for children:
- SKELLIG David Almond (won in 1998) A tale of a creature beneath the garage
- JUNK Melvin Burgess (1996) The lives of young heroin users
- STORM Kevin Crossley-Holland (1985) Girl discovers the secrets of a marsh
- A GATHERING LIGHT (Canadian Title: NORTHERN LIGHTS) Jennifer Donnelly (2003) Novel about a real murder
- THE OWL SERVICE Alan Garner (1967) A terrifying legend re-emerges
- THE FAMILY FROM ONE END STREET Eve Garnett (1937) Portrait of a working-class family
- THE BORROWERS Mary Norton (1952) Tiny people live beneath the floor
- TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN Philippa Pearce (1958) Adventures in a magical garden
- NORTHERN LIGHTS (Canadian Title: GOLDEN COMPASS) Philip Pullman (1995) First of the trilogy His Dark Materials
- THE MACHINE-GUNNERS Robert Westall (1981) Second World War novel
| By David Almond - $8.99 - add to cart | |
Man, bird, or angel? Who or what is Skellig? Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. It was all going to be wonderful. But now his baby sister's ill, his parents are frantic, an...
| By Melvin Burgess - $10.99 - add to cart | |
Winner of Britain's Carnegie Medal and Guardian prize for fiction, Junk is a timely and searing novel about the ecstasies and horrors of heroin use. Few books in recent years have caused as much...
| By Jennifer Donnelly - $9.95 - add to cart | |
2003 Carnegie Medal WinnerA moving and unforgettable story of life in the Adirondack Mountains, in upstate New York at the turn of the 20th Century. The central character, Mattie struggles to choos...
| By Mary Norton - $6.95 - add to cart | |
The classic story of tiny Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock, who live under the kitchen floorboards and borrow from "human beans," has charmed readers for fifty years.
| By Philip Pullman - $9.99 - add to cart | |
Lyra Belacqua is content to run wild among the scholars of Jordan College, with her daemon familiar Pantalaimon always by her side. But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to ...
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posted by Kathleen
Good idea to promote this list. However, do the follow-up - Phillip Pullman's Golden Compass was awarded the Carnegie of Carnegies. A wonderful book and for those who have not read the trilogy I would encourage them to put down Harry and find out about Lyra!