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Carnegie Medal for Writing

Presented by: CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) and the Youth Libraries Group

For: Outstanding book written in English for children and young people

Nominee On Silver Tides Sylvia Bishop
Nominee You Could Be So Pretty Holly Bourne
Nominee I Am Wolf Alastair Chisholm
Nominee Sisters of the Moon Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Nominee Island of Whispers Frances Hardinge

Winner The Boy Lost in the Maze Joseph Coelho
Nominee The Little Match Girl Strikes Back Emma Carroll
Nominee Electric Life Rachel Delahaye
Nominee Tyger S. F. Said
Nominee Ravencave Marcus Sedgwick

Winner The Blue Book of Nebo Manon Steffan Ros
Nominee Medusa Jessie Burton
Nominee The Eternal Return of Clara Hart Louise Finch
Nominee The Blackthorn Branch Elen Caldecott
Nominee The Worlds We Leave Behind A. F. Harrold
Nominee Green Rising Lauren James

Nominee We Were Wolves Jason Cockcroft

Nominee The Girl Who Speaks Bear Sophie Anderson
Nominee Pet Akwaeke Emezi
Nominee Deeplight Frances Hardinge
Nominee The Deathless Girls Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Nominee Burn Patrick Ness

Nominee Nowhere on Earth Nick Lake
Nominee Lampie and the Children of the Sea Annet Schaap
Nominee Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black Julian Sedgwick+Marcus Sedgwick
Nominee Girl. Boy. Sea. Chris Vick
Nominee A Pocketful of Stars Aisha Bushby
Nominee Stepsister Jennifer Donnelly
Nominee Inkling Kenneth Oppel

Nominee The House with Chicken Legs Sophie Anderson
Nominee A Skinful of Shadows Frances Hardinge
Nominee Long Way Down Jason Reynolds
Nominee The Land of Neverendings Kate Saunders
Nominee The Colour of the Sun David Almond
Nominee Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki Kevin Crossley-Holland
Nominee My Side of the Diamond Sally Gardner
Nominee Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales Hilary McKay
Nominee Station Zero Philip Reeve

Nominee Release Patrick Ness
Nominee Wed Wabbit Lissa Evans
Nominee The Tale of Angelino Brown David Almond
Nominee The Song from Somewhere Else A. F. Harrold
Nominee The Call Peadar Ò Guilin
Nominee Black Light Express Philip Reeve
Nominee Encounters Jason Wallace (UK/Zimbabwe)

Nominee Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth Frank Cottrell Boyce
Nominee Railhead Philip Reeve
Nominee Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot Horatio Clare
Nominee Beetle Boy M. G. Leonard
Nominee Time Traveling with a Hamster Ross Welford

Nominee The Lie Tree Frances Hardinge
Nominee The Rest of Us Just Live Here Patrick Ness
Nominee Five Children on the Western Front Kate Saunders
Nominee The Ghosts of Heaven Marcus Sedgwick
Nominee There Will Be Lies Nick Lake
Nominee A Song for Ella Grey David Almond
Nominee The Door That Led to Where Sally Gardner
Nominee The Imaginary A. F. Harrold
Nominee The Shepherd's Crown Terry Pratchett
Nominee Thirteen Chairs Dave Shelton
Nominee Jessica's Ghost Andrew Norriss

Nominee Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge
Nominee Tinder Sally Gardner
Nominee More Than This Patrick Ness

Nominee Liar and Spy Rebecca Stead

Winner Maggot Moon Sally Gardner
Nominee A Greyhound of a Girl Roddy Doyle
Nominee In Darkness Nick Lake
Nominee Midwinterblood Marcus Sedgwick
Nominee A Boy and a Bear in a Boat Dave Shelton

Winner A Monster Calls Patrick Ness
Nominee Small Change for Stuart Lissa Evans
Nominee Trash Andy Mulligan

Winner Monsters of Men Patrick Ness
Nominee The Death-Defying Pepper Roux Geraldine McCaughrean
Nominee White Crow Marcus Sedgwick

Winner The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
Nominee The Vanishing of Katharina Linden Helen Grant
Nominee The Ask and the Answer Patrick Ness
Nominee Nation Terry Pratchett
Nominee Fever Crumb Philip Reeve

Winner Bog Child Siobhan Dowd
Nominee Airman Eoin Colfer
Nominee Cosmic Frank Cottrell Boyce
Nominee The Knife of Never Letting Go Patrick Ness
Nominee Creature of the Night Kate Thompson

Winner Here Lies Arthur Philip Reeve
Nominee Gatty's Tale Kevin Crossley-Holland

Winner Just in Case Meg Rosoff
Nominee The Road of the Dead Kevin Brooks
Nominee Beast Ally Kennen
Nominee My Swordhand Is Singing Marcus Sedgwick

Nominee Clay David Almond
Nominee The White Darkness Geraldine McCaughrean

Nominee The Scarecrow and His Servant Philip Pullman

Nominee The Fire-Eaters David Almond

Winner Ruby Holler Sharon Creech

Nominee Troy Adèle Geras
Nominee The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman
Nominee The Ghost Behind the Wall Melvin Burgess

Winner Skellig David Almond

Winner River Boy Tim Bowler
Nominee Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling

Nominee Johnny and the Bomb Terry Pratchett

Winner Northern Lights Philip Pullman

Winner Whispers in the Graveyard Theresa Breslin
Nominee MapHead Lesley Howarth

Nominee The Baby and Fly Pie Melvin Burgess
Nominee The Stone Mouse Jenny Nimmo

Nominee Gulf Robert Westall
Nominee A Bone from a Dry Sea Peter Dickinson

Nominee The Real Tilly Beany Annie Dalton
Nominee The Drowners Garry Kilworth

Winner Wolf Gillian Cross

Winner A Pack of Lies: Twelve Stories in One Geraldine McCaughrean
Nominee A Map of Nowhere Gillian Cross
Nominee Eva Peter Dickinson
Nominee The Monster Garden Vivien Alcock
Nominee The Lives of Christopher Chant Diana Wynne Jones

Winner The Ghost Drum Susan Price
Nominee The House on the Hill Eileen Dunlop
Nominee Wise Child Monica Furlong
Nominee King of the Cloud Forests Michael Morpurgo

Winner Storm Kevin Crossley-Holland

Winner The Changeover Margaret Mahy
Nominee Brother in the Land Robert Swindells

Nominee A Little Fear Patricia Wrightson

Winner The Haunting Margaret Mahy
Nominee The Dark Behind the Curtain Gillian Cross

Winner The Scarecrows Robert Westall

Winner Tulku Peter Dickinson
Nominee The Devil on the Road Robert Westall

Nominee Charmed Life Diana Wynne Jones
Nominee The Shadow Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural Philippa Pearce

Nominee The Blue Hawk Peter Dickinson

Nominee The Grey King Susan Cooper
Nominee Dogsbody Diana Wynne Jones

Winner The Stronghold Mollie Hunter

Winner The Ghost of Thomas Kempe Penelope Lively
Nominee The Dark Is Rising Susan Cooper
Nominee The Bongleweed Helen Cresswell

Winner Watership Down Richard Adams
Nominee The Dancing Bear Peter Dickinson

Nominee Up the Pier Helen Cresswell
Nominee Tristan and Iseult Rosemary Sutcliff

Winner The God Beneath the Sea Leon Garfield+Edward Blishen
Nominee The Devil's Children Peter Dickinson
Nominee The Drummer Boy Leon Garfield

Nominee The Night-Watchman Helen Cresswell

Winner The Moon in the Cloud Rosemary Harris
Nominee The Whispering Mountain Joan Aiken

Winner The Owl Service Alan Garner
Nominee The Dream-Time Henry Treece

Nominee Elidor Alan Garner

Winner Nordy Bank Sheena Porter

Winner The Twelve and the Genii Pauline Clarke
Nominee The Summer Birds Penelope Farmer

Winner A Stranger at Green Knowe L. M. Boston

Winner The Lantern Bearers Rosemary Sutcliff
Nominee The Borrowers Afloat Mary Norton
Nominee The Rescuers Margery Sharp

Winner Tom's Midnight Garden Philippa Pearce
Nominee The Chimneys of Green Knowe L. M. Boston
Nominee Warrior Scarlet Rosemary Sutcliff

Winner A Grass Rope William Mayne
Nominee The Silver Branch Rosemary Sutcliff

Winner The Last Battle C. S. Lewis
Nominee The Fairy Doll Rumer Godden
Nominee The Shield Ring Rosemary Sutcliff

Winner The Little Bookroom Eleanor Farjeon

Nominee The Children of Green Knowe L. M. Boston
Nominee Over the Hills to Fabylon Nicholas Stuart Gray
Nominee The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis
Nominee The Eagle of the Ninth Rosemary Sutcliff

Winner The Borrowers Mary Norton

Winner Collected Stories for Children Walter de la Mare

Winner The Little White Horse Elizabeth Goudge

Winner The Wind on the Moon Eric Linklater