The Blue Book of Nebo WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE 2023 MEDAL FOR WRITING

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David Almond introduces his new picture book, A Way to the Stars, a story about perseverance and finding a way to make dreams come true. Centre for Literacy in Primary Education and the English and Media Centre have created expert teaching resources for the shortlisted books. Sepetys previously won the Carnegie Medal for Writing in 2017 for Salt to the Sea and was shortlisted in 2021 for The Fountains of Silence. I Must Betray You, a YA novel set during the Romanian Revolution, was called “compelling”, “captivating” and “a must-read” by shadower Grace from The Abbey Readers, and Giselle from HAEC Books and Biscuits Carnegie Shadowers group described it as a “powerful and moving historical fiction novel. . . The author explores the themes of freedom, betrayal, and hope in a way that is both thought-provoking and relevant to our own lives.”

A spare and intimate story of a family surviving a near-future global apocalypse .. In a time rife with and ripe for stories of the end, this one stands out.’ Publishers Weekly I never thought about it, you know,” she said after a while. “Nobody did. You just walked into a shop or a garage, and if a bar of chocolate or bag of crisps took your fancy, you bought it.” She shakes her head. “Even if you weren’t hungry!” We find our main protagonists isolated, alone and learning to survive in this unsettling new era. Set in the very near future, we find a small family in the hilltop house, including Dylan, a 14-year-old boy, his mother Rowenna and his infant sister Mona, who are the only survivors for miles around. Although only a small family, they have adapted and are surviving. They have learnt new skills and are learning to live and hunt from the land. If you went to school in Wales in the not-too-distant past, it’s likely you’ve encountered at least one book by Manon Steffan Ros. Her deeply original children’s and young adult fiction – all written in the medium of Welsh – dominate classrooms. She has for some time been a key figure in the Welsh-language literary world, captivating the scene since her arrival in the mid-to-late aughts, and she has won a multitude of awards in the process, inducing the National Eisteddfod’s Drama Medal two years in a row. The Blue Book of Nebo– translated by the author herself – is her first novel translated into English, and its Welsh original, Llyfr Glas Nebo, won the 2018 Prose Medal at the National Eisteddfod and the 2019 Welsh Book of the Year Award. You’re still here! Brilliant!” said Gwion with a wide smile. “You’re surviving! It’s amazing, Greta!”The Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration, established in 1955, is awarded annually to a children’s book illustrator whose artwork creates an outstanding reading experience.

In this prize-winning and best-selling new novel, Manon Steffan Ros not only explores the human capacity to find new strengths when faced with the need to survive, but also the structures and norms of the contemporary world . Biographical Note Lauren Child is an award-winning artist and writer. She is the creator of many much-loved characters, including Clarice Bean, Charlie and Lola, and Ruby Redfort, along with several stand-alone picture books.Winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2023 | Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2023: 11 - 14