Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is awarded each year to one outstanding new book for children or young adults.
The Medal was named after the Scottish-born American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
The Carnegie Medal is the UK’s oldest and most prestigious book award for children’s writing.
No Award was given in 1943, 1945, or 1966. That is because no book was considered suitable.
Learn more: official Carnegie Medal homepage.
Winners:
The Last Battle (1956)
Tirian, the last king of Narnia summons Jill and Eustace to his aid when his kingdom is overrun by the Calormenes.
Read online at archive.org.
Tom’s Midnight Garden (1958)
While waiting out quarantine for measles, Tom stays with his aunt and uncle in an old house and discovers he can enter the past through the garden at night.
The Lantern Bearers (1959)
Instead of leaving with the last of the Roman legions, Aquila, a young officer, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain. Eventually, he joins the forces of the Roman-British leader Ambrosius to fight against the Saxon hordes.
The Making of Man (1960)
A Stranger at Green Knowe (1961)
On his way to a vacation visit, Ping visits the London Zoo and discovers Hanno, the gorilla - whom he meets unexpectedly at Green Knowe.
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The Twelve and the Genii (1962)
Nordy Bank (1964)
The Grange at High Force (1965)
Three English boys and a retired admiral solve the mystery of the missing Lady statue.
The Grange at High Force (1967)
Three English boys and a retired admiral solve the mystery of the missing Lady statue.
The God Beneath the Sea (1970)
Leon Garfield
Watership Down (1972)
Chronicles of the adventures of a group of rabbits searching for a safe place to establish a new warren where they can live in peace.