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Previous Winners

YEARCOVERAUTHORTITLESYNOPSISPUBLISHER
2008
Siobhan Dowd A swift pure cry

[ Reviews ]		 Inspired by true events, this is a beautifully written story, sad but not self-pitying, about a young girl caring for her young brother and alcoholic father after the death of her mother, who finds herself the centre of a scandal in her small Irish community. Definitions
2008
Marcus Sedgwick My swordhand is singing

[ Reviews ]		 “A finely written bone-chilling gothic tale.. the myriad horrors of the deep woods will transfix readers” Orion Childrens
2007
Mal Peet Tamar

[ Reviews ]		 This is an enthralling and multi-layered novel that traces the story of two men caught up in secret operations in World War Two. It looks at the negative impact that war has on those involved and on succeeding generations. Guilt and its ramifications lie at the heart of this well-written and serious novel that skilfully interweaves past and present. Walker
2006
Cassidy, Anne Looking for JJ

[ Reviews ]		 A gripping and emotionally searing novel from a talented author, Looking for JJ explores the circumstances and motives behind the murder of a child - by her friend. Six years later, JJ has now been released, and has a new identity... Scholastic
2005
Mark Haddon The curious incident of the dog in the night-time

[ Reviews ]		 Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog... Red Fox
2004
Lian Hearn Across the nightingale floor

[ Reviews ]		 An epic story of revenge, treachery, honour, loyalty, cruelty , magic and overwhelming passion. It follows a young boy’s hazardous journey through a country reminiscent of feudal Japan. Picador
2003
Malorie Blackman Noughts and crosses

[ Reviews ]		 Set in an alternate reality where black and white are right and wrong, this is a gripping novel in which two young people make a stand for their beliefs regardless of the ultimate cost. Corgi
2002
Anthony Horowitz Stormbreaker

[ Reviews ]		 Fourteen-year-old Alex has always been told that his uncle was killed in a car accident. But Alex starts to unravel the mysterious truth when he discovers that his uncles windshield was riddled with bullet holes. As Alex ventures deeper into his uncle's s Walker