The winners of the CILIP Carnegie Medal, the UK’s oldest children’s book award, was announced at a ceremony at The British Library in London. The Carnegie Medal is unique in being awarded by children’s librarians.
This year’s winner was Geraldine McCaughrean’s historical fiction novel Where the World Ends , which was inspired by a true story in the 18th century on the remote Scottish island of St Kilda. The book explores the fates of a group of men and boys who find themselves stranded on a remote and inhospitable sea stac after their return boat mysteriously fails to turn up.
The Amnesty CILIP Honour is awarded for the book that most distinctively illuminates, communicates, or celebrates our personal rights and freedoms. This year’s winner is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Sixteen-year-old Starr walks a fine line between the poor inner-city neighbourhood where she lives, and the wealthy suburbs where she goes to high school. As the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend by a white police officer her whole world suddenly changes.
Penguin’s #pridebookclub starts on Monday 4th June with The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth. There will be a new book every two weeks over the summer with videos, Twitter chats and more.