Angus Book Award
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The Angus Book Award is a literary award
for UK authors of teenage fiction. It is awarded by Angus Council in Scotland
. The award is decided by the votes of the secondary schools in Angus. The pupils host the awards every year. The ceremony is hosted by a different school each year. For example in 2007 the award was hosted in Arbroath High School by Christy Scott and Jason McNulty both of which were current third year pupils.
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
for UK authors of teenage fiction. It is awarded by Angus Council in Scotland
Scotland
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. The award is decided by the votes of the secondary schools in Angus. The pupils host the awards every year. The ceremony is hosted by a different school each year. For example in 2007 the award was hosted in Arbroath High School by Christy Scott and Jason McNulty both of which were current third year pupils.
List of Prize Winners
- 2008 Kate CannKate CannKate Cann, is an English journalist and writer of fiction.-Biography:Kate Cann wrote stories and diaries in her youth, and took two degrees in English and American Literature at the University of Kent, B.A., 1977, M.A., 1978...
, Leaving PoppyLeaving PoppyLeaving Poppy is a young adult thriller/horror novel by Kate Cann, published in 2006. It won the 2008 Angus Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Booktrust Teenage Prize.- Part one :... - 2007 Kevin BrooksKevin Brooks (writer)Kevin M. Brooks is an English author best known for his novels Lucas and Martyn Pig .- Johnny Delgado Series:...
, CandyCandy (Kevin Brooks novel)Candy is a 2005 young adult novel by Kevin Brooks about a doomed teenage love affair between a musician and a prostitute.-Plot summary:The story opens when Joe from a single parent family, a music lover and with a knack for curiosity - meets 16-year-old Candy on the streets of London... - 2006 Graham JoyceGraham JoyceGraham Joyce is an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards for both his novels and short stories. He grew up in a small mining village just outside of Coventry to a working class family. After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from...
, TWOC - 2005 Terence BlackerTerence BlackerTerence Blacker is an English author, columnist, journalist, and publisher. He is the son of General Sir Cecil Hugh Blacker, and the brother of sculptor Philip Blacker....
, Boy2Girl - 2004 Alan GibbonsAlan GibbonsAlan Gibbons is an author of children's books and a Blue Peter Book Award. He currently lives in Liverpool, England, where he used to teach in a primary school. His father was a farm laborer, but was hurt in an accident when Alan was eight years old. The family had to move to Crewe, Cheshire...
, The EdgeThe Edge (novel)The Edge is a young adult novel by Alan Gibbons, published in 2002. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. It features a writer's device known as split narrative. There is a lot of action in the book and is written in the present tense.-Plot summary:... - 2003 Keith Gray, Warehouse
- 2002 Bali RaiBali RaiBali Rai is an author of teenage novels. He was born in Leicester in 1971.He is hailed as a great author and visits many schools også sutter han pik...-For his book arranged marriage:*South Lanarkshire Book Award shortlist...
, (Un)arranged Marriage - 2001 Malcolm RoseMalcolm RoseMalcolm Rose is a British young-adult author. Many of his books, including the Traces and Lawless and Tilley series, are mysteries or thrillers where the hero uses science to catch the criminal or terrorist.- Biography :...
, Plague - 2000 Tim BowlerTim BowlerTim Bowler is the author of twenty books for children, teenagers and young adults. He has won 15 awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the pre-eminent UK award for children's literature, for his novel River Boy....
, ShadowsShadows (novel)Shadows is a novel written by British author Tim Bowler and was first published in 1999. The Young Telegraph described the novel as having 'lots of pace, action and a couple of shocking twists!' It tells the story of Jamie, a 16-year-old living in Ashingford who used to enjoy playing squash... - 1999 Tim BowlerTim BowlerTim Bowler is the author of twenty books for children, teenagers and young adults. He has won 15 awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the pre-eminent UK award for children's literature, for his novel River Boy....
, River BoyRiver BoyRiver Boy is a young adult novel by Tim Bowler, published in 1997. It is the story of a teenage girl facing the prospect of bereavement. River Boy was awarded the 1997 Carnegie Medal, and the 1999 Angus Book Award.-Plot summary:... - 1998 Robert SwindellsRobert SwindellsRobert E. "Bob" Swindells is an English author of children's and young adult literature.- Biography :Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Swindells worked for a newspaper after leaving school aged 15. He served with the Royal Air Force and held various jobs before training as a primary school teacher...
, Unbeliever - 1997 Malcolm RoseMalcolm RoseMalcolm Rose is a British young-adult author. Many of his books, including the Traces and Lawless and Tilley series, are mysteries or thrillers where the hero uses science to catch the criminal or terrorist.- Biography :...
, Tunnel Vision - 1996 Sue Welford, The Night After Tomorrow
Shortlists
- 2008
- Sherry Ashworth, Close-Up
- Kate CannKate CannKate Cann, is an English journalist and writer of fiction.-Biography:Kate Cann wrote stories and diaries in her youth, and took two degrees in English and American Literature at the University of Kent, B.A., 1977, M.A., 1978...
, Leaving PoppyLeaving PoppyLeaving Poppy is a young adult thriller/horror novel by Kate Cann, published in 2006. It won the 2008 Angus Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Booktrust Teenage Prize.- Part one :... - J. A. Henderson, Bunker 10
- Graham Marks, Omega Place
- Anthony McGowanAnthony McGowanAnthony McGowan is a British author of novels for adults and children.- Biography :Anthony McGowan was born in Manchester and now lives in London with his wife, author and fashion designer Rebecca Campbell, and their two young children...
, Henry Tumour
- 2007
- Theresa BreslinTheresa BreslinTheresa Breslin is a Scottish author, primarily of young adult fiction. She began writing when working as a librarian, and has published 29 books, five of which have also been sold as audiobooks....
, Divided CityDivided CityDivided City is a novel written by Theresa Breslin and published in 2005 by Doubleday. The novel is written for teenagers and adults concerning the problems of sectarianism in Glasgow and racism against asylum seekers.... - Kevin BrooksKevin Brooks (writer)Kevin M. Brooks is an English author best known for his novels Lucas and Martyn Pig .- Johnny Delgado Series:...
, CandyCandy (Kevin Brooks novel)Candy is a 2005 young adult novel by Kevin Brooks about a doomed teenage love affair between a musician and a prostitute.-Plot summary:The story opens when Joe from a single parent family, a music lover and with a knack for curiosity - meets 16-year-old Candy on the streets of London... - Alan GibbonsAlan GibbonsAlan Gibbons is an author of children's books and a Blue Peter Book Award. He currently lives in Liverpool, England, where he used to teach in a primary school. His father was a farm laborer, but was hurt in an accident when Alan was eight years old. The family had to move to Crewe, Cheshire...
, Hold On - Sue MayfieldSue MayfieldSue Mayfield is an author for children and young adults. She studied English at Oxford University and lives with her husband in England.-Young adult fiction:*Damage*Poisoned*Voices*Reckless*Blue*Patterns in the Sand...
, Damage - Marcus SedgwickMarcus SedgwickMarcus Sedgwick was born in Kent, England. Marcus is a British author and illustrator as well as a musician. He used to play for two bands namely playing the drums for Garrett and as the guitarist in an ABBA tribute group...
, The Foreshadowing
- Theresa Breslin
- 2006
- Anne Cassidy, Looking For JJLooking for JJLooking for JJ is a novel by Anne Cassidy, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Book Award and winner of the Booktrust Teenage Prize in 2004.-Plot introduction:...
- Chris D'LaceyChris D'LaceyChris d'Lacey is an English writer of children's fiction.-Biography:Chris d'Lacey was born in Valetta, Malta, but as a child moved first to Leicester and then to Bolton...
, IcefireIcefireIcefire is a 2003 children's fantasy novel by English author Chris d'Lacey. It is the sequel to his 2001 novel The Fire Within. It is followed by Fire Star, The Fire Eternal, Dark Fire and Fire World.-Plot summary:... - Catherine Forde, Skarrs
- Graham JoyceGraham JoyceGraham Joyce is an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards for both his novels and short stories. He grew up in a small mining village just outside of Coventry to a working class family. After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from...
, TWOC - Beverley NaidooBeverley NaidooBeverley Naidoo is a popular South African children's author who has written a number of award-winning novels, mainly about life in South Africa, where she spent her childhood. She graduated from the University of York with a BA in Education in 1968....
, Web of Lies
- Anne Cassidy, Looking For JJ
- 2005
- Alison Allen-Gray, Unique
- Terence BlackerTerence BlackerTerence Blacker is an English author, columnist, journalist, and publisher. He is the son of General Sir Cecil Hugh Blacker, and the brother of sculptor Philip Blacker....
, Boy2Girl - Martin Chatterton, Michigan Moorcroft, R.I.P.
- Graham GardnerGraham GardnerGraham Gardner is a British novelist who writes books aimed at the Young Adult market. He was born and brought up in the county of Worcestershire, England, and is the second eldest of ten children...
, Inventing ElliotInventing ElliotInventing Elliot is a young adult novel by Graham Gardner, first published in 2003. It is about a young teenager who decides to become a different person and ends up being invited to join a secret society which is orchestrating a reign of terror at his new school... - Mark RobertsMark RobertsMark Roberts is a British streaker who has run naked during several international events.A father of three, Roberts' streaking began when he saw a female streaker run naked down a 1993 Rugby Sevens game in Hong Kong...
, Tomorrow Belongs to Me
- 2004
- Julie BertagnaJulie BertagnaJulie Bertagna is a Scottish author who has written real life and science fiction novels for both children and young adults. Her books have been shortlisted for several literature awards, including the Carnegie Medal and her novel Exodus was the winner of the Lancashire County Library Children’s...
, ExodusExodus (2002 novel)Exodus is a science fiction novel written for young adults by Julie Bertagna published in August 2002. The story is set on an island faced with the problem of a rising shoreline, caused by a melting ice cap. Mara must think of a way to save herself, the other villagers and, most importantly, the... - Alan GibbonsAlan GibbonsAlan Gibbons is an author of children's books and a Blue Peter Book Award. He currently lives in Liverpool, England, where he used to teach in a primary school. His father was a farm laborer, but was hurt in an accident when Alan was eight years old. The family had to move to Crewe, Cheshire...
, The EdgeThe Edge (novel)The Edge is a young adult novel by Alan Gibbons, published in 2002. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. It features a writer's device known as split narrative. There is a lot of action in the book and is written in the present tense.-Plot summary:... - Keith Gray, Malarkey
- Philip ReevePhilip ReevePhilip Reeve is a British author and illustrator. He presently lives on Dartmoor with his wife Sarah and their son Samuel.-Biography:...
, Mortal EnginesMortal EnginesMortal Engines is the first of four novels in Philip Reeve's quartet of the same name, which is also known as the Hungry City Chronicles in the United States... - Malcolm RoseMalcolm RoseMalcolm Rose is a British young-adult author. Many of his books, including the Traces and Lawless and Tilley series, are mysteries or thrillers where the hero uses science to catch the criminal or terrorist.- Biography :...
, Clone
- Julie Bertagna
- 2003
- Louise CooperLouise CooperLouise Cooper was a British fantasy writer who lived in Cornwall with her husband, Cas Sandall.Cooper was born in Hertfordshire. She began writing stories when she was at school to entertain her friends. She continued to write and her first full-length novel was published at the age of twenty...
, Demon Crossing - Keith Gray, Warehouse
- Alison Prince, Oranges and Murder
- Malcolm RoseMalcolm RoseMalcolm Rose is a British young-adult author. Many of his books, including the Traces and Lawless and Tilley series, are mysteries or thrillers where the hero uses science to catch the criminal or terrorist.- Biography :...
, Bloodline - Nicky Singer, Feather BoyFeather BoyFeather boy is a novel by Brighton-based author Nicky Singer; it was first published in 2002 by HarperCollins, under the Collins imprint. The story is about Robert Nobel, a boy who despairs of his newly divorced parents. Robert is the butt of classroom jokes and a victim of Niker, the classroom...
- Louise Cooper
- 2002
- Malachy Doyle, Georgie
- Carol HedgesCarol HedgesCarol Hedges is a British author of books for children and young adults. Her novel Jigsaw, about a teenager's suicide, was shortlisted for the Angus Book Award and nominated for the Carnegie Medal in 2001...
, Jigsaw - Anthony HorowitzAnthony HorowitzAnthony Craig Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels, including The Power of Five, Alex Rider and The Diamond Brothers series and has written over fifty books. He has also written extensively for television, adapting many of Agatha Christie's...
, StormbreakerStormbreaker (novel)Stormbreaker is the first novel in the Alex Rider series by British author Anthony Horowitz. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 September 2000 and in the United States on 21 May 2001... - Geraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist.The youngest of three children, McCaughrean studied teaching but did not like it, and found her true vocation in writing. She claims that what makes her love writing is the desire to escape from an unsatisfactory world...
, The Kite RiderThe Kite RiderThe Kite Rider is an award-winning children's novel written by Geraldine McCaughrean.The story, set in the ancient Chinese Song Dynasty , concerns a boy named Haoyou Gou. At the beginning of the book, Gou Pei is showing Haoyou around the Chabi, Pei's ship, before he sets off somewhere around the... - Bali RaiBali RaiBali Rai is an author of teenage novels. He was born in Leicester in 1971.He is hailed as a great author and visits many schools også sutter han pik...-For his book arranged marriage:*South Lanarkshire Book Award shortlist...
, (Un)arranged Marriage
- 2001
- Catherine MacPhailCatherine MacPhailCatherine MacPhail is a Scottish-born author. MacPhail has quickly established a reputation as a writer of gritty, urban stories that tackle emotitional, contemporary issues but always work towards a positive solution and usually always are realistic....
, Missing - Beverley NaidooBeverley NaidooBeverley Naidoo is a popular South African children's author who has written a number of award-winning novels, mainly about life in South Africa, where she spent her childhood. She graduated from the University of York with a BA in Education in 1968....
, The Other Side of TruthThe Other Side of TruthThe Other Side of Truth is a children's novel about Nigerian political refugees by Beverley Naidoo, published in 2000. A powerful story about justice and freedom of speech, it received several awards including the Carnegie Medal.... - Celia ReesCelia ReesCelia Rees is an English author of children's literature, including some horror and fantasy books.She was born in 1949in Solihull, West Midlands but now lives in Leamington Spa with her husband and teenage daughter. Rees attended University of Warwick and earned a degree in History of Politics...
, Truth or DareTruth or Dare (novel)Truth or Dare is a novel by R. L. Stine. It is the 28th novel in the Fear Street series.-Plot:April and a few others are brought to Dara's ski house. Meanwhile, Dara is murdered after a game of Truth of Dare. They begin looking for answers and find that it was April's best friend Jenny.... - Hazel Riley, Thanis
- Malcolm RoseMalcolm RoseMalcolm Rose is a British young-adult author. Many of his books, including the Traces and Lawless and Tilley series, are mysteries or thrillers where the hero uses science to catch the criminal or terrorist.- Biography :...
, Plague
- Catherine MacPhail
- 2000
- Bernard AshleyBernard Ashley (author)Bernard Ashley is a British author of children's books. Among his best-known works are The Trouble with Donovan Croft and A Kind of Wild Justice...
, Tiger Without Teeth - Tim BowlerTim BowlerTim Bowler is the author of twenty books for children, teenagers and young adults. He has won 15 awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the pre-eminent UK award for children's literature, for his novel River Boy....
, ShadowsShadows (novel)Shadows is a novel written by British author Tim Bowler and was first published in 1999. The Young Telegraph described the novel as having 'lots of pace, action and a couple of shocking twists!' It tells the story of Jamie, a 16-year-old living in Ashingford who used to enjoy playing squash... - Gillian CrossGillian CrossGillian Cross is a children's author. She won the 1990 Carnegie Medal for her book Wolf and the 1992 Whitbread Children's Book Award for her novel The Great Elephant Chase....
, TightropeTightrope (novel)Tightrope is a children's novel by Gillian Cross, published in 1999. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.It is about a teen girl named Ashley who receives A+'s in school and helps her sick mother through the day. However, she leads a double life. Her other name is Cindy and Cindy likes to... - Anthony MastersAnthony MastersAnthony Masters was a British production designer and set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film 2001: A Space Odyssey....
, Days of the Dead - Jenny NimmoJenny NimmoJenny Nimmo is a British author of numerous books for children, including many fantasy and adventure novels, beginning reader books, and picture books....
, The Rinaldi Ring
- Bernard Ashley
- 1999
- Tim BowlerTim BowlerTim Bowler is the author of twenty books for children, teenagers and young adults. He has won 15 awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the pre-eminent UK award for children's literature, for his novel River Boy....
, River BoyRiver BoyRiver Boy is a young adult novel by Tim Bowler, published in 1997. It is the story of a teenage girl facing the prospect of bereavement. River Boy was awarded the 1997 Carnegie Medal, and the 1999 Angus Book Award.-Plot summary:... - Henrietta BranfordHenrietta BranfordHenrietta Branford born in India, she was a fiction writer who wrote many novels including Fire, Bed and Bone...
, Chance of Safety - Melvin BurgessMelvin BurgessMelvin Burgess is a British author of children's fiction. His first book, The Cry of the Wolf, was published in 1990. He gained a certain amount of notoriety in 1996 with the publication of Junk, which was published in the shadow of the film of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, and dealt with the...
, Tiger, Tiger - Annie Campling, And The Stars Were Gold
- Michael Cronin, Against the Day
- Tim Bowler
- 1998
- Lynne Reid BanksLynne Reid BanksLynne Reid Banks is a British author of books for children and adults.She has written forty books, including the best-selling children's novel The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 10 million copies and has been successfully adapted to film. Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, published...
, Broken Bridge - Julie BertagnaJulie BertagnaJulie Bertagna is a Scottish author who has written real life and science fiction novels for both children and young adults. Her books have been shortlisted for several literature awards, including the Carnegie Medal and her novel Exodus was the winner of the Lancashire County Library Children’s...
, The Spark Gap - Ann Halam, The Power House
- Ian Strachan, Which Way Is Home?
- Robert SwindellsRobert SwindellsRobert E. "Bob" Swindells is an English author of children's and young adult literature.- Biography :Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Swindells worked for a newspaper after leaving school aged 15. He served with the Royal Air Force and held various jobs before training as a primary school teacher...
, Unbeliever
- Lynne Reid Banks
- 1997
- Gillian CrossGillian CrossGillian Cross is a children's author. She won the 1990 Carnegie Medal for her book Wolf and the 1992 Whitbread Children's Book Award for her novel The Great Elephant Chase....
, New World - Zoe Halliday, Brother Cat, Brother Man
- John LovedayJohn LovedayDr. John Stephen Loveday is an experimental physicist working in high pressure research. He was educated at Coopers School in Chislehurst and at the University of Bristol. He currently works at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland....
, Goodbye Buffalo Sky - Catherine MacPhailCatherine MacPhailCatherine MacPhail is a Scottish-born author. MacPhail has quickly established a reputation as a writer of gritty, urban stories that tackle emotitional, contemporary issues but always work towards a positive solution and usually always are realistic....
, Run, Zan, Run - Malcolm RoseMalcolm RoseMalcolm Rose is a British young-adult author. Many of his books, including the Traces and Lawless and Tilley series, are mysteries or thrillers where the hero uses science to catch the criminal or terrorist.- Biography :...
, Tunnel Vision
- Gillian Cross
- 1996
- Theresa BreslinTheresa BreslinTheresa Breslin is a Scottish author, primarily of young adult fiction. She began writing when working as a librarian, and has published 29 books, five of which have also been sold as audiobooks....
, Kezzie - Melvin BurgessMelvin BurgessMelvin Burgess is a British author of children's fiction. His first book, The Cry of the Wolf, was published in 1990. He gained a certain amount of notoriety in 1996 with the publication of Junk, which was published in the shadow of the film of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, and dealt with the...
, The Baby and Fly Pie - Christa Laird, But Can The Phoenix Sing?
- Maggie Prince, Memoirs of a Dangerous Alien
- Sue Welford, The Night After Tomorrow
- Theresa Breslin