Featured Books
Book of the Moment
Tamburlaine's Elephants
Illustrated Edition published
2 October 2008
Peter Pan in Scarlet
Now in Paperback
The White Darkness
Now in Paperback
Katholische Kinder und Jugendbuchpreis in 2005 for 'NICHT DAS ENDE DER WELT'
Also Short-listed for:
Los Angeles Times Teen Book Award in 2007 for ‘THE WHITE DARKNESS’
Parenting Reading Magic Award in 1993 for 'GREEK MYTHS'
Parenting Reading Magic Award in 1998 for 'THE BRONZE COULDRON'
American Library Association Notable Book in 1998 for 'THE PIRATE'S SON'
American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 1998 for 'THE PIRATE'S SON'
Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book in 1998 for 'THE PIRATE'S SON'
Newsweek Best Picture Book for Children in 1999 for 'GRANDMA CHICKENLEGS'
Amazon.com Editor's Top Ten Children's Books in 2000 for 'THE STONES ARE HATCHING'
American Library Association Notable Book in 2003 for 'THE KITE RIDER'
American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 2003 for 'THE KITE RIDER'
NCSS/CBC (US) Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Children, 2003, for 'THE KITE RIDER'
School Library Journal Best Books in 2003 for 'STOP THE TRAIN'
American Library Association Notable Book for Children in 2004 for 'STOP THE TRAIN'
Westchester Libraries Ann Izard Storytellers Choice Award 2004 for 'GILGAMESH - THE HERO'
Publishers Weekly (US) Best Book, 2004, for 'STOP THE TRAIN'
School Library Journal (US) Best Book, 2004, for 'STOP THE TRAIN'
School Library Journal's Best Books 2005 for 'NOT THE END OF THE WORLD'
USBBY/CBC Outstanding International Book, 2005, for 'NOT THE END OF THE WORLD'
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2006 for 'NOT THE END OF THE WORLD'
American Library Association Booklist Editor’s Choice, 2007, for ‘THE WHITE DARKNESS’
Kirkus Review (US) Editor’s Choice, 2007, for ‘THE WHITE DARKNESS’
New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage, 2007, for ‘THE WHITE DARKNESS’
American Library Association Michael L Printz Award for Excellence in Teen Books 2008 for ‘THE WHITE DARKNESS’
United Kingdom:
Smarties Book Prize in 1994 for 'GOLD DUST'
Kurt Maschler Award in 1995 for 'LITTLE ANGEL'
Whitbread Children's Book Award in 1997 for 'PLUNDERING PARADISE'
Library Association Carnegie Medal in 1998 for 'FOREVER X'
Kate Greenaway Prize in 1998 for 'UNICORNS, UNICORNS'
English 4-11 Award (Picture Books) in 1999 for 'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST'
CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2001 for KITE RIDER
The Angus Book Prize in 2002 for 'KITE RIDER'
Blue Peter 'Best Book of Facts' Award in 2002 for 'BRITANNIA'
Blue Peter Picture Book Award in 2002 for ‘GRANDMA CHICKENLEGS'
Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award in 2003 for 'STOP THE TRAIN'
British Candidate for The Hans Christian Andersen Award 2004
Portsmouth Children's Book Award in 2005 for 'SMILE!'
West Sussex Libraries Children's Book Award in 2005 for 'SMILE!'
North East Book Award in 2005 for 'NOT THE END OF THE WORLD'
Braunstone (Leicester) Children's Book Award in 2005 for 'SMILE!'
Whitbread Children's Book Award in 2005 for'THE WHITE DARKNESS'
Carnegie Medal in 2005 for 'THE WHITE DARKNESS'
Calderdale Children's Book Award in 2006 for 'THE WHITE DARKNESS'
British Book Awards, Children’s Book of the Year in 2006. ‘PETER PAN IN SCARLET’
Norfolk ‘Shorts’ Award in 2008 for ‘MO’
United Kingdom Literary Association Children’s Book Awards in 2008 for ‘TAMBURLAINE’S ELEPHANTS’
Germany:
Katholischen Kinderbuchpreis in 1991 for 'GABRIEL und der MAISTERSPIELER'
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpries 2004 for 'DER DRACHENFLIEGER'
Also Short-listed for:
United States:
Also Short-listed for:
All London Literary Competition in 1978 for a short story 'THE PIKE'
Whitbread Children's Book Award in 1987 for 'A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS'
The Library Association Carnegie Medal and Guardian Prizes in 1989 for 'A PACK OF LIES'
Whitbread Children's Book Award in 1994 for 'GOLD DUST'
Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award in 1996 for 'PLUNDERING PARADISE'
United Kingdom Reading Association Book Award in 1998 for 'FOREVER X'
Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and 'Book to Keep Forever' Award in 2000 for 'PILGRIM'S PROGRESS'
Blue Peter 'Best Book to Keep' Award in 2001 for 'KITE RIDER'
Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award 2001 for 'KITE RIDER'
CILIP Carnegie Medal 'Highly Commended' in 2001 for 'STOP THE TRAIN'
Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award 2002 for 'STOP THE TRAIN'
Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award 2004 for 'SMILE'
Whitbread Children's Book Award 2004 for 'NOT THE END OF THE WORLD’
