Annal:1981 Carnegie Medal
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Results of the Carnegie Medal in the year 1981. This year refers to the publication date. The Medal was awarded the following year (1982).
For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- 1981 Carnegie winner
- Score: 10.31
In a brooding story about jealousy, hatred, murder and love, Simon is outraged that his mum plans to remarry. He can’t bear the way she and his sister seem to have forgotten his late father. Overwhelmed by hatred, he seeks solace in a nearby abandoned water mill. But another, powerful hatred lingers within its walls. And it is about to be unleashed . . .
