Annal:1983 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
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Results of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in the year 1983.
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- 1983 Guardian Award winner
- Score: 10.33
With their mother ill and their father permanently drunk, Hari and Lila have to earn the money to keep house and look after their two young sisters. In desperation, Hari runs away to Bombay, leaving Lila to cope alone.


