Annal:1995 Carnegie Medal
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Results of the Carnegie Medal in the year 1995. This year refers to the publication date. The Medal was awarded the following year (1996).
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The Golden Compass: Book 1 of His Dark Materials
- 1996 Guardian Award winner
- 1995 Carnegie winner
- Score: 20.46
It was no ordinary life for a young girl: living among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College and tearing unsupervised through Oxford’s motley streets on mad quests for adventure. But Lyra’s greatest adventure would begin closer to home, the day she heard hushed talk of an extraordinary particle. Microscopic in size, the magical dust—found only in the vast Arctic expanse of the North—was rumored to possess profound properties that could unite whole universes. But there were those who feared the particle and would stop at nothing to destroy it.
Catapulted into the heart of a terrible struggle, Lyra was forced to seek aid from witches, gypsies, and formidable armored bears. And as she journeyed into unbelievable danger, she had not the faintest clue that she alone was destined to win, or to lose, this more-than-mortal battle…
- 1995 Carnegie shortlist
- Score: 6.45
Ten-year-old Ruby and Garnet are identical twins who do everything together. Especially since their mother died three years earlier. They dress alike, wear their hair the same, and sit together in every class. In fact, everything about them is the same - except their personalities. Ruby is funny and outgoing, Garnet is sensitive and shy. Together they're the perfect double act - and that's just the way they like it.
Soon the twins' life is turned upside down. Their dad has been spending a lot of time with his new "friend" Rose. Ruby and Garnet can't stand Rose. To make matters worse, Dad and Rose buy a bookstore out in the country and the whole family moves. Ruby hates their new school, but Garnet thinks it isn't all that bad. When Garnet befriends some of their new classmates, Ruby feels betrayed and stops speaking to Garnet. Garnet misses her sister terribly, but has to admit it's nice doing things on her own for a change. Somehow, the girls will have to find a way to maintain their special twin relationship without spending every minute of the day together.
- 1995 Carnegie shortlist
- Score: 6.45
Flora and Maddy's school project on the history of the local fishing industry takes an exciting turn when they learn about Laurie, a local boy who drowned on his first fishing expedition aboard the "Arctic Raider". The girls must discover whether Laurie's death was accidental or a murder.
