Annal:1998 Carnegie Medal
From AwardAnnals
Results of the Carnegie Medal in the year 1998. This year refers to the publication date. The Medal was awarded the following year (1999).
For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- 1998 Carnegie winner
- 1998 Whitbread-Children's winner
- 2000 Mythopoeic-Children finalist
- 2000 Printz honor
- 1999 LATimes–Young Adult finalist
- 2002 YRCA-Intermediate nominee
- Score: 42.48
When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael's world changes for ever ...
- 1998 Carnegie shortlist
- Score: 6.48
A gripping tale of conviction and determination - and of the wonderful bond between one youngster and his bird.
- 1998 Carnegie shortlist
- Score: 6.48
Francis Cassavant returns from World War II to seek revenge on his childhood hero. He lost his face in France when he fell on a grenade, earning the Silver Star for Bravery. His hero also holds the Silver Star for Bravery - but do either deserve it? Examine the nature of heroism in the latest powerful novel from Robert Cormier.
- 1998 Carnegie shortlist
- Score: 6.48
It is two hundred thousand years ago. A small group of children are cut off from their Kin, the Moonhawks, when they are driven from their "Good Place" by violent strangers. While searching for a new Good Place, they face the parched desert, an active volcano, a canyon flood, man-eating lions, and other Kins they've never seen before.
- 1999 Guardian Award winner
- 1998 Carnegie shortlist
- 2003 YRCA-Senior nominee
- Score: 20.49
The Sterkarms have plundered the border between Scotland and England for generations. Suddenly intruders, calling themselves Elves, want the Sterkarms to stop their violent ways.
The Elves, time travelers from the 21st century, have found a way back to the 16th century and plan to do their own plundering of the land’s rich natural resources. Their only mistake is foolishly underestimating the Sterkarms themselves.
For Andrea Mitchell, an anthropologist working among the Sterkarms, none of this matters. In love with Per—a young Sterkarm warrior—and…
