Annal:2005 Carnegie Medal
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Results of the Carnegie Medal in the year 2005. This year refers to the publication date. The Medal was awarded the following year (2006).
For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal
- 2007 Carnegie winner
- Score: 10.57
When her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. Out of the past, another Tamar emerges, a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland half a century before. His story is one of passionate love, jealousy, and tragedy set against the daily fear and casual horror of the Second World War -- and unraveling it is about to transform Tamar’s life forever.
- 2007 Carnegie shortlist
- 2006 Costa-Children's shortlist
- 2006 Guardian Award longlist
- Score: 16.57
Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O’Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him—maybe some of their good nature will rub off on this unhappy soul.
Stephen’s a gifted sculptor. One day as Davie looks on, Stephen brings a tiny figure to life. It’s a talent he has, the gift of creation—and he knows that Davie has this talent, too. Davie allows Stephen to convince him to help bring a life-size figure to life—and Clay is born.
What has Davie helped to unleash on the world?
- 2007 Carnegie shortlist
- 2006 Guardian Award shortlist
- 2005 Whitbread-Children's shortlist
- Score: 18.57
Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage—and when he’s not trying to persuade his sisters to play football, Dylan is in charge of the petrol log. And that means he gets to keep track of everyone coming in and out of Manod—what car they drive, what they’re called, even their favourite flavour of crisps. But when a mysterious convoy of lorries trundles up the misty mountainside towards an old, disused mine, even Dylan is confounded. Who are these people—and what have they got to hide?…
- 2007 Carnegie shortlist
- Score: 6.57
Clay is a normal teenager who likes watching films with her Dad and doing her paper round. But when a new neighbour befriends her Mum, she starts to feel uneasy. Since when did their lives revolve around his and why is everything suddenly so complicated. Clay knows there is something odd about the new family, yet she can't help being drawn to them like everyone else...
- 2008 Printz winner
- 2007 Carnegie shortlist
- 2007 LATimes–Young Adult finalist
- 2005 Whitbread-Children's shortlist
- Score: 28.58
Captain Oates, hero of the Antarctic, has been dead for nearly a century. But not in Sym’s head. In there, he is her constant companion, her soul mate, her adviser. It is as if he walked out of the Polar blizzard and into her mind. In fact, if it were not for Titus, life might be as bleak a place as the Antarctic wilderness.
Then a short family expedition makes her ask the question she has long been avoiding: who but the mad trust for happiness to someone or something that isn’t there?
