Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal (jidō bungaku shō)
Edition 41 (1976)
Children's literatureYoung adultEnglish-language
Winners
1 peopleThunder and Lightnings follows a boy settling into a Norfolk village and bonding with a classmate fascinated by RAF Lightning jets.
New places, old tensions, and the roar of aircraft.
192 pages
friendshipNorfolkaircraftmoving home