Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal (jidō bungaku shō)
Edition 48 (1983)
Children's literatureYoung adultEnglish-language
Winners
1 peopleA children's novel about a city girl drawn to a summer world of motorcycles and repair work, where a light surface carries the hint of independence.
A summer holiday changes the direction of a life.
160 pages
children's fictioncoming of agesummer