Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal (jidō bungaku shō)
Edition 65 (2000)
Children's literatureYoung adultEnglish-language
Winners
1 peopleThe Other Side of Truth follows siblings fleeing a corrupt regime after their mother is killed, carrying the truth with them.
The truth is dangerous, but silence is worse.
272 pages
refugeesNigeriapoliticssiblings