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Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal (jidō bungaku shō)

Edition 69 (2004)

Children's literatureYoung adultEnglish-language

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Frank Cottrell-Boyce ふらんく・こっとれる=ぼいす Winner

A warm, comic novel about two brothers who find a bag of money just before Britain changes currency, then wrestle with what to do with it before it becomes worthless. Its humor is rooted in family feeling, moral choice, and a childlike sense of wonder.

A warm, comic novel about two brothers who find a bag of money just before Britain changes currency, then wrestle with what to do with it before it becomes worthless.

208 pages
money and moralitybrotherhoodimaginationethical dilemma