Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal (jidō bungaku shō)
Edition 81 (2016)
Children's literatureYoung adultEnglish-language
Winners
1 peopleBuilt around conjoined twin sisters Amy and Tilly, this verse novel explores family, illness, and self-determination. Its restrained language makes the emotional density of the relationship stand out even more sharply.
Two sisters who share one body are forced to rethink how each can choose a life of her own.
192 pages
verse novelfamilyillnessself-determinationsisterhood