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Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal (jidō bungaku shō)

Edition 90 (2025)

Children's literatureYoung adultEnglish-language

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Margaret Mcdonald まーがれっと まくどなるど Winner

Centered on Finlay and Banjo, two boys who grew up in the care system, the debut novel explores friendship, family, class, and the difficulty of growing into young manhood. Set against a vividly drawn Glasgow backdrop, it follows how damaged relationships begin to find their way back through words.

In the streets of Glasgow, two boys begin to untangle the feelings caught between their past and their future.

352 pages
Glasgowthe care systemfriendshipfamilyclassyoung masculinity