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Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Children’s Literature - for Whispers in the Graveyard
Awarded Honorary Membership of the Scottish Library Association for distinguished services to Children’s Literature and Librarianship
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The Carnegie Presentation |
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Scottish Writers CD Rom (Project Manager) – Bafta nomination
Selected for the American Library Association’s Best Books for Young Adults, and New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age 2003. |
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Civic Award from Strathkelvin Winner of the Scottish Book Trust Best of the Decade Award Winner of the Catalyst Book Award |
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Winner of Young Book Trust’s Kathleen Fidler Award for Winner of the Sheffield Children’s Book Award - longer novel Divided City was the title chosen for the Irish cross border ONE BOOK Community Reading Project, funded by the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation |
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Shortlisted for other awards including:- The Children’s Book Award (twice) The Angus Book Award The Lancashire Book Award The Moray Book Award North-East Book Award The Sheffield Book Award (three times) South Lanark Book Award The Stockton Book Award The Stockport Schools Book Award Calderdale |
“…formidably good writing, full of wit and wisdom, from which children will go away encouraged rather than demoralised at the possibilities of the human condition.” INDEPENDENT
“…wonderfully literary…” CHILDREN’S BOOKS IN IRELAND
“…powerful…” READING ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER USA
“Breslin shows that she can write as confidently for younger children
as for teenagers.” TES
“A writer of quality… of stimulating ideas… she uses language well and commands a variety of styles suitable for every situation.” SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
“…beautiful prose…” THE BOOKSELLER