Bolton Children's Book Award facts for kids

The Bolton Children's Book Award is a special prize given every year to great books for kids. It celebrates books published in paperback during the year before. This award is supported by the Bolton Literacy Trust, The University of Bolton, and Page Nation. It helps highlight amazing stories for young readers.

Award Winners

The Bolton Children's Book Award has celebrated many fantastic authors and their books over the years. Here are some of the winners:

2005 Award

• The winner in 2005 was Robert Muchamore for his book CHERUB: The Recruit.
• Other books that were shortlisted included Dizzy by Cathy Cassidy and Millions by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

2006 Award

• In 2006, the award went to Joe Craig for Jimmy Coates: Killer.
• Books like Invisible Friend by Louise Arnold and Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper were also shortlisted.

2007 Award

• Sophie McKenzie won the award in 2007 for her novel Girl, Missing.
• Shortlisted books included Beast by Ally Kennen and Flash Flood by Chris Ryan.

2008 Award

• The 2008 winner was Derek Landy for his popular book Skulduggery Pleasant.
• Other great books on the shortlist were Titanic 2020 by Colin Bateman and Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine.

2009 Award

• Sally Nicholls won in 2009 with her book Ways to Live Forever.
• Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior by Chris Bradford was among the shortlisted titles.

2010 Award

• Narinder Dhami took home the award in 2010 for Bang, Bang, You're Dead!.
• Zelah Green, Queen of Clean by Vanessa Curtis and Forbidden Island by Malcolm Rose were also shortlisted.

2011 Award

• The winner in 2011 was Steve Voake for his book Fightback.
• Shortlisted books included The Gates by John Connolly and Sparks by Ally Kennen.