Lancashire Book of the Year facts for kids
The Lancashire Book of the Year is a special award for amazing books written for young people. It started in 1987 and used to be called the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year. What makes this award super cool is that young people just like you get to choose the winning book! A group of young judges reads the books and votes for their favorite. This award is organized by the library service of Lancashire County Council and gets support from the University of Central Lancashire.
Discover the Winners of the Lancashire Book of the Year
Every year, a new book is chosen as the winner of the Lancashire Book of the Year award. This section shows all the fantastic authors and their books that have won since the award began. It's a great way to find new books to read!
| Year | Author | Title | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Philip Pullman | The Ruby in the Smoke | ||
| 1988 | Brian Jacques | Redwall | ||
| 1989 | Anthony Horowitz | Groosham Grange | ||
| 1990 | Jean Ure | Plague 99 | ||
| 1991 | Brian Jacques | Mattimeo | ||
| 1992 | Robin Jarvis | The Whitby Witches | ||
| 1993 | Robert Westall | Gulf | ||
| 1993 | Brian Jacques | Salamandastron | ||
| 1994 | Ian Strachan | The Boy in the Bubble | ||
| 1995 | Garry Kilworth | The Electric Kid | ||
| 1996 | Frances Mary Hendry | Chandra | ||
| 1997 | Elizabeth Hawkins | Sea of Peril | ||
| 1998 | Elizabeth Laird | Jay | ||
| 1999 | Nigel Hinton | Out of the Darkness | ||
| 2000 | Tim Bowler | Shadows | ||
| 2001 | Melvin Burgess | Bloodtide | Joint winner | |
| Malcolm Rose | Plague | Joint winner | ||
| 2002 | Malorie Blackman | Noughts & Crosses | ||
| 2003 | Julie Bertagna | Exodus | ||
| 2004 | Chris Wooding | Poison | ||
| 2005 | Jonathan Stroud | The Amulet of Samarkand | ||
| 2006 | Anthony Horowitz | Raven's Gate | ||
| 2007 | Robert Muchamore | Divine Madness | ||
| 2008 | Tim Lott | Fearless | ||
| 2009 | Sophie McKenzie | Blood Ties | First place | |
| Michelle Magorian | Just Henry | Second place | ||
| Sarah Wray | The Trap | Third place | ||
| 2010 | Narinder Dhami | Bang, Bang, You're Dead | ||
| 2011 | Keren David | When I Was Joe | ||
| 2012 | Chris Higgins | He's After Me | ||
| 2013 | David Massey | Torn | ||
| 2014 | Cat Clarke | Undone | ||
| 2015 | Sarah Mussi | Riot | ||
| 2016 | Holly Bourne | Am I Normal Yet | ||
| 2017 | Natlie Flynn | The Deepest Cut | ||
| 2018 | Sue Wallman | See How They Lie | ||
| 2019 | Sarah Crossan | Moonrise | ||
| 2020 | Samuel Pollen | The Year I Didn't Eat | ||
| 2021 | Ben Oliver | The Loop | ||
| 2022 | Cynthia Murphy | Last One To Die | ||
| 2023 | Cynthia Murphy | Win Lose Kill Die |
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