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Angus Book Award

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Angus Book Award
Awarded forliterary award for UK authors of teenage fiction
Sponsored byAngus Council in Scotland
Date1996
CountryScotland

The Angus Book Award is a literary award for UK authors of teenage fiction. It is awarded by Angus Council in Scotland.[1] The award is decided by the votes of the secondary schools in Angus. The pupils host the awards every year. The ceremony is hosted by a different school each year. For example, in 2007 the award was hosted in Arbroath High School by Christy Scott and Jason McNulty both of which were current third year pupils.

Honorees

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Angus Book Award winners and finalists
Year Author Title Result Ref.
1996 Sue Welford The Night After Tomorrow Winner
Theresa Breslin Kezzie Finalist
Melvin Burgess The Baby and Fly Pie Finalist
Christa Laird But Can The Phoenix Sing? Finalist
Maggie Prince Memoirs of a Dangerous Alien Finalist
1997 Malcolm Rose Tunnel Vision Winner
Gillian Cross New World Finalist
Zoe Halliday Brother Cat, Brother Man Finalist
John Loveday Goodbye Buffalo Sky Finalist
Catherine MacPhail Run, Zan, Run Finalist
1998 Robert Swindells Unbeliever Winner
Lynne Reid Banks Broken Bridge Finalist
Julie Bertagna The Spark Gap Finalist
Ann Halam The Powerhouse Finalist
Ian Strachan Which Way Is Home? Finalist
1999 Tim Bowler River Boy Winner
Henrietta Branford Chance of Safety Finalist
Melvin Burgess Tiger, Tiger Finalist
Annie Campling And The Stars Were Gold Finalist
Michael Cronin Against the Day Finalist
2000 Tim Bowler Shadows Winner
Bernard Ashley Tiger Without Teeth Finalist
Gillian Cross Tightrope Finalist
Anthony Masters Days of the Dead Finalist
Jenny Nimmo The Rinaldi Ring Finalist
2001 Malcolm Rose Plague Winner
Catherine MacPhail Missing Finalist
Beverley Naidoo The Other Side of Truth Finalist
Celia Rees Truth or Dare Finalist
Hazel Riley Thanis Finalist
2002 Bali Rai (Un)arranged Marriage Winner
Malachy Doyle Georgie Finalist
Carol Hedges Jigsaw Finalist
Anthony Horowitz Stormbreaker Finalist
Geraldine McCaughrean The Kite Rider Finalist
2003 Keith Gray Warehouse Winner
Louise Cooper Demon Crossing Finalist
Alison Prince Oranges and Murder Finalist
Malcolm Rose Bloodline Finalist
Nicky Singer Feather Boy Finalist
2004 Alan Gibbons The Edge Winner
Julie Bertagna Exodus Finalist
Keith Gray Malarkey Finalist
Philip Reeve Mortal Engines Finalist
Malcolm Rose Clone Finalist
2005 Terence Blacker Boy2Girl Winner
Alison Allen-Gray Unique Finalist
Martin Chatterton Michigan Moorcroft, R.I.P. Finalist
Graham Gardner Inventing Elliot Finalist
Mark Roberts Tomorrow Belongs to Me Finalist
2006 Graham Joyce TWOC Winner
Anne Cassidy Looking For JJ Finalist
Chris D'Lacey Icefire Finalist
Catherine Forde Skarrs Finalist
Beverley Naidoo Web of Lies Finalist
2007 Kevin Brooks Candy Winner
Theresa Breslin Divided City Finalist
Alan Gibbons Hold On Finalist
Sue Mayfield Damage Finalist
Marcus Sedgwick The Foreshadowing Finalist
2008 Kate Cann Leaving Poppy Winner
Sherry Ashworth Close-Up Finalist
J. A. Henderson Bunker 10 Finalist
Graham Marks Omega Place Finalist
Anthony McGowan Henry Tumour Finalist
2009 Anne Cassidy Forget Me Not Winner
Meg Rosoff What I Was Finalist
James Jauncey The Witness Finalist
J. A. Henderson Crash Finalist
2010 Rachel Ward Numbers Winner
Kevin Brooks Black Rabbit Summer Finalist
Gillian Philip Crossing the Line Finalist
Anna Perera Guantanamo Boy Finalist
2011 Keren David When I Was Joe Winner
2012 Kevin Brooks iBoy Winner
2013 Teri Terry Slated Winner
2014 Matt Whyman The Savages Winner [2]
2015 Carmen Reid Cross my Heart Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Angus Book Award Winners". BooksFromScotland.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Matt Whyman wins 2014 Angus Book Award". Angus Council. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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