Notes
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Awarded by the Children's Literature Association 'for the most outstanding book for children published twenty years earlier which did not receive a major award at the time of publication ." (CLA website: http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/chla/)
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Only Australian recipients listed.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2021
winner y
Finding Grace
Crows Nest
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Allen and Unwin
,
2001
Z893893
2001
single work
novel
young adult
'Told by sassy 18-year-old Rachel, this is a suspenseful, compassionate, yet laugh-out-loud funny story about looking after a woman with brain damage - and about tasting love, finding grace and getting a life. Rachel has just left school and she knows everything. Well, maybe not quite everything. Then she meets the mysterious Mr. Preston, who gives her a live-in job looking after Grace.' (Publication summary)
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Year: 2003
winner y
The Long Night Watch
London
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Methuen Children's Books
,
1983
Z225187
1983
single work
children's fiction
children's
'During World War II, a sixteen-year-old patrols a deserted South Pacific island each night as he and other members of an Australian religious cult await the fiery end of the Earth and their deliverance.' (Publication summary)
