The first book of the His Dark Materials trilogy, Northern Lights, has been awarded the ‘great book’ title – the best children’s book from the last 70 years of Carnegie medal winners. You can read more here.
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way to go Pullman!!!congrats.
That is an incredible, amazing achievement. Thanks to everyone who voted!
This is great news, not only because it’s great writing, we would all obviously agree about that, but because of all the amazing books HDM has deservedly but surprisingly come out ahead of!
Oh my goodness, that is INCREDIBLE. Congratulations to Mr Pullman!
And he’s such a lovely boy as well.
wowzers!!!
testing…
Didn’t you all vote? I did, so I’m very happy he won!
Omg wow!!!!!!! Pullman so deserves it!
If the title is so good how come america decided to choose a terrible title such as the golden compass?????
Um, not it’s been awarded a title. They didn’t say it was a great title… 🙂
Flutterby, it’s the writing they’re judging. It’s still the same story in the US!
well deserved!
thanks to we all who woted for it!
more than 40% of the votes? wow. good job, voters!
i voted!!!! i am proud to do so………
well done pp…… i know u will read this so i want to tell u , u deserved it because the book it brilliant!!!!!!!!
i voted too, amazing. PP deserves it thoroughly! there was good compotition.:D
Of course I voted and I’m so proud of mr.Pullman because his books are amazing *pets HDM books*
Good Job Pullman! ^^
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I knew he would win. How could he not???
I voted for him.
Yeah, with such a great and majestic title,he could only win !!!!
if he did’nt win i would blow up the world!!!!!
i think the auditions were fake!!!!!!
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This is fantastic, and well-deserved. I mentioned it in my most recent book review. Hopefully this will encourage the parents who pick books for their children based on awards to go out and buy NL for their kids.
*continues with nefarious plan to convert the world into HDM fanatics*