05 November 2006
2006 Booktrust Teenage Award
The Booktrust Teenage Award, aimed at older teenage readers, has been won this year by Anthony McGowan for Henry Tumour .
A controversial choice for its irreverent style and to many, highly offensive language, Henry Tumour tells the story of Hector Brunty, who struggles to cope with his alter-ego, his abusive but hilariously funny talking brain- tumour Henry.
Mal Peet, Chair of the judging panel comments: “Henry Tumour by Anthony McGowan is a dirty boisterous comedy about a boy with a tumour. It’s also a wise, sensitive and questioning novel about the conflicting forces that make us who we are.”
The Booktrust Teenage Prize was launched in 2003 to recognise and celebrate contemporary fiction written for teenagers. Booktrust administers the prize with the support of writers, publishers, teachers, parents and libraries. The winning author receives a cheque for £2,500 together with a trophy.
The shortlisted books for the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2006 were:
Siobhan Dowd A Swift Pure Cry (David Fickling Books)
Ally Kennen Beast (Scholastic Books)
Paul Magrs Exchange (Simon and Schuster)
Anthony McGowan Henry Tumour (Doubleday)
Marcus Sedgwick The Foreshadowing (Orion Children’s Books)
John Singleton Angel Blood (Puffin)
Above text taken from the Bookheads website.
A controversial choice for its irreverent style and to many, highly offensive language, Henry Tumour tells the story of Hector Brunty, who struggles to cope with his alter-ego, his abusive but hilariously funny talking brain- tumour Henry.
Mal Peet, Chair of the judging panel comments: “Henry Tumour by Anthony McGowan is a dirty boisterous comedy about a boy with a tumour. It’s also a wise, sensitive and questioning novel about the conflicting forces that make us who we are.”
The Booktrust Teenage Prize was launched in 2003 to recognise and celebrate contemporary fiction written for teenagers. Booktrust administers the prize with the support of writers, publishers, teachers, parents and libraries. The winning author receives a cheque for £2,500 together with a trophy.
The shortlisted books for the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2006 were:
Siobhan Dowd A Swift Pure Cry (David Fickling Books)
Ally Kennen Beast (Scholastic Books)
Paul Magrs Exchange (Simon and Schuster)
Anthony McGowan Henry Tumour (Doubleday)
Marcus Sedgwick The Foreshadowing (Orion Children’s Books)
John Singleton Angel Blood (Puffin)
Above text taken from the Bookheads website.
# posted by BH @ 1:49 pm 
