And The Winner Is......

Just announced; the winner of this year's Guardian Children's Fiction Prize is Return To Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan.
"Andy Mulligan's Return to Ribblestrop, about a school filled with pupils including Colombian gangster's son Sanchez, self-harming Miles, wild Millie and a motley crew of orphans, is no Malory Towers (even the school motto is "Life is Dangerous"). A travelling zoo is adopted by the children before term has started, with a sinister policeman, hidden treasure, football and friendship all to be tackled before the year is up." 
Beating out the worthy competition in the only children's award judged only by writers, Mulligan receives £1,500 and the honour of following in such footsteps as Philip Pullman, Anne Fine, Jacqueline Wilson and Michelle Paver (to name a few).
Many hearty congratulations to Andy Mulligan and Return To Ribblestrop!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2011/nov/10/guardian-childrens-fiction-prize-andy-mulligan 

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