This book was recognised by the The Whitbread Award, now called 'The Costa Book Awards'. These are a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland. They were inaugurated for 1971 publications and known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006 when Costa Coffee, then a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship. It was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by David Fickling Books .
Lissa Evans is an author for both children and adults. Her first novel for children, Small Change for Stuart, was an international bestseller, shortlisted for both the Carnegie and the Costa Award.
This book is in the following series:
Stuart Horten
The Stuart Holten series features ten year old schoolboy Stuart Horton and his magician inheritance.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
The Whitbread Award
This book was recognised by the The Whitbread Award, now called 'The Costa Book Awards'. These are a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland. They were inaugurated for 1971 publications and known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006 when Costa Coffee, then a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship.
Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
This book features the following character:
Stuart Horton
This book features the character Stuart Horton.