| AWARDS
and HONOURS |
|
| Elected
a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.2009. |
| Hon.
Doc. of Letters, Gloucestershire University, 2008 |
| Hon.
Doctorate, Umeå University, Sweden, 2003 |
| JHunt
Award, USA, 2002, for Postcards from No Man's Land |
| Michael
Printz Award, U.S.A. 2002 for Postcards from No Man's Land |
| Hans
Christian Andersen Award 2002 (IBBY) |
| Carnegie
Medal 1999 for Postcards from No Man's Land |
| Stockport
School Book Prize K4 2000 for Postcards from No Man's Land |
| Italian
Andersen Award 2000 for Postcards from No Man's Land |
| Dutch
Silver Pencil 1994 for The Toll Bridge |
| Dutch
Silver Pencil 1986 for The Present Takers |
| Dutch
Silver Pencil 1985 for Seal Secret |
| Eleanor
Farjeon Award 1982 for Outstanding Services to Children's Books
(with Nancy Chambers) |
|
Children's
Literature Association (USA) Award 1979 for Outstanding Literary
Criticism
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