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Maggot Moon
Carnegie Medal for Writing · 2013 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Medal for Writing | 2013 | Winner |
About This Book
In an alternate 1950s Britain under totalitarian rule, dyslexic teenager Standish Treadwell and his best friend Hector uncover a conspiracy around a faked moon landing. Sally Gardner's experimental novel, designed for dyslexic readers, is a blistering fable about truth-telling under tyranny.
About the Author
Sally Gardner is a British author and illustrator known for writing novels that blend the fantastical with historical settings. Her Carnegie Medal-winning Maggot Moon (2013), written with a dyslexic protagonist for dyslexic readers, won widespread critical acclaim for its distinctive narrative voice and typographical design.
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