EPC- Award Winning Books for Primary Students: 1990-1999

Winner 1998
In 1381 in England, a hunting dog recounts what happens to his beloved master Rufus and his family when they are arrested on suspicion of being part of the peasants' rebellion led by Wat Tyler and the preacher John Ball.

Winner 1997
Gemma runs away from home to join her boyfriend, Tar in London. Soon they find themselves hooked on heroin and Gemma is forced into prostitution to pay for the drug.

Winner 1996
Lyra Belacqua is content to run wild among the scholars of Jodan College, with her daemon familiar always by her side. But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle—a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, witch clans and armored bears. And as she hurtles toward danger in the cold far North, Lyra never suspects the shocking truth: she alone is destined to win, or to lose, this more-than-mortal battle.

Winner 1995
MapHead and his father have come to our world from a strange parallel existence. Sometimes invisible and full of magical abilities, MapHead nevertheless shares one human longing with the other schoolchildren he meets - to be loved by his mother.

Winner 1994
The Mennyms, a family of life-size rag dolls living in a house in England and pretending to be human, see their peaceful existence threatened when the house's owner announces he is coming from Australia for a visit.

Winner 1993
German Translation
Charlie, seine kleine Schwester Elisabeth und sein Freund Wiremu, ein Maori-Junge, finden auf einem Felsen weit draußen im Meer ein Schiffswrack. Neugierig untersuchen sie das Schiff und finden ein Skelett und mehrere Kisten, in denen sie einen Schatz vermuten. Zu spät bemerken sie, daß die Flut ungewöhnlich lange ausgeblieben ist; da überrollt sie auch schon eine riesige Flutwelle und schwemmt sie über ein Flußbett in die Wildnis der Berge. Wie sollen sie sich nur aus ihrer bedrohlichen Lage befreien? Ein spannender Roman aus dem Neuseeland des 19. Jahrhunderts.

Winner 1992
It is May 1945, and peace has been declared. Dot and her mother are part of the new Great Britain. Dot ought to be happy but she feels uneasy - everything is changing. Dot has to learn to cope with death, illness and, above all, the return of her father.

Winner 1991
The setting is Tyneside during World War II, but the theme is timeless - a child alone in the adult world, living off his wits and learning how to survive on his own. 12-year-old Harry has lost his home and his parents to the bombs.

Winner 1990
Kitty Killin is not only a good story-teller, but also the world's greatest expert when it comes to mothers having new and unwanted boyfriends. Particularly when there's a danger they might turn into new and unwanted stepfathers!