The Costa Book Awards is one of the UK’s most prestigious and popular literary prizes and recognises some of the most enjoyable books of the year, written by authors based in the UK and Ireland.
COSTA CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD WINNER 2021
 | The Crossing by Manjeet Mann (Penguin. ISBN: 978-0241411445,£7.99) Narrated in verse by two characters from opposite ends of the world, Nat and Sammy. Nat’s mother has died, and her brother marches the streets of Dover full of hate. Sammy is an Eritrean refugee on a perilous journey. Beautifully crafted and profound, this is a story of hope amidst grief and the real-life dangers, brutality and exploitation that refugees face. |
Other Shortlisted titles were:
Maggie Blue and the Dark World by Anna Goodall (Guppy Books ISBN: 978-1913101336, £7.99)
The Midnight Guardians by Ross Montgomery (Walker Books ISBN: 978-1406391183, £7.99)
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter (Scholastic,ISBN: 978-0702300851, £6.99)
