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Earlier today, this year’s winners of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals were announced at a ceremony at the British Library in London.

Meg Rosoff was awarded the Carnegie for her second book, Just In Case, beating competition from the likes of Kevin Brooks, Anne Fine and Marcus Sedgewick.

Rosoff, an American-born author who now lives in London, said: "For a panel of librarians to agree that it deserves this historic medal is just amazing: I'm thrilled, honoured and astonished."

Just In Case tells the story of a 15-year-old boy who believes that fate is out to get him and that the only way he can avoid this is by changing his identity.

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“It is an imaginative story of exceptional depth,” said Ian Dodds, chairman of judges. “It also has the power to help teenagers make sense of their lives.”

At the same time, the author-illustrator Mini Grey won the Greenaway with her book, The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon.

Grey was shortlisted for the award three times in the last four years, but won this year with her story of the adventures of the dish and the spoon after the nursery rhyme ends.

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Junk Melvin Burgess 1996

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