'A Song for Ella Grey', David Almond's magical tale of first love, has won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. This reworking of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth has won universal acclaim, beating novels by Frances Hardinge, Sally Nicholls and Kate Saunders to win the only children's book award that is judged by authors.
Last year's winner, Piers Torday, commented: "He takes one of the oldest stories there is...and brings it to compelling contemporary life on Tyneside and the Bamburgh coast, without sacrificing any of the mystery, poetry and mythical resonance of the original."
Read the full Guardian article here.
