Melvin Burgess
1954
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country of citizenship: Spain, United Kingdom
native language: English
languages spoken, written or signed: English
occupation: writer, novelist, children's writer
award received: Carnegie Medal, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
official website: melvinburgess.net, web.onetel.net.uk/~melvinburgess
Melvin Burgess (born 25 April 1954) is a British writer of children's fiction. He became famous in 1996 with the publication of Junk, about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of Bristol. In Britain, Junk became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. Burgess won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British author. For the 10th anniversary in 2007 it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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