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Glasgow Boys
Carnegie Medal for Writing · 2025 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Medal for Writing | 2025 | Winner |
About This Book
A group of working-class teenagers in Glasgow find themselves drawn to art, identity, and each other in Margaret McDonald's debut Carnegie Medal-winning novel. The book celebrates community, creativity, and the struggle to imagine a different kind of life.
About the Author
Margaret McDonald is a Scottish author whose debut young adult novel Glasgow Boys (2025) won the Carnegie Medal. The book, set among a group of working-class teenagers navigating art, identity, and ambition, was praised for its authentic voice and vivid sense of place. She is a relatively new voice in British children's literature.
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