Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Medal for Writing | 2022 | Winner |
About This Book
October has lived her whole life in the woods with her father, free and wild—until the day he falls from a tree and everything changes. Katya Balen's Carnegie Medal-winning debut is a lyrical novel about nature, grief, and finding the courage to let the outside world in.
About the Author
Katya Balen is a British author and bookseller whose debut novel October, October (2022) won the Carnegie Medal. The novel, illustrated by Angela Harding, follows a girl raised in the wild woods who must adapt when her father is hospitalised. Balen's writing is known for its lyrical prose and themes of nature and belonging.
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