Screenshot of a para from Catherine Johnson’s blog on winning the prize. Para reads: “It’s a real honour, as someone who has spent my writing life writing the sorts of books that do alright, that gain a – shall we say – select readership, this prize is special. It’s about social justice, it’s about saying young lives and young people’s opinions are vital, and it’s about books that deliver fantastic stories. I can’t thank the judges enough for choosing Freedom from a brilliant shortlist that included The Ghosts and Jamal by Bridget Blankley, Across the Divide by Anne Booth,Running on Empty by S.E. Durrant, The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth, Tomorrow by Nadine Kadaan, and The New Neighbours by Sarah McIntyre. Thanks to Letterbox Library and Housmans and the CLPE who hosted the evening in their stunning library.”

“This prize is special. It’s about social justice, it’s about saying young lives and young people’s opinions are vital”
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@catwrote.bsky.social on winning the #LittleRebelsAward in 2019

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