Вручение 2008 г.

Премия вручена за 2007 год.

Страна: Великобритания Место проведения: город Лондон Дата проведения: 2008 г.

Премия Брэнфорд-Боуз

Лауреат
Дженни Даунхэм 3.8
Шестнадцатилетняя Тесса Скотт сыта по горло приемными покоями больниц, сухими медицинскими диагнозами и сочувствующими взглядами родных, ведь за оставшийся месяц она хочет успеть то, что некоторым не удается и за всю жизнь. Поэтому девушка составляет список желаний и собирает последние силы, чтобы исполнить их до того, как тело начнет отказывать ей. Некоторые пункты списка выходят за грани дозволенного – но именно это позволяет Тессе по-новому взглянуть на свои отношения с теми, кого она оставляет.
Атинуке 0.0
Anna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa with her mother, her father, her baby twin brothers, and lots and lots of her family. Join her as she splashes in the sea, prepares for a party, sells oranges, and hopes to see sweet, sweet snow!
Дженни Валентайн 0.0
Narrated by the most compelling voice since "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time", this is a quirky and original voyage of self-discovery triggered by a lost urn of ashes.

The mini cab office was up a cobbled mews with little flat houses either side. That's where I first met Violet Park, what was left of her. There was a healing centre next door, a pretty smart name for a place with a battered brown door and no proper door handle and stuck-on wooden numbers in the shape of clowns. The 3 of number 13 was a w stuck on sideways and I thought it was kind of sad and I liked it at the same time.

Sixteen-year-old Lucas Swain becomes intrigued by the urn of ashes left in a cab office. Convinced that its occupant – Violet Park – is communicating with him, he contrives to gain possession of the urn, little realising that his quest will take him on a voyage of self-discovery and identity, forcing him to finally confront what happened to his absent (and possibly dead) father…