A Berlin Love Song Down to the Last 20 for Carnegie Medal Book Award

A Berlin Love Song Down to the Last 20 for Carnegie Medal Book Award

By Mike Jenkins at Site-Scribe 
15th February, 2018

The long-list for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, an award for an outstanding book for children and young people has been announced. A Berlin Love Song, by author Sarah Matthias is down to the last 20 in the latest round of judging by the panel.

CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL

The Carnegie Medal is awarded annually and was established in 1936, in memory of the great Scottish-born philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919). It is the nation’s oldest children’s book award, given to authors of outstanding works by youth librarians. Previous winners include Arthur Ransome, C.S. Lewis, Margaret Mahy, Terry Pratchett, Philip Pullman and Patrick Ness.

ENGAGING AND MOVING STORY OF LOVE AND HOPE IN A CLIMATE OF FEAR AND DESPAIR 

For me, the most striking thing about this novel is the vivid way that Sarah Matthias paints a picture of the lives of two families with very different experiences of WWII and the rise of Nazi Germany and enters the hearts and minds of her characters. Not only did I find myself caring for the characters very early on but I also felt transported to their world and was able to see from their perspective. This gave me a new and very visceral understanding of a period in history that carries so many stark warnings for us today.

A Berlin Love Song is available from Amazon: CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE UK AMAZON BOOK PAGE

Listen to an interview with Sarah talking to Mike Jenkins about writing A Berlin Love Song: AN INTERVIEW WITH SARAH MATTHIAS

Video Introduction to A Berlin Love Song – Produced by Site-Scribe