Will a children’s book win the overall Costa for the first time since since Philip Pullman in 2001?
Join us in congratulating Frances Hardinge on winning the Costa children’s book award 2015 with The Lie Tree (published by Macmillan Children’s Books). Frances pipped fellow shortlistees Sally Nicholls, Hayley Long and Andrew Norriss to the prize.
The Lie Tree is a compelling fantasy spun from one mesmerising idea: what if telling lies gave you the power to discover other people’s secrets? This gothic yarn of Victorian fossil hunters gone bad features an unforgettable young heroine, who fearlessly takes on monsters of the present and the past to build herself a better life. The Lie Tree was also shortlisted for the Guardian children’s fiction prize 2015, ultimately won by David Almond with A Song for Ella Grey.
Related: The Guardian children's fiction prize – shortlist 2015
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