Massive congratulations to Margaret McDonald, winner of the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing, for her debut novel GLASGOW BOYS.

The Carnegies are the UK’s longest-running children’s & YA book awards. McDonald’s GLASGOW BOYS explores mental health, trauma, inequality & identity through the friendship between two boys who have grown up in foster care.

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https://carnegies.co.uk/2025-winners-announced/

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