This year’s winning title The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks is proving controversial.  It is a fictional account of a teenage boy who is kidnapped with 5 others and kept in a bunker.  The book is aimed at young adult readers.

The following links give more information

http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/2014awards/

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/24/carnegie-medal-the-bunker-diary-kevin-brooks

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookprizes/10919748/Carnegie-Medal-the-darkest-childrens-book-Ive-ever-read.html