"Maggot Moon" won the Costa Children's Book Award
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"Maggot Moon" is a critically acclaimed dystopian young adult novel by Sally Gardner, recognized for its inventive narrative style and powerful exploration of courage and resistance under totalitarian rule.
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| instanceOf |
dystopian novel
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novel ⓘ young adult novel ⓘ |
| author | Sally Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Costa Book Awards 2012 Children’s Book category
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Costa Children’s Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores |
bravery
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friendship ⓘ oppression ⓘ state propaganda ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print book ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
space race (fictionalised)
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totalitarian government ⓘ |
| illustrator | Julian Crouch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedMarket |
UK
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international ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardShortlist | Carnegie Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Standish Treadwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narration | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | inventive narrative style ⓘ |
| notableFor |
unconventional page layout
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use of illustrations and blank pages ⓘ |
| pageCount | 288 ⓘ |
| partOf | Costa Book Awards winners ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | dyslexic ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hot Key Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | totalitarian regime ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
short chapters
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sparse prose ⓘ visual typographical design ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
teenagers
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young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
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resistance ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
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