The New Policeman
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The New Policeman is a 2005 children's fantasy novel by author Kate Thompson
. It was the winner of both the 2005 Whitbread Children's Book Award and the 2005 Guardian Award
for the Children's Fiction Prize category.
Kate Thompson (author)
Kate Thompson is an award-winning writer for children and adults. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, she has lived in Ireland, where many of her books are set, since 1981. She is the youngest child of the social historians and peace activists E. P. Thompson and Dorothy Towers...
. It was the winner of both the 2005 Whitbread Children's Book Award and the 2005 Guardian Award
Guardian Award
The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize or Guardian Award is a prominent award for works of children's literature by British or Commonwealth authors, published in the United Kingdom during the preceding year. The award has been given annually since 1967, and is decided by a panel of authors and the...
for the Children's Fiction Prize category.