At the time the panel of judges described the book as "an extraordinary piece of story-telling".

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They are the only major British book awards to include scholars and students on the judging panel.

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Eleanor Updale, children's writer and chair of the junior judging panel, said it was an "instantly appealing book".

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After discussions with their classmates, they picked their favourite book and their votes were combined with those of the adult judging panel to find the winners.

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The BBC's political editor Andrew Marr will head the judging panel of one of the UK's leading non-fiction book awards.

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The judging panel, which included children, a librarian, a publisher, a critic and a book seller, was chaired by BBC Radio 4 broadcaster James Naughtie.

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During his show, he will conduct an exploration of science-fiction prototyping with a panel, run a screening of the movie Vintage Tomorrows, and ride herd on a book signing.

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