Great Hamster Massacre wins Waterstone's children's books prize
Katie Davies wins £5,000 award for 'sweet and funny story' of gory pet bloodletting
A children's book that started life as "a collection of horrible hamster deaths" has won the Waterstone's children's book prize for debut author Katie Davies.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 10 February, 2010
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