Not the End of the World (novel)
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This article is about Geraldine McCaughrean's young adult novel. For Christopher Brookmyre's crime novel, see Not the End of the World (crime novel); for Kate Atkinson's book of short stories, see Not the End of the World (short story collection)
Not the End of the World is a young adult novel by Geraldine McCaughrean
. It retells the Biblical story of Noah's Ark
. The main character is Noah's thirteen-year-old daughter, Timna. The story is also relayed from the points of view of the animals. The novel was first published in 2004 and was the winner of the 2004 Whitbread Children's Book Award
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Not the End of the World (short story collection)
This article is about Kate Atkinson's book of short stories. For Geraldine McCaughrean's young adult novel, see Not the End of the World ; for Christopher Brookmyre's crime novel, see Not the End of the World ...
Not the End of the World is a young adult novel by Geraldine McCaughrean
Geraldine McCaughrean
Geraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist.The youngest of three children, McCaughrean studied teaching but did not like it, and found her true vocation in writing. She claims that what makes her love writing is the desire to escape from an unsatisfactory world...
. It retells the Biblical story of Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark is a vessel appearing in the Book of Genesis and the Quran . These narratives describe the construction of the ark by Noah at God's command to save himself, his family, and the world's animals from the worldwide deluge of the Great Flood.In the narrative of the ark, God sees the...
. The main character is Noah's thirteen-year-old daughter, Timna. The story is also relayed from the points of view of the animals. The novel was first published in 2004 and was the winner of the 2004 Whitbread Children's Book Award
2004 Whitbread Awards
-Dates:* Thursday 6 January 2005 - Award winners announced in all five categories* Tuesday 25 January 2005 - Announcement of the Whitbread Book of the Year-Children's Book:Winner:*Geraldine McCaughrean, Not the End of the WorldShortlist:...
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