Michelle Harrison has been named winner
of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, for her debut novel The
Thirteen Treasures.
29-year-old Michelle started to write the book, about a teenage girl called Tanya who can see fairies, at university in 2002. She picked up the award on Wednesday at Waterstones in Piccadilly.
To view the 2009 shortlist, check out the Waterstones website .
