I'll start off with a quick rant. Has the art of saying "thank you" completely disappeared? I was extremely disappointed today when several people refused to thank me. I held a door open, stood aside to let someone pass and waited patiently for a car to pass me in a narrow street. Not one of these people said thank you or even smiled at me. Nothing makes me more angry than rudeness and surely courtesy doesn't take much effort.

Anyway rant over. I am thoroughly enjoying the Carnegie shortlist. I'm now on the final book 'Everybody Jam'. My favourites so far are 'A Monster Calls' and 'Between Shades of Gray'. It's going to be a close competition this year and I can't wait to find out who wins.