Which medal did C.S. Lewis win for The Last Battle in 1957?

C.S. Lewis won the Carnegie Medal for The Last Battle in 1957. The medal is awarded by the British Library Association, now represented by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, for an outstanding book for children or young adults.

The Last Battle is the seventh and final published novel in The Chronicles of Narnia. It appeared in 1956 and depicts the end of the Narnian world, bringing together themes and characters from the earlier books. The Carnegie Medal recognized the novel the following year.

The award is British, so it is often confused with the American Newbery Medal. The Newbery honors children’s literature published in the United States, while the Carnegie Medal is associated with books published in the United Kingdom. The Last Battle was Lewis’s only Carnegie Medal winner.