Guardian children's fiction prize 2004
'It looked like a poemy, girl's diary'
Julia Eccleshare's choice
Love, loss and loyalty
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The history, the prize, the judges
Back from the future
Diane Samuels finds much to chew on in Jan Mark's timely story of Britain in the 23rd century, Useful Idiots
Holly, lolly and searching for Saint Maureen
A boy logs on to a religious website... Adèle Geras on Frank Cottrell Boyce's Millions, an unusual but gripping novel
An unsung heroine
Adèle Geras is delighted by Ann Turnbull's elegant variation on the Romeo and Juliet story, No Shame, No Fear