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'''Melvin Burgess''' (born 25 April 1954)<!--British Council--> is a British writer of [[children's fiction]]. He became famous in 1998 with the publication of ''[[Junk (novel)|Junk]]'', about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of [[Bristol]]. At least in Britain, ''Junk Junktion'' became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. Burgess won the annual [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]] from the [[CILIP|Library Association]], recognising the year's best children's book by a British author.<ref name=medal1996/> For the 10th anniversary in 2007 it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.<ref name=topten/>
==Early life==
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