Maggot Moon (for which she won the Carnegie Medal)
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Maggot Moon is a dystopian young adult novel by Sally Gardner that follows a dyslexic boy uncovering a sinister government conspiracy in an alternate 1950s-style totalitarian state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maggot Moon (for which she won the Carnegie Medal) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8504338 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maggot Moon (for which she won the Carnegie Medal) Context triple: [Sally Gardner, notableWork, Maggot Moon (for which she won the Carnegie Medal)]
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A.
The Moon Sister
The Moon Sister is a bestselling historical fiction novel by Lucinda Riley, part of her popular "Seven Sisters" series that intertwines contemporary drama with past mysteries.
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B.
The Moon and the Yew Tree
"The Moon and the Yew Tree" is a stark, introspective poem by Sylvia Plath that juxtaposes a cold lunar presence with a dark yew tree to explore themes of depression, spirituality, and emotional desolation.
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C.
Kilmeny of the Orchard
Kilmeny of the Orchard is a 1910 romantic novel by L. M. Montgomery that follows a young man who falls in love with a beautiful, mute girl living in seclusion in rural Prince Edward Island.
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D.
The Garden Behind the Moon
The Garden Behind the Moon is a 19th-century fantasy novel by American author and illustrator Howard Pyle, blending dreamlike adventure with moral and imaginative themes for young readers.
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E.
The Maggie
The Maggie is a 1954 British comedy film about a wily Scottish boat captain, produced by Ealing Studios and noted for its gentle humor and character-driven storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maggot Moon (for which she won the Carnegie Medal) Target entity description: Maggot Moon is a dystopian young adult novel by Sally Gardner that follows a dyslexic boy uncovering a sinister government conspiracy in an alternate 1950s-style totalitarian state.
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A.
The Moon Sister
The Moon Sister is a bestselling historical fiction novel by Lucinda Riley, part of her popular "Seven Sisters" series that intertwines contemporary drama with past mysteries.
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B.
The Moon and the Yew Tree
"The Moon and the Yew Tree" is a stark, introspective poem by Sylvia Plath that juxtaposes a cold lunar presence with a dark yew tree to explore themes of depression, spirituality, and emotional desolation.
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C.
Kilmeny of the Orchard
Kilmeny of the Orchard is a 1910 romantic novel by L. M. Montgomery that follows a young man who falls in love with a beautiful, mute girl living in seclusion in rural Prince Edward Island.
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D.
The Garden Behind the Moon
The Garden Behind the Moon is a 19th-century fantasy novel by American author and illustrator Howard Pyle, blending dreamlike adventure with moral and imaginative themes for young readers.
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E.
The Maggie
The Maggie is a 1954 British comedy film about a wily Scottish boat captain, produced by Ealing Studios and noted for its gentle humor and character-driven storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Sally Gardner ⓘ |
| awardCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Carnegie Medal
ⓘ
Carnegie Medal for Children’s Literature ⓘ
linked to:
Carnegie Medal
|
| centralTheme |
courage
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ government conspiracy ⓘ oppression ⓘ resistance ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ truth and propaganda ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print book ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Julian Crouch ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterAgeGroup | teenager ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterTrait | outsider ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
brainwashing
ⓘ
individual vs state ⓘ space race ⓘ state violence ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| intendedReadingLevel | upper middle grade and young adult ⓘ |
| intendedUse | children’s and young adult literature curricula ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardCategory | children’s and young adult fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
allegorical
ⓘ
sparse prose ⓘ |
| marketedAs | YA dystopian novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | short, numbered chapters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of a dyslexic protagonist
ⓘ
unconventional chapter structure ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 288 pages ⓘ |
| protagonist | Standish Treadwell ⓘ |
| protagonistCharacteristic | dyslexic ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hot Key Books ⓘ |
| settingDescription | alternate 1950s-style totalitarian state ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1950s-style era ⓘ |
| settingType | alternate history ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maggot Moon (for which she won the Carnegie Medal) Description of subject: Maggot Moon is a dystopian young adult novel by Sally Gardner that follows a dyslexic boy uncovering a sinister government conspiracy in an alternate 1950s-style totalitarian state.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sally Gardner (children's writer)