Philip Pullman wrote 3 books on our shelf that won or were recognized by the Carnegie Medal for Writing, between 1995 and 2004. One of them won. Most are for ages 9 to 12 and teens.
Lyra Belacqua and her daemon set off to the far North to rescue her friend, and discover a secret that will change the world. The first book of His Dark Materials, called The Golden Compass in the US.