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A movie, produced by peter jackson and directed by christian rivers, was released in 2018. The book has been awarded with rebecca caudill young readers book award nominee 2006, nestle smarties book prize for 9a11 years 2001 and. Rowling is the only author to win the nestle smarties book prize, gold award three times in a row. Nestle smarties book prize, gold medal 911 years, 1997 fcbg childrens book award, overall and longer novel category winner, 1997 birmingham cable childrens book award, 1997.
The prize was administered by booktrust, an independent charity which promotes books and reading, and sponsored by nestle, manufacturer of smarties. In 2003, he was chosen as the childrens laureate which made him the third english author to be bestowed with this honor. Nestle childrens book prize was also called the nestle smarties book prize and was awarded to a uk author of works for childrens literature from 1985 to 2007, when the award was discontinued. Bloomsbury finally published harry potter and the philosophers stone in june 1997.
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