The shortlist for the prestigious children’s book award, the Carnegie Medal, has been announced and we have a keen reading group of over 20 pupils from years 7 and 8 who will be shadowing the award.
The eight titles on the shortlist are:
The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan, Bloomsbury
A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle, Marion Lloyd Books
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner, Hot Key Books
In Darkness by Nick Lake, Bloomsbury
Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Bodley Head
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick, Indigo
A Boy and a Bear in a Boat by Dave Shelton, David Fickling Books
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, Electric Monkey
Founded in 1936, the Carnegie Medal is awarded annually by CILIP (Chartered Institute for Librarians and Information Professionals) which encourages schools to get children and teenagers reading the books shortlisted with its Carnegie Shadowing scheme.
The OLA 'shadowers' are reading and reviewing the books as well as meeting pupils from the five other local secondary schools to discuss the books.
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21 March 2013
20 March 2013
Recent Book Awards
Waterstones Children's Book Prize
Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher has won the Waterstones children's book prize.
BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2013
Hundreds of children from schools across the country chose Tom Gates: Genius Ideas, Mostly by Liz Pichon as the winner of the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Story.
Horrible Science: House of Horrors by Nick Arnold and Tony De Saulles is the winner of the Best Book with Facts.
RED HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2013.
The Federation of Children's Book Groups have announced the winners of the Red House Children's Book Award 2013, where the votes are cast by children. Over 800 books were submitted over the course of the year for the award by all major UK publishers with more than 53,000 votes cast for the top ten books in this year’s shortlist.
The Medusa Project: Hit Squad by Sophie McKenzie won the category for Older Readers.
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams won the Younger Readers category.
Spooky Spooky House won the Younger Children category, and beat the winners of the other two categories to the overall prize, which was presented by Patrick Ness, winner of last year's award with A Monster Calls.
Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher has won the Waterstones children's book prize.
BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2013
Hundreds of children from schools across the country chose Tom Gates: Genius Ideas, Mostly by Liz Pichon as the winner of the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Story.
Horrible Science: House of Horrors by Nick Arnold and Tony De Saulles is the winner of the Best Book with Facts.
RED HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2013.
The Federation of Children's Book Groups have announced the winners of the Red House Children's Book Award 2013, where the votes are cast by children. Over 800 books were submitted over the course of the year for the award by all major UK publishers with more than 53,000 votes cast for the top ten books in this year’s shortlist.
The Medusa Project: Hit Squad by Sophie McKenzie won the category for Older Readers.
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams won the Younger Readers category.
Spooky Spooky House won the Younger Children category, and beat the winners of the other two categories to the overall prize, which was presented by Patrick Ness, winner of last year's award with A Monster Calls.
14 March 2013
Decorated Doors for World Book Day
The Decorate-a-Door-as-a-Book competition produced some stunning entries - it turned out to be a difficult task for the three judges. 'Highly Commended' went to 7B’s The BFG and 8B’s two entries, Elmer and The Hobbit . 8A’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar and 9D’s Ballet Shoes were awarded 'Very Highly Commended'. The Gruffalo’s Child by 9B came second, and 9C’s Winnie the Pooh 3rd, but the winners were Form 8C with a hugely creative and inventive interpretation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Staff also entered some doors.
Rosettes for winners were also made in school:
Staff also entered some doors.
Rosettes for winners were also made in school:
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