Over 20 girls from years 7 & 8 will be joining with other local students, who have been shadowing the Carnegie Medal, to enjoy a day sharing their views of the Carnegie Medal shortlisted books. The Abingdon Carnegie Forum is an annual event organised by the Librarians of the six secondary schools in Abingdon, and is an opportunity to share the love of reading and meet old friends, and make new ones. It will be taking place on Wednesday 25 June.
This year we are delighted to welcome one of the shortlisted authors Linzi Glass, author of Ruby Red, who will talk to the shadowers at the start of the Forum. In the afternoon Linzi Glass will come to our Lady's Abingdon to talk to Year 10 girls. The winner of the Carnegie Medal will be announced the following day.
At the Forum the groups of shadowers will discuss the criteria the judges will be using - plot, characters and style. There will be no shortage of opinions: over 300 reviews have already been posted by the students from the schools. Guest judges will circulate, listening to the groups, then retire for the hard task of selecting the best reviews for each book.
After lunch the discussion groups, which are lead by their librarians and English teachers, give a short presentation about why their book should win the Carnegie Medal, and voting slips will be completed. Whilst the results are being counted we will enjoy a musical interlude by a school ensemble. Prizes of book tokens and books will be awarded to the review winners, the 'Best Group Presentation' , and 'Best Contributor' in each group. An Abingdon Carnegie Forum cake will also no doubt feature!
