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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