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UKLA Children’s Book Awards 2009

UKLA Children’s Book Awards 2009

Thursday July 9th 2009, 4.30-6pm
Council Room, Queen Anne Building, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS
Award winners will be in conversation with Nikki Gamble

SHORTLIST 3-11

Footprints in the Snow by Mei Matsuoka (Anderson press)
Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend by Melanie Watt (Catnip)
The Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis, Illustrated by Gwen Millward (Puffin)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic)
Archie’s War by Marcia Williams (Walker)

SHORTLIST 12-16

Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd (David Fickling - Random House Children’s Books)
Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls (Marion Lloyd Books - Imprint of Scholastic Books)
What I Was by Meg Rosoff (Puffin)
Toby Alone by Timothee de Fombelle, translated by Sarah Ardizzone, illustrated by Francois Place Walker
Sold by Patricia McCormick (Walker)
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (Walker)

About the awards

The UKLA Children’s Book Awards are distinguished from other book awards by focusing on literacy. Literacy is interpreted here as being about the expression of meaning and ideas through challenging use of language, imaginative expression, illustration and other graphics. Thus the awards are not given solely on the basis of content but also on the means of expression. 

Our award is unique as the shortlist is decided by teachers. Teachers from 10 Bromley schools have chosen a the shortlist and the award will be presented at a wine reception on July 9th after the Special Focus Day on Writing at the University of Greenwich.

This year teachers from the following schools in Bromley created the 3-11 shortlist: Burnt Ash Primary, Churchfields Primary, Farnborough Primary, Scotts Park Primary and Wickham Common Primary.  The 12-16 shortlist was chosen by Bromley teachers from: Beaverwood school for Girls, Darrick Wood Secondary, Hayes Secondary, Langley Park School for Boys and Newstead Wood School for girls

“Being asked to shortlist the books for the 2009 UKLA Book Awards has presented an exciting challenge for teachers in Bromley schools chosen to receive the texts. The longlist was extensive, wonderfully varied and full of well crafted, compelling and powerful texts. Our discussions about the texts covered many aspects, including a concentration on the nature of the language use, historical research, narrative voice and aesthetic qualities of the books. To arrive at a shortlist was a far from easy task, but it was a very rewarding process. It felt good to be talking about books!” - Tim Green Teaching and Learning Consultant - English