Book Group

Dear Student

Thank you for taking part in this year’s Book Group Carnegie Reading Challenge. The Yoto Carnegie Medal for writing is awarded to a book written in English for children and young people that creates an outstanding reading experience. There are 69 titles nominated as contenders to win this prestigious award. I would like to offer you the opportunity to take part in the following competitions.

  1. A prize for the most books read from the nominations list
  2. A prize for guessing which 8 books will make the final shortlist

Happy Reading
Mrs Henry

Timetable

6th November 2023
2024 Nominations published

14th February 2024
2024 Longlist announcement

13th March 2024
2024 Shortlist announcement

March-June 2024
Shadowing group reading, reviews & activities

May 2024
Shadower's voting

20th June 2024
Medal and Shadower's Choice Award winners announced

Author Title
Alexander, Kwame. The Door of No Return
Barnard, Sara. Where the Light Goes
Bethell, Zillah. T The Song Walker
Boakye, Jeffrey. Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer
Boulley, Angeline. Warrior Girl Unearthed
Bourne, Brianna. The Half Life of Love
Boyce, Frank Cottrell The Wonder Brothers
Cameron, Sophie. Away with Words
Carroll, Emma The Little Match Girl Strikes Back
Carroll, Emma. The Tale of Truthwater Lake
Clarkin, Amy. What Walks These Halls
Coelho, Joseph The Boy Lost in the Maze
Conaghan, Brian. Swimming on the Moon
Connors, A. The Girl Who Broke the Sea
Croucher, Lex. Gwen & Art are Not in love
Darbon, Mel. What the World Doesn’t See
Davies, Nicola Choose Love
de Fombelle, Timothée A Swallow in Winter
de Fombelle, Timothée Alma: The Wind Rises
Delahaye, Rachel. Electric Life
Dunn, Kat. Bitterthorn
Dunne, Alex. The Book of Secrets
Eagle, Judith The Stolen Songbird
Earle, Phil. Until the Road Ends
Farrant, Natasha. The Rescue of Ravenswood
Faulkner, Cathy. Digging for Victory
Fisher, Tia. Crossing the Line
Freedman, Dan I Am Lenny Brown
Gayton, Sam. World Weavers
Goodfellow, Matt. Let’s Chase Stars Together
Gourlay, Candy. Wild Song
Green, Simon James. Boy Like Me
Grehan, Meg. The Lonely Book
Hardinge, Frances. Unraveller
Hargrave, Kiran Millwood Leila and the Blue Fox
Ireland, Jenny. The First Move
Janmohamed, Shelina The Story of Now
Jennings, Paul. The Lorikeet Tree
Katouh, Zoulfa. As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow
Khan, Hiba Noor. Safiyyah’s War
Kroon, Oskar Rhubarb Lemonade
Kumagai, Clara. Catfish Rolling
Lamb, Simon A Passing On of Shells
Lapinski, L.D. Jamie
Lessore, Nathanael. Steady for This
Lincoln, Beth The Swifts
McDonnell, Eve. The Chestnut Roaster
McGowan, Anthony Dogs of the Deadland
McNicoll, Elle. Like a Curse
Mohamud, Ayaan. You Think You Know Me
Nadin, Joanna. A Calamity of Mannerings
Naidoo, Beverley. Children of the Stone City
Norry, E.L. Fablehouse
Oppel, Kenneth. Ghostlight
Parr, Lesley. Where the River Takes Us
Reid, Louisa. Activist
Rose, JP. The Haunting of Tyrese Walker
Said, SF Tyger
Sedgwick, Marcus. Ravencave
Silver, Josh. HappyHead
Skalietska, Yeva. You Don’t Know What War Is
Sprenger, Christian ZombieGerm 2: Mission Clutz
Thakur, Sophia. Wearing My Mother’s Heart
Thomson, Pari Greenwild: The World Behind the Door
Titley, Alan The Táin
Williamson, Victoria. Norah’s Ark
Williamson, Victoria. War of the Wind
Woltz, Anna My Especially Weird Week with Tess
Wood, Laura. The Agency for Scandal

Shortlist Competition

Please nominate the 8 titles you think will make the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlist

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And the winner is?

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