Meeting on Thursdays, third break in the Library
In partnership with the English Department a new Reading Group has started in the Library. ‘Brilliant Books for Boys’. Hoping to try new things and find some great fiction, we’ve decided to shadow some of the book awards that are happening this year. At present we are looking at both the Carnegie Prize and the Greenaway Prize for Book Illustration.
The Carnegie Short List
Airman by Eoin Colfer
Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks
Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson
Ostrich Boys by Keith Grey
VISIT THE LIBRARY BLOG TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN READING!
http://nottinghamhighlibrary.blogspot.com.
Previously......
The Nottingham Brilliant Book Awards has been running for several years and has the advantage that the prize is determined by young people’s votes rather than an adult panel. It is supported by a great website:
www.brilliantbookaward.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/
The short list is just published and the voting takes place in mid-March so we have plenty of time to read the books and make our choice. We can submit our brief reviews to the website and read about what other school and library groups are enjoying.
This years’ short list:
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
The Declaration by Gemma Malley
Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nichols
Here Lies Arthur by Phillip Reeve
The Shade of Hettie Daynes by Robert Swindells
For our slightly older ‘Mission Impossible’ group, we’ve decided to look at the The Guardian Children’s Fiction Award shortlist, although the Winner has been announced:
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd
This is a shorter list and we are planning to shadow the Carnegie Prize as soon as the long list is published next spring.
Attendance is informal and everyone is welcome!
