Thursday
29th April 2010: 9.30 a.m. - 12.00 noon
Course
description: SLS
is pleased to be running this event (previously known as “Children’s
Choice”) in conjunction with the Red House Children’s
Book Award, the only major book award in the UK that is judged
entirely by children. The Award is divided into three categories,
with each category having its own winner, and there is also an
award for the overall winner. On the 29 April pupils will be discussing
only the short-listed “books for older readers”.
Participating schools will be informed of the shortlist via email
when it is announced on 23 February. There are usually three books
on the shortlist and schools will be able to purchase any books
from the shortlist through the Schools Library Service, or they
can make their own arrangements for obtaining the books.
Our discussion day is based on the “books for older readers”
shortlist of the Red House Children’s Book Award. Each school
will be able to send six pupils to the discussion day. Pupils
will be expected to have read all the books, and to be willing
to discuss the titles with students from other schools in small
groups. The session will include a talk by our guest speaker,
the award-winning author Sophie McKenzie. Sophie has written “Blood
Ties,” which won the RHCBA in 2009.
Suitable
for:
All schools interested in raising the profile of reading. This
event is aimed at Key Stage 3 students.
Guest
speaker:
Sophie McKenzie
Venue:
SLS, New Barnfield, Travellers Lane, Hatfield AL10 8XG
Cost:
£190.00 per school to include 6 pupils plus adult helpers.
(NB: The cost of books is additional and can be purchased through
SLS at a discounted price.) Download PDF poster here
To
Book:
Please print course booking form, available here www.herts-sls.org.uk
and complete for each course booking. Return to SLS by post, Fax
(01707 281611) phone (01707 281630) or email to info@herts-sls.org.uk
Shortlist:
The discussion will be around
the Red House Children's Book Award shortlist which has just been
announced, you will be discussing the 'Older Readers' category,
which is as follows:
|
Suzanne
Collins
|
The
Hunger Games
|
ISBN
9781407109084
|
|
Paul
Dowswell
|
Auslander
|
ISBN
9780747594192
|
|
Suzanne
LaFleur
|
Love,
Aubrey
|
ISBN
9780141327044
|
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with
guest speaker Sophie McKenzie