Hampshire Book Awards - June 23

Voting day took place on Thursday 29 June, and a crew of 13 Year 8 students headed off to Eggar’s School in Alton to get their say on who is the best of the pick of six. The selection of books this year were:

The Boy Behind the Wall; Rebel Skies; Once Upon a Fever; When I see Blue; When the World was Ours; We Were Wolves

We have had weeks of reading and chatting about the books, meeting at lunchtime (enjoying a biscuit or two as we chatted!) and sharing our thoughts on the merits of the books. Students have done a great job of really considering the value of the 3Es – Enjoyment, Engagement and Enrichment, which were the key factors when evaluating each book. Our students articulated their views clearly both during meetings and on Voting Day, and it was interesting to hear how some the stories resonated with them and that they had experienced books they may not have bothered with otherwise.

Ultimately there was a winner and the students across Hampshire chose ‘When the World Was Ours’ by Liz Kessler. Find out more in our Books of the Week section in Library News.

Well done to our participating students: Asmi, Isla, Amelie, Anastasia, Maya, Mollie, Lauren, Andrew, Andrea, Siana, Megan, Isabelle, Abigail. They gave their time and showed both effort and dedication to the task. We look forward to the Meet the Author event in October.