The Concorde Book Award is an annual prize for children's literature awarded by South Gloucestershire secondary school students.[1] It may be compared with the United Kingdom's Children's Book Award, a national children's literature prize awarded through voting by children.[2]
A group of South Gloucestershire school and public librarians founded the Concorde Book Award in the 2007–2008 school year, with the first award ceremony being held in 2008.[3] Each year, secondary school students in South Gloucestershire are invited to nominate a recently published book for the award longlist.[3][4][5] A small panel of librarians selects six books from the longlist to form the Concorde Book Award shortlist, which is announced in early fall.[3][4][5]
Once the shortlist is announced, students may join reading groups at their school or public library to read and discuss the novels on the shortlist, before casting their vote for a winner.[3][4][5] Voting is held on World Book Day,[6] which is celebrated in March in the United Kingdom, though other countries typically observe it in April.[7]
List of winning and shortlisted books
| Year | Author | Title | Honor | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Onjali Raúf | The Boy at the Back of the Class | Winner | [1][3] |
| Tracy Darnton | The Truth About Lies | Shortlisted | ||
| Sophie Green | Potkin and Stubbs | Shortlisted | ||
| Kate Saunders | The Land of Neverendings | Shortlisted | ||
| Gabriel Dylan | Whiteout | Shortlisted | ||
| Ali Sparkes | Thunderstruck | Shortlisted | ||
| 2019 | Karen M. McManus | One of Us is Lying | Winner | [8][4] |
| Lisa Heathfield | Paper Butterflies | Winner | ||
| Helena Duggan | A Place Called Perfect | Shortlisted | ||
| R. J. Anderson | A Pocket Full of Murder | Shortlisted | ||
| Mitch Johnson | Kick | Shortlisted | ||
| Katherine Rundell | The Explorer | Shortlisted | ||
| 2018 | Sarwat Chadda writing as Joshua Khan | Shadow Magic | Winner | [9][5] |
| Oli White | Generation Next | Shortlisted | ||
| Kathryn Evans | More of Me | Shortlisted | ||
| Sophie Cleverly | Scarlett and Ivy: The Lost Twin | Shortlisted | ||
| Zana Fraillon | The Bone Sparrow | Shortlisted | ||
| Ross Wellford | Time Travelling with a Hamster | Shortlisted | ||
| 2017 | Robin Talley | Lies We Tell Ourselves | Winner | [10][11] |
| M G Leonard | Beetle Boy | Shortlisted | ||
| Ali Sparkes | Car-Jacked | Shortlisted | ||
| Chris Columbus | House of Secrets | Shortlisted | ||
| Robin Stevens | Murder Most Unladylike | Shortlisted | ||
| Andy Lane | Night Break (Young Sherlock Holmes #8) | Shortlisted | ||
| 2016 | Emma Pass | The Fearless | Winner | [12][13] |
| Sarah Crossan | Apple and Rain | Shortlisted | ||
| Benjamin Zephaniah | Terror Kid | Shortlisted | ||
| Marcus Sedgwick | She is not Invisible | Shortlisted | ||
| Rob Lloyd Jones | Wild Boy | Shortlisted | ||
| Rob Stevens | Would the Real Stanley Carrot Please Stand Up? | Shortlisted | ||
| 2015 | Gillian Cross | After Tomorrow | Winner | [14][15] |
| J.A. Buckle | Half My Facebook Friends are Ferrets | Shortlisted | ||
| Katherine Rundell | Rooftoppers | Shortlisted | ||
| David Levithan | Every Day (2012) | Shortlisted | ||
| Steve Feasey | Mutant City | Shortlisted | ||
| Holly Goldberg Sloan | Counting by 7s | Shortlisted | ||
| 2014 | Terri Terry | Slated | Winner | [16] |
| Jon Mayhew | The Bonehill Curse | Shortlisted | ||
| David Walliams | Gangsta Granny | Shortlisted | ||
| Sally Gardner | Maggot Moon | Shortlisted | ||
| R.J. Palacio | Wonder | Shortlisted | ||
| Liz Pichon | Everything's Amazing (Sort Of) | Shortlisted | ||
| 2013 | Alexander Gordon-Smith | The Fury | Winner | [17] |
| Gareth P. Jones | Space Crime Conspiracy | Shortlisted | ||
| Ally Kennen | Bullet Boys | Shortlisted | ||
| Panama Oxridge | Justin Thyme | Shortlisted | ||
| Jon Mayhew | Demon Collector | Shortlisted | ||
| Mark Robson | The Devil’s Triangle | Shortlisted | ||
| 2012 | Suzanne Collins | The Hunger Games | Winner | [18][19] |
| Terence Blacker | Missing, Believed Crazy | Shortlisted | ||
| Rachel Ward | Numbers | Shortlisted | ||
| Anthony Horowitz | Scorpia Rising | Shortlisted | ||
| Michelle Harrison | The Thirteen Treasures | Shortlisted | ||
| Andy Mulligan | Trash | Shortlisted | ||
| 2011 | R.J. Anderson | Knife | Winner | [18][19] |
| Narinder Dhami | Bang, Bang, You're Dead! | Shortlisted | ||
| Ali Sparkes | Frozen in Time | Shortlisted | ||
| Keith Mansfield | Johnny Mackintosh and the Spirit of London | Shortlisted | ||
| Suzanne LaFleur | Love, Aubrey | Shortlisted | ||
| Michael Morpurgo | Running Wild | Shortlisted | ||
| 2010 | Frank Cottrell Boyce | Cosmic | Winner | [18][19] |
| Sophie McKenzie | Blood Ties | Shortlisted | ||
| Anne Cassidy | Forget Me Not | Shortlisted | ||
| Michelle Magorian | Just Henry | Shortlisted | ||
| Steve Voake | The Starlight Conspiracy | Shortlisted | ||
| 2009 | Sally Nicholls | Ways To Live Forever | Winner | [18][19] |
| F.E. Higgins | The Black Book of Secrets | Shortlisted | ||
| Stuart Hill | Blade of Fire | Shortlisted | ||
| Jenny Valentine | Broken Soup | Shortlisted | ||
| Tim Bowler | Frozen Fire | Shortlisted | ||
| 2008 | Anthony Horowitz | Raven's Gate | Winner | [18][19] |
| Michael Morpurgo | Alone on a Wide Wide Sea | Shortlisted | ||
| John Boyne | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | Shortlisted | ||
| Steve Voake | The Dreamwalker's Child | Shortlisted | ||
| Louis Sachar | Small Steps | Shortlisted |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Concorde Book Award 2020". South Gloucestershire Council. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ↑ "Children's Book Award | Federation of Children's Book Groups". Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Concorde Book Awards 2020 | Every book you've ever read is just a different combination of 26 letters". concorde2020.edublogs.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Concorde2019". concorde2019.edublogs.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Concorde Book Award 2018 | For schools and libraries in South Gloucestershire". concorde2018.edublogs.org. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ Sims, Aaron. "Fantasy novel wins South Gloucestershire children's book prize". Gazette Series. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". World Book Day. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "Two authors share first place at Concorde Book Award 2019". Newsroom. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ "Fantasy fiction novel scoops Concorde Book Award 2018". South Gloucestershire Newsroom. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ "Civil rights novel scoops Concorde Book Award 2017". Newsroom. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ "Concorde Book Award 2017 | For schools and libraries in South Gloucestershire". concorde2017.edublogs.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ "Futuristic thriller wins Concorde Book Award". South Gloucestershire Council. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Concorde Book Award 2016 | For schools and libraries in South Gloucestershire". concorde2016.edublogs.org. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Dystopian novel wins 2015 Concorde Book Award". South Gloucestershire Council. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "The Concorde Book Award 2015 | Our blog about this year's shortlisted books". concorde2013.edublogs.org. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Futuristic thriller scoops Concorde Book Award". South Gloucestershire Council. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Youngsters pick the winner in local literary award". South Gloucestershire Council. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Concorde Book Award | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Concorde Book Award Short List | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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