CILIP Carnegie Medal 2015 shortlist:

• Apple and rain by Sarah Crossan (Bloomsbury)
• When Mr Dog bites by Brian Conaghan (Bloomsbury)
• More than this by Patrick Ness (Walker Books)
• Buffalo soldier by Tanya Landman (Walker Books)
• Tinder by Sally Gardner (Orion Children’s Books)
• Cuckoo song by Frances Hardinge (Pan Macmillan)
• The fastest boy in the world by Elizabeth Laird (Pan Macmillan)
• The middle of nowhere by Geraldine McCaughrean (Usborne Books)

This year’s beautifully colour-coordinated collection of shortlisted books have arrived! We discussed them with Book Chat club on Wednesday and they chose to start reading The Fastest Boy in the World and When Mr Dog Bites first. We have multiple copies of the books and are hoping to shadow the prize with a number of 3rd form tutor groups. 5 of the titles are also available as e-books. Are you up for the challenge of reading all 8 over the Easter holidays? If this is too much you have until 22nd June to read them and choose your winner!

On Monday 23rd March the Y9 Scholars and Exhibitioners started their shadowing. They enthusiastically chose shortlisted titles to read over the Easter holidays.