{"id":394,"date":"2019-03-20T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visionrcl.org.uk\/?page_id=394"},"modified":"2025-08-20T16:24:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:24:01","slug":"redbridge-book-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/services-for-schools\/redbridge-book-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Redbridge Book Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><em>Take part in our flagship local book award, which highlights and promotes the best new reading for children and young people.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-white-color has-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 41%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-dc1b18b0da8f6d7daa5d37b79a36dc01\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-faca118788f13a958af426ff9c45a001\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Every year, we invite all schools in the borough of Redbridge to vote for their favourite children and teen books published in the UK that year. From shortlisting the authors to selecting the eventual winner, your pupils make the final decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-dc1b18b0da8f6d7daa5d37b79a36dc01\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-da434c011e78d96f65e168f65f518911\">There are two categories: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8a1093a8d088fa6323d1e7c421507614\"><strong>The Children\u2019s Book Award <\/strong>(ages 10 &#8211; 12 years)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6d7f506e9bbd479a0a53429f3d265fcc\"><strong>The Teenage Book Award <\/strong>(ages 13 &#8211; 16 years)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b15fbc8fb2ff8daea4887bf53570d6da\"><strong>At the end of the process, there\u2019s an opportunity for your students&nbsp;to meet some of the shortlisted authors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/visionrcl.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Book-Award.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6128 size-full\" style=\"object-position:57% 48%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Book-Award.jpg 720w, https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Book-Award-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The <strong>Redbridge Book Awards<\/strong> is open to all schools in Redbridge and its surrounding boroughs. It\u2019s a great opportunity to \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-31000ea2278013629383dbeea52966c2\">Encourage your pupils to read, review and debate new literature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a09c39d31b7e8e3492c984f9c1b7d317\">Inspire reading for pleasure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-079d8adee81f8cfa11718298585968ad\">Introduce your pupils to new works of fiction and new authors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It&#8217;s <strong>free<\/strong> to schools that subscribe to <strong>Vision SLS<\/strong>, and <strong>\u00a3150<\/strong> for non-subscribing schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Schools can sign up to take part in the Awards from <strong>1 September 2025<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-pink-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/visionrcl.jotform.com\/252254603458861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sign up to take part in the <strong>Redbridge Book Awards 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bwm_accordion\" id=\"bwm_accordion_block_450b992c93432920cf9bbea84f1cf818\">\n    <div class=\"bwm_accordion_inner \" id=\"bwm_accordion_block_450b992c93432920cf9bbea84f1cf818\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\">\n        <button class=\"toggle_accordion_state\" type=\"button\">\n            <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\n            How It Works        <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n            \n\n<p><strong>September<br><\/strong>Vision Schools Library Service invites all schools in the Borough to take part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October<br><\/strong>Publishers submit titles for shortlisting. Only new works of fiction published in the UK that year are considered &#8211; sequels aren&#8217;t included in the shortlisting process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November<\/strong><br>Shortlists are selected and announced. This is limited to  <strong>6 children&#8217;s titles <\/strong>and <strong>6 teen titles.  <\/strong>Shortlists will be selected by the Vision SLS team, school librarians and local pupils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><br>Shortlisted titles are sent to each participating school and library reading groups. Students chosen to take part are encouraged to read and discuss which books are their favourites and reasons for their choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March<\/strong><br>Final voting on the shortlist.&nbsp; Winners and runners-up invited to the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April &#8211; Awards Ceremony<br><\/strong>Participating schools and groups invited to Redbridge Town Hall for the Awards Ceremony. Shortlisted authors are invited along to meet the students who have chosen their books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winning authors&nbsp;are presented with&nbsp;their award.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\">\n        <button class=\"toggle_accordion_state\" type=\"button\">\n            <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\n            Previous Winners        <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"accordion_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vision-heading\" id=\"h-children-s-book-award\"><strong>Children&#8217;s Book Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Christopher Edge \u2013 Black Hole Cinema Club (2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Goodfellow &#8211; The Final Year (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S F Said &#8211; Tyger (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.B. Alston &#8211; Amari and the Night Brothers (2022)<br>Kereen Getten &#8211; When Life gives you Mangoes (2021)<br>Onjali Q. Rauf &#8211; The Star Outside my Window (2020)<br>Onjali Rauf &#8211; The Boy at the Back of the Class (2019)<br>Helena Duggan &#8211; A Place Called Perfect (2018)<br>Christopher Edge &#8211; The Many Worlds of Albie Bright (2017)<br>Ali Sparkes &#8211; Car-jacked (2016)<br>Holly Black &amp; Cassandra Clare &#8211; The Iron Trial (2015)<br>Sharon Gosling &#8211; The Diamond Thief (2014)<br>Morris Gleitzman &#8211; After (2013)<br>Sita Brahmachari &#8211; Artichoke Hearts (2012)<br>Cathy Cassidy &#8211; Cherry Crush (2011)<br>Suzanne LaFleur &#8211; Love Aubrey (2010)<br>Cathy Cassidy &#8211; Ginger Snaps (2009)<br>Cathy Cassidy &#8211; Lucky Star (2008)<br>Morris Gleitzman &#8211; Once (2007)<br>Anthony Horowitz &#8211; Raven&#8217;s Gate (2006)<br>Anthony Horowitz &#8211; Scorpia (2004\/5)<br>Jean Ure &#8211; Bad Alice (2003)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vision-heading\" id=\"h-teenage-book-award\"><strong>Teenage Book Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nathanael Lessore &#8211; King of Nothing (2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kika Hatzopoulou &#8211; Threads That Bind (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samira Ahmed &#8211; Hollow Fires (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faridah Abike-Iyimide &#8211; Ace of Spades (2022)<br>Karen McManus &#8211; The Cousins (2021)<br>Holly Jackson &#8211; A Good Girl\u2019s Guide to Murder (2020)<br>Malcolm Duffy &#8211; Me Mam. Me Dad. Me (2019)<br>Marie Lu &#8211; Warcross (2018)<br>Cecila Ahern &#8211; Flawed (2017)<br>Sarah Crossan &#8211; One (2016)<br>E Lockhart &#8211; We Were Liars (2015)<br>Kevin Brooks &#8211; The Bunker Diary (2014)<br>Sufiya Ahmed &#8211; Secrets of the Henna Girl (2013)<br>Cat Clarke &#8211; Entangled (2012)<br>Malorie Blackman &#8211; Boys Don&#8217;t Cry (2011)<br>Suzanne Collins &#8211; The Hunger Games (2010)<br>Anne Cassidy &#8211; Forget Me Not (2009)<br>Alice Kuipers &#8211; Life on the Refrigerator Door (2008)<br>Tim Bowler &#8211; Frozen Fire (2007)<br>Darren Shan &#8211; Lord Loss (2006)<br>Bali Rai &#8211; Rani and Sukh (2004\/5)<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vision-heading\" id=\"h-contact-us\"><strong>Contact Us <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For more information on the&nbsp;awards or how to sign up, contact&nbsp;Aaron Lamont (Development Librarian, Children and Young People ) <a href=\"mailto:Aaron.Lamont@visionrcl.org.uk\">Aaron.Lamont@visionrcl.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take part in our flagship local book award, which highlights and promotes the best new reading for children and young people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113563,"parent":358,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-394","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113562,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/394\/revisions\/113562"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isca00.bigwaveserver.co.uk\/~visionrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}