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Salford Children's Book Award
Since September, pupils from lower school have been taking part in Salford Children’s Book Award, in which the majority of High Schools in Salford are participating.
Over the term, pupils read seven books about a range of topics. After completing each book, members wrote a review about the story telling us what they liked and what they disliked and whether they would recommend the book to anybody else. The group met every Wednesday dinnertime and was a huge success. Activities ranged from researching authors to animated discussions about which book was best and why.
When all the books were finished, they held a secret ballot to choose their favourite, which was then faxed off to the award organisers. The award ceremony was a great success with all the participants receiving a badge and a certificate, which were collected on stage by Patricia Lewis. The mayor and the authors all spoke about the benefits of reading and the inspiration behind their books. Councillor Warner, lead member of Culture and Sport, announced the winner, which was Robert Muchamore for his book The Recruit, a brilliant story about a teenage undercover agent.
After the awards, the group bought some of the author’s books and had them signed by the authors themselves. All had a good day and want to take part again next year.
Miss Hodgkinson
Learning Resource Centre Assistant
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