Southern Schools Book Award Presentation Evening at Roedean

On Friday 10th January, a group of Year 9 students visited Roedean School's theatre for the presentation evening of the Southern Schools Book Award prize. For the ninth consecutive year, Chailey students have been judging the five short-listed books, and voting for their favourite of the five novels chosen to represent the best of young adult fiction.

Our students were given a book token for their participation, and were able to spend them on copies of other novels by the nominated authors, and had the opportunity to have them signed, too. Several of our students can be seen pictured after having their books signed by this year's winner, Kevin Brooks.

Brooks' controversial novel for KS4 readers, 'The Bunker Diary', won the vote this year; however, our Chailey judges voted 'Unrest' by Michelle Harrison as our favourite (after some disagreement)!  All five books from this year and past years, including last year's winning novel by Malorie Blackman, 'Boys Don't Cry', are available to be borrowed from Mrs. Duck in the Library.

 

The trophies awarded to the short-listed authors