The Concorde Book Award is an annual prize for children's literature awarded by South Gloucestershire secondary school students. It may be compared with the United Kingdom's Children's Book Award, a national children's literature prize awarded through voting by children.
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. Each year, secondary school students in South Gloucestershire are invited to nominate a recently published book for the award longlist. A small panel of librarians selects six books from the longlist to form the Concorde Book Award shortlist, which is announced in early fall.
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. Voting is held on World Book Day, which is celebrated in March in the United Kingdom, though other countries typically observe it in April.
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List of winning and shortlisted books + Concorde Book Award Year Author Title Honor Reference 2020Onjali Q. RaúfThe Boy at the Back of the ClassWinnerTracy Darnton The Truth About LiesShortlistedSophie GreenPotkin and StubbsShortlistedKate SaundersThe Land of NeverendingsShortlistedGabriel Dylan WhiteoutShortlistedAli Sparkes ThunderstruckShortlisted2019Karen M. McManusOne of Us is LyingWinnerLisa HeathfieldPaper ButterfliesWinnerHelena DugganA Place Called PerfectShortlistedR. J. AndersonA Pocket Full of MurderShortlisted Mitch Johnson KickShortlistedKatherine Rundell The ExplorerShortlisted2018Sarwat Chadda writing as Joshua Khan Shadow MagicWinnerOli White Generation NextShortlistedKathryn EvansMore of MeShortlistedSophie CleverlyScarlett and Ivy: The Lost TwinShortlistedZana FraillonThe Bone SparrowShortlistedRoss WellfordTime Travelling with a HamsterShortlisted2017Robin TalleyLies We Tell OurselvesWinnerM G LeonardBeetle BoyShortlistedAli Sparkes Car-JackedShortlisted Chris Columbus House of SecretsShortlisted Robin StevensMurder Most UnladylikeShortlistedAndy Lane Night Break (Young Sherlock Holmes #8)Shortlisted2016Emma Pass The FearlessWinnerSarah CrossanApple and RainShortlistedBenjamin ZephaniahTerror KidShortlistedMarcus SedgwickShe is not InvisibleShortlistedRob Lloyd Jones Wild BoyShortlisted Rob StevensWould the Real Stanley Carrot Please Stand Up?Shortlisted2015Gillian Cross After TomorrowWinnerJ.A. BuckleHalf My Facebook Friends are FerretsShortlistedKatherine RundellRooftoppersShortlistedDavid LevithanEvery Day (2012)ShortlistedSteve FeaseyMutant CityShortlistedHolly Goldberg SloanCounting by 7sShortlisted2014Terri TerrySlatedWinnerJon MayhewThe Bonehill CurseShortlistedDavid WalliamsGangsta GrannyShortlistedSally GardnerMaggot MoonShortlistedR.J. Palacio WonderShortlistedLiz PichonEverything's Amazing (Sort Of)Shortlisted2013Alexander Gordon-SmithThe FuryWinnerGareth P. JonesSpace Crime ConspiracyShortlistedAlly Kennen Bullet BoysShortlistedPanama Oxridge Justin ThymeShortlistedJon MayhewDemon CollectorShortlisted Mark RobsonThe Devil’s TriangleShortlisted2012Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger GamesWinnerTerence BlackerMissing, Believed CrazyShortlisted Rachel WardNumbersShortlistedAnthony HorowitzScorpia RisingShortlistedMichelle HarrisonThe Thirteen TreasuresShortlisted Andy Mulligan TrashShortlisted2011R.J. Anderson KnifeWinnerNarinder DhamiBang, Bang, You're Dead!ShortlistedAli Sparkes Frozen in TimeShortlisted Keith MansfieldJohnny Mackintosh and the Spirit of LondonShortlistedSuzanne LaFleurLove, AubreyShortlistedMichael Morpurgo Running WildShortlisted2010Frank Cottrell Boyce CosmicWinnerSophie McKenzie Blood TiesShortlistedAnne Cassidy Forget Me NotShortlistedMichelle MagorianJust HenryShortlistedSteve VoakeThe Starlight ConspiracyShortlisted 2009Sally NichollsWays To Live ForeverWinnerF.E. HigginsThe Black Book of SecretsShortlisted Stuart HillBlade of FireShortlistedJenny ValentineBroken SoupShortlistedTim Bowler Frozen FireShortlisted 2008Anthony HorowitzRaven's GateWinnerMichael MorpurgoAlone on a Wide Wide SeaShortlistedJohn BoyneThe Boy in the Striped PyjamasShortlistedSteve VoakeThe Dreamwalker's ChildShortlistedLouis Sachar Small StepsShortlisted
See also
Blue Peter Book Awards Carnegie Medal Children's Laureate Kate Greenaway Medal Nestle Smarties Book Prize Red House Children's Book Award
References