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The CILIP Carnegie Medal Winner:
Tamar
by Mal Peet
We are delighted to announce that the outcome of our Book and Breakfast Club grading resulted in our agreeing that 'Tamar' was the best of the shortlisted books.
| Book Club Grading |
| 1.Tamar by Mal Peet |
| 2.Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| 3.Turbulence by Jan Mark |
| 4.The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean |
| 5. Clay by David Almond |
The Book and Breakfast Club are shadowing the Carnegie Book Award this year. We read as many of the nominated books as possible and we graded them in order to come up with our own shortlist which you can compare to the official shortlist:
| Book Club Shortlist | Carnegie Shortlist |
| Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce | Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| Tamar by Mal Peet | Tamar by Mal Peet |
| Checkmate by Malorie Blackman | Clay by David Almond |
| Harry Potter and the half-blood prince by J. K. Rowling | The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean |
| Ark angel by Anthony Horowitz | Turbulence by Jan Mark |
Club Member Profiles
Marco ALESSI | Alexander CASPARI | Dylan CHAMBERS | Richard CLANCY | Pascal Crowe | Konrad HARRADINE | Victor HWANG | Ennan MWENDWA | Hassan NOOR | Edward PALMER | Thomas POPE | Vyshnan RANJAN | Neale ROY | Vithurjan SATKUNARASAN |Duleep Vasudevan | Koray YILMAZ | Mrs BOTTOMLEY | Mrs YORK |
Form: 7R
Favourite author: I love reading different genres, so I wouldn't know!
Favourite book: 'Cuore'/'Heart of a child' by Edmondo De Amicis
Favourite subject: I like all subjects
Favourite band/singer: The Beatles
Favourite website:
Favourite sports team: Juventus
Favourite film/TV program: The Simpsons
About me: I enjoy school and being able to take what I learn in the
classroom and being able to associate it with things outside (during school
trips for example). I noted that most stories on the long-list have children
as the main characters, but all are fatherless and occasionally motherless,
e.g. Ark angel, The foreshadowing, Framed, Checkmate and The amazing story of
Adolphus Tips. The reason for this is: it is more probable parents wouldn't
allow kids to do what they do and to have more liberty, so my tip would be if
you want your character to be adventurous, like James Bond, kill off the parents!!!
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal: Framed
Form: 8S
Favourite author: George
Orwell
Favourite book: No
turning back
Favourite subject: Games and English
Favourite band/singer: Guns 'n' Roses
Favourite website: Miniclip
Games
Favourite sports team: Manchester Utd FC
Favourite film/TV program: The Simpsons
About me: I like doing lots of fun stuff. I play the guitar, tennis
and football. I also like writing. There is not really a lot to say!!
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8L
Favourite author: Anthony
Horowitz
Favourite book: South
by south east
Favourite subject: Maths
Favourite band/singer: Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Favourite website: www.ebay.co.uk
Favourite sports team: Fulham FC
Favourite film/TV program: The Simpsons
About me: When I am at home I am usually on the computer buying and
selling things on ebay. I also like watching the Simpsons before going to read
in bed. My favourite song is Hardrock Hallelujah by 'Lordi' - Finland's
Eurovision winning entry 2006!
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8L
Favourite author: Michael
Morpurgo, Anthony
Horowitz
Favourite book: Scorpia
Favourite subject: Latin and RS
Favourite band/singer: Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and Kraftwerk
Favourite website: Play.com
Favourite sports team: Manchester United FC
Favourite film/TV program: The Matrix trilogy
About me: I am a great fan of music. My dad introduced me to music
at a very young age and since then I have developed a passion for music since
the late 60s/early 70s. Now I have many albums including soime classics by Led
Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Deep Purple. I am a keen sportman and I enjoy most
school subjects. My favourite sport is snooker and I really admire snooker player,
Mark Williams. One unique thing about me is that I hardly read, unless I find
a perfect book, which I spend all day reading!
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8S
Favourite author: Terry
Pratchet and Jerry
Spinelli
Favourite book: Milkweed
by Jerry Spinelli
Favourite subject: English
Favourite band/singer: The Zutons
Favourite website: BBC
News
Favourite sports team: Charlton FC All the Way!
Favourite film/TV program: Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Black
Books
About me: I spend my spare time reading and have discovered some really
poignant and intelligent books along the way. I really enjoy cooking and cook
for myself at home sometimes. I spend my entire weekend doing music and homework,
so sometimes I get a bit frustrated!
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8L
Favourite author: Nick Arnold
Favourite book:
Favourite subject: Sciences
Favourite band/singer:
Favourite website: wikipedia.org
Favourite sports team:
Favourite film/TV program: Stargate SG1
About me: I like playing chess a lot. I do as often as possible. I
enjoy reading and don't watch much TV. I enjoy being creative. I like drawing
and designing various things. I am fascinated by computers and enjoy working
on them as well as playing games!
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8L
Favourite author: Robert
Muchamore
Favourite book: Join me by Danny Wallace
Favourite subject: Art
Favourite band/singer: Fenster
Favourite website:
www.google.com
Favourite sports team: England
Favourite film/TV program: Back
to the Future
About me: I play the piano.
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8L
Favourite author: Dan
Brown, Malorie
Blackman and Nick
Hornby
Favourite book: How
to be good by Nick Hornby
Favourite subject: I hate all subjects equally!
Favourite band/singer: Michael Jackson
Favourite website: www.stickpage.com
Favourite sports team: N/A
Favourite film/TV program: The
Color Purple
About me: I see myself as an eco-warrior. I also enjoy lighting bonfires
and burning rubbish to reduce the amount of landfill. When I've finished burning
flammable items, I also enjoy reading books and magazines (like National
Geographic and Aquila), using the computer for homework and games.
When I'm very bored I allow my brother to torture me if he helps me clear up!
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 7L
Favourite author: J. K. Rowling and Malorie Blackman
Favourite book: Harry Potter & the prisoner of Azkaban and Hacker
Favourite subject: Art and PE
Favourite band/singer: Usher & Gorillaz
Favourite website:
Favourite sports team: Arsenal FC
Favourite film/TV program: Friends
About me: I'm 12 and I love football and Arsenal. I enjoy working on computers. I like watching the Simpsons and Friends. My favourite song is Dirty Harry, by Gorillaz and Temperature, by Sean Paul.
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8R
Favourite author: Caroline Lawrence, Anthony Horowitz, J. K. Rowling
Favourite book: The Roman Mysteries Series by Caroline Lawrence
Favourite subject: History and French
Favourite band/singer:
Favourite website:
Favourite sports team: Liverpool FC
Favourite film/TV program: The Simpsons and Futurama
About me: I am nearly 13. I play the violin and piano. I like to cycle
when I don't play on the playstation!
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal: Framed
Form: 8W
Favourite author: Malorie
Blackman
Favourite book: Checkmate
by Malorie Blackman
Favourite subject: History
Favourite band/singer: John Lennon
Favourite website: BBC
Sport
Favourite sports team: Arsenal FC
Favourite film/TV program: Rat Race
About me: I am 12 years old. I am a passionate Arsenal supporter and
enjoy playing cricket. I am the captain of Orpington CC U13B Squad.
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8L
Favourite author: Anthony
Horowitz as he writes different types of books
Favourite book: The
Amber Spyglass by Philip
Pullman
Favourite subject: DT
Favourite band/singer: Black-eyed Peas
Favourite website: Wikipedia
Favourite sports team: Arsenal FC
Favourite film/TV program: Independence Day
About me:
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8L
Favourite author: Nicola
Morgan
Favourite book: His
Dark Materials Triliogy by Philip Pullman
Favourite subject: Games (Does that count?)
Favourite band/singer: The Killers
Favourite website: Yahoo.com
Favourite sports team: Any that I'm in!!
Favourite film/TV program: The Simpsons
About me:
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8W
Favourite author: Robert Muchamore
Favourite book: All of his CHERUB Books! I also like spy stories.
Favourite subject: Games and DT
Favourite band/singer:
Favourite website:
Favourite sports team: Manchester United FC
Favourite film/TV program: The Simpsons
About me: I'm 13 qnd I enjoy playing football. Cricket is the sport that I am good at. I like watching The Simpsons and playing on my PS2. I don't like Latin because it is so hard to learn the vocab and verbs. I like reading books in my spare time. I like reading spy books.
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8W
Favourite author: Anthony Horowitz
Favourite book: Eagle Strike
Favourite subject: RS and PE
Favourite band/singer: Eminem and Mario
Favourite website: www.cheatplanet.com
Favourite sports team: Arsenal FC
Favourite film/TV program:
About me: I am 12 years old. I enjoy playing football and listening to music. Reading is another hobby of mine. I also enjoy playing outside with my friends.
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Form: 8L
Favourite author: Dan
Brown
Favourite book: Birds
without wings by Louis
de Bernieres
Favourite subject: Art
Favourite band/singer: Funeral for a friend / The Black-eyed Peas
Favourite website: Funnyjunk.com
Favourite sports team:
Favourite film/TV program: Eastenders (TV), The Matador (Film)
About me: Hello, I'm Koray. I spend much of my time watching Eastenders,
eating pistachios and playing the Turkish drums. I'm not very energetic or particularly
sporty, but I do swim and ride my bike frequently. I play the piano and the
drums. I love tortoises and I have one. She is six years old. I have several
tortoise ornaments. I enjoy reading.
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Job: Lower School
Librarian
Favourite author: Jane
Austen, Charles
Dickens, Nicola
Morgan and Marcus
Sedgwick
Favourite book: The
Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - I love this when I was younger!
Favourite subject: Geography (I had a really inspirational teacher
and enjoyed many great field trips) and Biology
Favourite band/singer: There are so many as I listen to music all the
time especially on my iPod - Van Morrison, Coldplay, Keane, John Legend. I also
love opera and classical music.
Favourite website: Wikipedia
Favourite sports team:
Favourite film/TV program: I have many favourite films, but I don't
watch much TV
About me: I am currently training for the charity Moon
Walk across London. I also enjoy reading (obviously!), theatre, playing
bridge and golf.
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
Job: Lower School Librarian
Favourite author: J. K. Rowling
Favourite book: I recently read Once by Morris Gleitzman and finished it an afternoon as it was so compelling.
Favourite subject: Biology and IT
Favourite band/singer: Coldplay, Avril Lavigne and Nik Kershaw ("Who?" I hear you ask!). I currently really like the song No tomorrow by Orson.
Favourite website: Google
Earth and Google Maps
- Have
you found the Lancaster Bomber yet?
Favourite sports team: Luton Town FC (long story!)
Favourite film/TV program: The Shawshank Redemption (cert. 15) for the twist at the end and The Fast Show (Those catch-phrases will live forever!)
About me: Born and raised in North Devon. After qualifying as a Librarian
in Brighton, I worked for 11 years at Croydon College managing the library's
online resources. I've worked part time in the Lower School Library at Dulwich
College since February 2005. I enjoy reading most things, but wish I had more
time to read. I have recently read The
passion flower massacre and Fleshmarket
by Nicola
Morgan and found I really like her style of writing. I've also read a couple
of books set around the Holocaust during WW2 (Once by Morris Gleitzman
and The
boy in the striped pyjamas by John Boyne). I occasionally buy and sell
stuff on eBay and have managed to achieve a 100% positive feedback score of
583 since 1999!
My tip to win the Carnegie Medal:
3 March 2006: Nominations announced
5 May 2006: Shortlist announced
7 July 2006: Winner announced
For more information visit the Carnegie/Greenaway website.
Page last updated: 07 July 2006 LCEY