4 3 2 2023 BBA Shortlists Another fantastic response to The Bucks Book Award. These are the books that you chose to be on the shortlists for The Children's Book Prize and The Sue Harris YA Prize SUE HARRIS YA PRIZE OOKCAST BOOK SHELF - NEW BOOKS BBA NEWS Inside this issue CONTACT US TheBBAisnow5yearsold!Ijustwantedtothank all schools and students who have participated, as your support keeps the award running and makes theitsuchasuccess Every year we aim to improve and to grow This year have updated the website and included a new section'BBAActivities'forstudents (seepage3) T H E O F F I C I A L N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E B U C K S B O O K A W A R D D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 2 I S S U E 6 CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE Note from the BBA NEW! - BBA ACTIVITIES
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BBAAwardsCeremony WenowhaveaconfirmeddateandvenuefortheBBAAwardsCeremonyThisyearit willbeheldatAylesburyGrammarSchoolonWednesday8thMarch2023.Allschools withstudentswhoparticipateintheawardsbyvotingwillbeinvited. Atthetimeofpublicationwedonothaveaconfirmedguestauthor,butIwillupdate youassoonaswehaveonebooked IntheeventthatIamunabletosecureanauthor,Iwillmakesurethatwehavesome funactivitiestocomplementthewinner'sannouncement Reviews Wanted...Book... Have you read any good books that you want to share with other students? It could be a book from one of the shortlists or just a book you recently read and enjoyed. If the answer is yes to either question, why not write a short book review and email it to me at librarynews@agsbucksschuk and you may find it published on the website or in the next edition of Bookcast! Thenthefunbitbeganinworkingoutan identityfortheawardsandourwebsite. BelowisthedevelopmentoftheBBAlogo fromthefirstdesignbackin2017tothe finaldesignweusedtolaunchtheBBAin 2018.Wewerethrilledtowelcomeguest authorsPatriceLawrenceandTeriTerry whoannouncedthefirsteverBBALonglist 5 2
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BBA Activities
KS3 500 Words Competition
Calling all budding authors, do you have a story in you that is just waiting to be written? If so, then the BBA 500 words competition is for you! All you have to do is write an original story of no more than 500 words which starts with the prompt below.
Start your story with this prompt!
Thewind swirled aroundme andthe worldwent black...
You could win this creative writing journal... as well as a fabulous BBA badge!
To enter visit the BBA website bucksbookawardorguk and click the menu option for BBA Activities This will link you to the page with the online entry form as well as the list of entry rules.
Shortlists as well as a crossword and a word search. The plan is to update and add Games throughout the BBA Awards process
If any student wants to design a jigsaw, create a word search or a crossword, just email your picture (PNG or JPEG) word list or crossword clues (and answers!) to librarynews@ags,bucks.sch.uk and I will add them to the website!
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Five Survive by Holly Jackson Gleanings by Neal Shusterman
The first to die at the end by Adam Silvera Ministry of unladylike behaviour by Robin Stevens Double X by Hetty White
The light in everything by Katya Balen The stolen heir by Holly Black Nine liars by Maureen Johnson Six times we almost kissed by Tess Sharpe
The BBA Recommends...
Seventeen-year-old Aisha hasn't seen her sister June for two years And now that a calamity is about to end the world in nine months' time, she and her mother decide that it's time to track her down and mend the hurts of the past Along with Aisha's boyfriend, Walter and his
parents (and Fleabag the stray cat), the group take a roadtrip through Malaysia in a wildly decorated campervan - to put the past to rest, to come to terms with the present, and to hope for the future.
TheCatsWeMeetAlongtheWay byNadiaMikail
Out Now!
Published Jan/Feb 2023
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Submissions! Email your work to: librarynews@agsbucksschuk Please feel free to email us book recommendations/ reviews/ short stories, poems etc. If your work is published in Bookcast you will receive and exclusive Bucks Book Award badge!
Tyger byS.F.Said And the tyger is in danger Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake. Their whole world is on the verge of destruction Can they learn to use their powers before it's too late? 'TherearethreedoorsthatImay showyouYouwillfinda differentkindofpowerbehind eachone' Adamhasfoundsomething incredibleinarubbishdumpin LondonAmysterious,mythical, magicalanimalATYGER 4
