Kingsmead Community School and the Carnegie Award

For several years now Kingsmead Community School's English department has taken on the responsiblity of the Carnegie Award. This project allows young people to have their own voice and decide which book they think is most deserving of the award.
The students have to read eight page-turning novels before eventually deciding which one is worthy of the award, the nominees are:
CHAINS by Laurie Halse Anderson
As the Revolutionary War begins in America a thirteen year old slave girl named Isabel starts her own fight, a fight for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner Isabel and her sister Ruth are played a cruel hand as they become property of a malicious New York couple, The Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Isabel and Ruth. When Isabel meets slave Curzon, who has ties to the patriots he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of the planned British invasion. Isabel is reluctant at first but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realises her loyalty is available to the bidder who can offer her freedom.
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Gaiman Neil
REVOLVER by Marcus Sedgwick
It is 1910 in a cabin north of the Artic circle. Fifteen year old Sig Andersson is alone, alone that is apart from the dead body of his father who Sig ad found frozen to death after falling through a weak spot while crossing a frozen lake. There is a knock on the door, it turns out to be a man with a flash of the revolver on his hip and a mean glean in his eyes. Sig has never seen him before but Wolff claims to have unfinished buisness with Sig's father. Sig gradually learns of the awfull truth about Wolff's connection to his father. His thoughts are drawn to a certain box, sitting on the shelf in the store room, in which lies his fathers prized possestion - a revolver. When Sig's sister Anna returns home, Wolff begins to close in, Sig's choice is pulled sharp into focus. Should he use the gun, or not?
FEVER CRUMB by Philip Reeve
THE ASK AND THE ANSWER by Patrick Ness
ROWAN THE STRANGE by Julie Hearn
NATION by Terry Pratchett
THE VANISHING OF KATHRINIA LINDEN by Helen Grant

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