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The Wandsworth Fabulous Book Award

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About FAB

In 2009, the Wandsworth Secondary School Librarians Group decided to launch their very own Book Award for the borough. At that time, many of the secondary schools ‘shadowed’ the Carnegie Book Award, the most prestigious national children’s book award. However, there was frustration among students and librarians that although they were shadowing the Carnegie, students really had no influence over what books were included on the shortlist and ultimately which book won the award. Often, students were not keen on the shortlisted books and the books that they did like did not win the award.

The Fabulous Book Award or FAB as it is locally known is a completely student led award. Students (with a little help from their school librarians) put forward nominations for a longlist which is published in October. Students then vote for the books that they would like to see on the shortlist. The shortlist is published in early December and students read as many books as they can from the shortlist over the next few months. In March, a final vote is taken from students for their favourite book, culminating in an end event/ceremony in March where the winner of the FAB Award is announced. This event is always attended by at least 2-3 of the authors on the shortlist which makes the event even more special for the students who have been reading the books.

Criteria for nominations for the longlist are children’s/teenage fiction books published in paperback during the previous year. The award has been designed to be both inclusive and to give students a voice in the world of literature. As a consequence, our long and shortlists always contain a wide range of books which appeal to a diverse pool of Wandsworth students.

Previous Winners

Check out the previous winners of the FAB Book Award…

2010      Numbers by Rachel Ward

2011      My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey

2012      Boy’s Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman

2013      Blood Red Road by Moira Young

2014      The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

2015      Say Her Name by James Dawson

2016      7 Days by Eve Ainsworth

2017      Paper Butterflies by Lisa Heathfield

2018     One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

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FAB Longlist 2018-19

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Tender by Eve Ainsworth

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club by Alex Bell

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Moonrise by Sarah Crossan

Slay by Kim Curran

Grave Matter by Juno Dawson

A Place called Perfect by Helena Duggan

Boy 87 by Ele Fountain

They Saw too Much by Alan Gibbons

The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James

Kick by Mitch Johnson

I am Thunder by Muhammad Khan

White Rabbit, Red Wolf by Tom Pollock

A Spoonful of Murder by Robin Stevens

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Mud by Emily Thomas

The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson

1000 Year Old Boy by Ross Welford

Home Boys by Alex Wheatle

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FAB Shortlist 2018-19

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Tender by Eve Ainsworth

The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James

I am Thunder by Muhammad Khan

White Rabbit, Red Wolf by Tom Pollock

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

1000 Year Old Boy by Ross Welford

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Check out our FAB video to find out more about the award.


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