The International Schools Book Awards | News

May 3rd 2020

We are delighted to introduce the inaugural International Schools Book Awards in partnership with The Awesome Book Awards.

The aim of the Awards are to bring our community of young readers in schools across the UAE and beyond together through the joy of books and reading. We open the door to exceptional authors telling remarkable stories and empower children to independently read for pleasure and creativity. Let’s allow imaginations to run wild on the pages of these beautifully written children’s books.

The Internation Schools Book Awards: Inspiring Authors for Young Readers. In Partnership with The Awesome Book Awards

The theme for the Awards is Travel and all three books circulate around this. In a time when travel is restricted, we journey across the world on colourful voyages fuelled by intriguing mysteries and tales of adventure.


Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo	The Explorer by Katherine Rundell	The Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman

How does it work?

The International Schools Book Awards is open to all pupils aged 9 -13. It is based on the concept of The Awesome Book Awards, which is hosted by Cranleigh UK.

Three books have been selected by a panel of readers from Cranleigh Abu Dhabi and Cranleigh UK. These novels are suitable for readers in the listed age group and appeal to both boys and girls.

We invite children to read and review the books, vote on their favourite books from home with the help of parents/carers. Children will also have the unique opportunity to ask the authors questions around the books.

Where can we find the books?

Given current restrictions on obtaining physical books, we would recommend an electronic approach to read the three titles. All of the books can be found in ebook format from Amazon Kindle, which can be read on either a Kindle device or using an app available on either Android or IOS or alternatively they can be accessed via audiobook format from www.audible.com or www.audible.co.uk. Audible are currently offering a 30 day free trial during this period.