It's #worldbookday and the Phoenix Book Awards are back for another year - chosen by kids, for kids! This year our shortlist is a brilliant mix of genres. Check out the contenders battling for glory below...
#reading #books #kidslit #bookawards #schoollibraries 👍📚
Photograph showing all four book covers above on a table
A fantastic shortlist, chosen by school kids in south London. Our shadowing groups will be reading all the titles over the next few weeks before our prize-giving event in May. Follow along to see who wins!
Have a brilliant #worldbookday 📚
Book cover for I Dare You showing two girls facing each other over the title
Last, but by no means least, our final shortlister asks how far you have to go to go viral? @tamsinwinterauthor.bsky.social
Book cover for The Great Phoenix of London, showing a Phoenix rising out of flames over a burning cityscape, surrounded by golden metallic swirls
Travel back in time to the Great Fire of London with our third title by @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social
Book cover for Murder for Two showing one girl whispering in the ear of another. Broken glass shards in the background show images of different faces
Next up we have a murder to solve with the Tariq twins by @niylafarook.bsky.social
Book cover for Maisie vs Antarctica showing a man and girl, a compass, seals and penguins on ice, a plane belching smoke as it lands and someone on a snowski
First up, an adventure into the ice and snow from intrepid author @jackjackman.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social
It's #worldbookday and the Phoenix Book Awards are back for another year - chosen by kids, for kids! This year our shortlist is a brilliant mix of genres. Check out the contenders battling for glory below...
#reading #books #kidslit #bookawards #schoollibraries 👍📚
We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2025 Lambeth #PhoenixBookAward is Nathanael Lessore for King of Nothing
Ahead of the announcement, two of this year’s shortlisted authors take to the stage. We’re lucky to have Jasbinder Bilan and Nathanael Lessore with us today #PhoenixBookAward
Its award day! Children are gathering in the magnificent surrounds of La Retraite School for the 2025 #PhoenixBookAward
It's 24 hours until the ceremony for this year's #PhoenixBookAward at La Retraite School 📘🏆
We've had such fun reading our wonderful shortlist... but who will win?
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It's our first post on the platform, so let's make it a big one...
Here is the shortlist for the 2025 #PhoenixBookAward, chosen exclusively by young people in #Lambeth.
