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	Stanley School of Technology Co. Durham, England Group status: We are the Stanley Shadowers, shadowing both the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals. The Stanley Shadowers 2009 We are this year's Stanley Shadowers, a group of students who meet a couple of times a week to discuss the Carnegie Medal short-listed books. This is the sixth year our school has taken part in the scheme, every student who has participated, has really enjoyed the experience. For the last four years, we have also shadowed the Greenaway Medal. This year we have a small group of Years 8 and 9 students who are our Greenaway critics, examining the books to rate the use of colour, font size and whether or not the illustrations are relevant to the text. Some pupils take home the short listed books to read to their younger siblings and are helping to foster a love of reading in the younger generation!

The Dunderheads by Lewis Y9
We didn't know what a dunderhead was, Mrs Jackson told is it was a name for people who aren't very clever. I think the dunderheads were very clever in . . .
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Crazy Hair by Caitlyn y8
I liked the way this book was written in rhyme, but I thought the story was weird. Some of the pictures were a bit scary and i didn't like the eyes of . . .
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Crazy Hair by Brian Y9
I didn't lke this book very much. I thought the people had very wooden faces with not very much expression. Some pictures were very confusing and at t . . .
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Crazy Hair by Tasha
The front cover is quite funky, using real hair to spell out the word 'hair.' The colours are very good at matching the story, like when they were tal . . .
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The Dunderheads by Tasha y9
The characters on the front of the book look happy, as though they are enjoying themselves, then the expressions change when the teacher arrives, the . . .
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The Dunderheads by Caitlyn y8
I think this book was very clever because it shows that people have many different talents.Most of the characters have a clue to their talents in the . . .
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There Are Cats In This Book by Lewis y9
I think this book is good for very young children because the colours are very bright and the cartoon character cats are funny.The negatives about the . . .
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There Are Cats In This Book by Brian
I think this book is suitable for kids 2-5years old.It is very colourful and the font size is good. I like the way the wool leads the way to turn over . . .
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There Are Cats In This Book by Tasha
A really good book for little children. The cover is bright and looks like a red cosy blanket.I liked the cartoon cats with the names on the food bowl . . .
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Title: Millions
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Winning Year: 2004

Comedy is blended with real life drama in perfect balance, in this unique story of brothers Damian and Anthony who suddenly have to spend "millions" in seven days before the euro takes over from the pound. A gripping read with an exuberant plot that you