The Extensive Reading Foundation

2007 Language Learner Literature Award

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Welcome to the 2007 Language Learner Literature Award voting page. The Extensive Reading Foundation Award judges have selected 12 finalist books in four categories. If you have read the books in one or more categories, vote for your favorite(s)! Voting closes on July 20, 2007. The jury will take into account votes and voter comments from around the world in order to pick a winner in each category, to be announced on this site on 31 August. All finalist books are available to be bought from the Cambridge International Book Centre, (an independent bookshop).

How to Vote

After reading the books in one or both categories, fill in your name and email address, and choose the country where you study or teach. Click the button next to the name of your favorite book in one or both categories. Be sure to add a comment at the bottom of the page saying why you like the book. Finally, click on the "Vote" button at the bottom of the page and you're done!

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Young Learners (3 books)

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"The Boy Who Burped Too Much" by Scott Nickel. Illustrations by Steve Harpster. Stone Arch Books.
"The Goose Girl" Retold by Sue Arengo. Illustrated by Barbara Vagnozzi. Classic Tales Elementary 2, Oxford University Press.
"The Twelve Dancing Princesses" Retold by Sue Arengo. Illustrated by Penny Ives. Classic Tales Elementary 2, Oxford University Press.

Adolescents and Adults

Vote! Beginners (3 books)
"Blog Love" by Chris Moore. Illustrated by Katie Mac. Scholastic Readers Starter Level, Mary Glasgow Magazines/Scholastic.
"Let Me Out" by Antoinette Moses. Illustrations by Chris Pavely. Cambridge English Readers Starter Level, Cambridge University Press.
"The Story of Chocolate" by Jennifer Gascoigne. Design and art direction: Nadia Maestri. Easyread Level One, Black Cat Publishing.

 

Vote!Intermediate (4 books)
"Crossroads to Love" by Paul Davenport. Illustrations: Niels Roland. Teen Readers Level 3, Aschehoug/Alinea.
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith, Retold by Anne Collins. Illustrations by Doreen Lang. Penguin Readers Level 3, Pearson Education.
"Rabbit-Proof Fence"Dorothy Pilkington Garimara, Retold by Jennifer Bassett. Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3, Oxford University Press.
"Strong Medicine" by Richard MacAndrew. Cambridge English Readers Level 3, Cambridge University Press.

 

Vote!Advanced (2 books)
"The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton, Retold by Clare West. Illustrated by Gavin Reece. Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 5, Oxford University Press.
"Barchester Towers" by Anthony Trollope, Retold by Clare West. Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 6, Oxford University Press.

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