The Extensive Reading Foundation

2008 Language Learner Literature Award

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Welcome to the 2008 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 18, 2008. 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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"Dorothy" by Paola Traverso. Illustrated by Alida Massari. Earlyreads Level 1. Black Cat Publishing.
ISBN 978-88-530-0709-4
"Escape from the Fire" by Richard Brown. Illustrated by Mike Spoor. Macmillan English Explorers 3. Series Editor: Louis Fidge. Macmillan Education.
ISBN 978 14050 6018 9
"The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen, retold Sue Arengo. Illustrated by Andy Catling. Classic Tales Beginner 1. Series editor: Hannah Fish. Oxford University Press.
ISBN 978-0-19-422552-6

Adolescents and Adults

Vote! Beginners (3 books)
"Grizzly" by Sue Murray. Illustrated by Sarah Davis. Hueber Lektüren Level 1. Series editor: James Bean. Hueber Verlag.
ISBN 978 3 1900 2971 6 (Package) 01.2971 (Book)
"Horror Trip on the Pecos River" by Paul Davenport. Illustrations: Niels Roland. Teen Readers Level 2. Series editors: Ulla Malmmose and Charlotte Bistrup. Aschehoug/Alinea.
ISBN 978 0 8504 8400 7
"Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas" by Daphne Skinner, retold by Coleen Degnan-Veness. Artwork by Mikel Santos 'Belatz' and Javier Gomez. Penguin Active Reading Level 2. Series editors: Jocelyn Potter and Andy Hopkins. Pearson Longman.
ISBN 978 1 4058 5210 4

 

Vote!Intermediate (3 books)
"Billy Elliot" by Melvin Burgess, retold by Karen Holmes. Penguin Readers Level 3. Series editors: Jocelyn Potter and Andy Hopkins. Pearson Longman
ISBN 978 1 4058 5000 1
"River of Dreams" by Philip Voysey. Illustrated by Elizabeth Botté. Hueber Lektüren Level 5. Series editor: James Bean. Hueber Verlag.
ISBN 978 3 1912 2971 9 (Package) 13.2971 (Book)
"Stories for Reading Circles" Retold by Margaret Naudi et al. Bookworms Club Gold Stages 3 & 4. Series editors: Mark Furr and Jennifer Bassett. Oxford University Press.
ISBN 978 0 1947 2002 1

 

Vote!Advanced (3 books)
"Body on the Rocks" by Denise Kirby. Illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall. Hueber Lektüren Level 6. Series editor: James Bean. Hueber Verlag.
ISBN 978 3 1920 2971 4 (Package) 21.2971 (Book)
"How's the Weather?" Contributing writers: Colleen Sheils, John Chapman Production and Design Services: Studio Montage. Footprint Reading Library Upper Intermediate. Series editor: Rob Waring. Cengage
ISBN 978 1 4240 1121 6
"Ripley's Game" by Patricia Highsmith, retold by Kathy Burke. Penguin Readers Level 5. Series editors: Jocelyn Potter and Andy Hopkins. Pearson Longman.
ISBN 978 1 4058 5002 5

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