Yesterday the Bookaholics took part in the Islington Carnegie Shadowing event, which took place at Platform Youth Hub - a fantastic venue for young people. The ceremony was hosted by Meg Rosoff, author of 'There is no dog,'and 'Just in Case' among others. Each school performed a representation of their favourite book or a selection of books. Students from Mount Carmel, IAMS, St Mary Magdalene and Highbury Grove entertained us with drama, videos and readings. EGA performed a sketch entitled 'The Read,' based on 'The Voice,' where our four judges had to choose from a selection of books presented to them by students. Then Meg Rosoff talked to everyone about how she became an author and how certain moments that stick in the brain (her colander) can pop up in her books. Above all she encouraged everyone to think about what they really like to do and find a way to pursue it in life. She was witty and interesting and the audience gave her a huge round of applause at the end. After that everybody voted for their winner and the Islington choice was 'A Monster Calls' by Patrick Ness; this was also EGA's favourite. Later that day it was announced that 'A Monster Calls' was the national winner. So Islington have good taste!
Congratulations to Nasra, Munna, Aissato, Rahma, Amy, Nikita, Shuma, Mahmuda, Khadra and Zahra 9E for their dope* performance.
*Meg Rosoff, originally from Boston, thought Rahma (Will.I.am) was American!
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| Meg Rosoff with The Bookaholics |
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