--- title: "Lancashire Book of the Year 2017" url: "https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/news/2017-03-22-lancashire-book-of-the-year-2017" school: "Garstang Community Academy" --- # Lancashire Book of the Year 2017 ![Image of Lancashire Book of the Year 2017](https://files.schudio.com/garstang-community-academy-2/images/news/LBOY_17_c.png) 22 March 2017 Y9 students in Mr Cummings’ and Mrs Morgan’s English classes have been lucky enough to be part of the judging panel for the prestigious **Lancashire Book of the Year award**. This is the longest running regional book award in the country, and remains one of the few book awards nationally in which young people themselves are solely responsible for choosing both the shortlist and the overall winning book. Since November, we have worked together with eighteen schools across Lancashire to read and review over ninety new books written specifically for the 12-14 age group. On 20th March 2017, two students, Rhys Williams and Sam Monks, travelled with Mr Cummings and our Study Centre Manager, Mrs Gornall, to County Hall in Preston to take part in a morning of activities, discussions and the eventual unveiling the shortlist of the top eleven books. From this we will put forward our nomination for the Lancashire Book of the Year to be announced later on this year. ![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_17_b(1).png) Over the course of the morning, both boys represented Garstang brilliantly, taking leading roles in discussions and always ready to volunteer when debating with their peers from across the county. They were a real credit to the school. The top eleven books, as voted for by students across Lancashire are: ![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_What_I_Couldn't_Tell_You.png) **What I Couldn't Tell You** *by Faye Bird* *![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_Whats_A_Girl_Gotta_Do.png)* **What's A Girl to Do?** *by Holly Bourne* *![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_Follow_Me_Back.png)* **Follow Me Back** *by Nicci Cloke* *![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_Unbecoming.png)* **Unbecoming** *by Jenny Downham* *![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_The_Deepest_Cut.png)* **Deepest Cut** *by Natalie Flynn* *![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_Under_Rose_Tainted_Skies.png)* **Under Rose Tainted Skies** *by Louise Gornall* *![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_Paper_Butterflies.png)* **Paper Butterflies** *by Lisa Heathfield* *![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_Finding_Audrey.png)* **Finding Audrey** *by Sophie Kinsella* *![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_Consumed.png)* **Consumed** *by Abbie Rushton* *![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_Book_of_Lies.png)* **Book of Lies** *by Terri Terry* *![](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/images/news/LBOY_Broken_Sky.png)* **Broken Sky** *by L A Weatherly* If you would like any more information about the Lancashire Book of the year, please speak to Mrs Gornall, or alternatively visit: [ Multi Academy Trust Update](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/news/2017-03-20-multi-academy-trust-update) [A Holocaust Survivor ](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/news/2017-03-30-a-holocaust-survivor) ### Garstang Community Academy Garstang Road Bowgreave Garstang PR3 1YE 01995 603226 ### Useful Links - [Student Email (Gmail)](https://www.gmail.com) - [Google Classroom](https://classroom.google.com/) - [Facilities Hire](https://northwestschoolhire.co.uk/) - [Privacy Statement](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/old-website-pages/privacy-statements) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61582638844533&locale=en_GB) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/garstangcommunityacademy2024/?hl=en) ### Translation © Copyright 2016–2026 Garstang Community Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://garstangcommunityacademy.com/img/logo/dark.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)