Congratulations to all the winners of the Spark! School Book Awards 2023-24! Chosen by pupils in primary and secondary schools across the country, the winners were announced at an online ceremony on Friday 5th July that was also an opportunity to showcase some of the inspiring entries from the pupil competitions.

Launched in 2020, the Spark! School Book Awards were set up by a group of teachers and literacy leads as a way to encourage young readers to read more widely and help schools create a buzz around reading. Find out more about the awards, the resources provided to support them and how your school can get involved here.

Early Readers: Winner

Dick the Delightful Duck by Kaye Umansky, illustrated by Ben Mantle  (Alison Green Books)

Fiction for 7+: Winner

Wildsmith: Into the Dark Forest by Liz Flanagan, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton (UCLan Publishing)

Fiction for 9+: Winner

The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton (Otter-Barry Books Ltd)

Fiction for 11+: Winner

This Book Kills by Ravena Guron (Usborne Publishing Ltd)

Graphic Novels for Primary Schools (Guest Category): Winner

InvestiGators: Heist and Seek by John Patrick Green (Macmillan Children’s Books)

See all this year’s shortlisted titles here.