Red Dot Mature Readers 2015-6- Year 9 and above

RED DOT

MATURE READERS

Name Class

Younger Readers – Years 3 & 4 Older Readers – Years 5–8 Mature Readers – Years 9 and above Red Dot website: https://sites.google.com/site/reddotbookawards20152016/

Dear Students, Welcome to your Red Dot Book Award activity book.

The Red Dot Book Award and the Singapore Readers Cup are a yearly event organized by school librarians in Singapore. Each year, eight books are chosen to be read, and students vote for the one which they think is best.

But the Red Dot Book Award is not just about choosing the best book. It’s also a chance for schools to compete against each other to see which team can remember the most about the books. This Readers Cup event takes place in May 2016.

Once you’ve finished all eight books, while the books are still fresh in your mind, decide on your ranking on the back page. When the time comes, cast your vote.

Happy Red Dot Reading…

Ms Taylor and Mr Gourlay Library Staff

Cuckoo Song

by Frances Hardinge

When Triss wakes up after an accident, she knows that something is very wrong. She is insatiably hungry; her sister seems scared of her and her parents whisper behind closed doors. She looks through her diary to try to remember, but the pages have been ripped out.

Review Give a brief overview of the plot

Choose one character. Write three points about them and provide three quotes as evidence.

Describe one of the settings, using two or three quotes as evidence.

What are the three main themes in the story?

Colour the stars to rate the book:

☆☆☆☆☆

The Story of Owen: Dragon Hunter of Trondheim

by E. K. Johnston

Listen! For I sing of Owen Thorskard: valiant of heart, hopeless at algebra, last in a long line of legendary dragon slayers. Though he had few years and was not built for football, he stood between the town of Trondheim and creatures that threatened its survival.

Review Give a brief overview of the plot

Choose one character. Write three points about them and provide three quotes as evidence.

Describe one of the settings, using two or three quotes as evidence.

What are the three main themes in the story?

Colour the stars to rate the book:

☆☆☆☆☆

The Truth Commission

by Susan Juby

This was going to be the year Normandy Pale came into her own. The year she emerged from her older sister’s shadow. But it hasn’t worked out that way. So Normandy turns to her art and writing, and the “truth commission” she and her friends created to find out the secrets at their school.

Review Give a brief overview of the plot

Choose one character. Write three points about them and provide three quotes as evidence.

Describe one of the settings, using two or three quotes as evidence.

What are the three main themes in the story?

Colour the stars to rate the book:

☆☆☆☆☆

The Pause

by John Larkin

There’s something in Declan’s past that just won’t go away, that scratches at his thoughts when he’s at his most vulnerable.

Declan feels as if nothing will take away that pain that he has buried deep inside for so long. So he makes the only decision he thinks he has left: the decision to end it all.

Review Give a brief overview of the plot

Choose one character. Write three points about them and provide three quotes as evidence.

Describe one of the settings, using two or three quotes as evidence.

What are the three main themes in the story?

Colour the stars to rate the book:

☆☆☆☆☆

I’ll Give You The Sun

by Jandy Nelson

A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal. This radiant novel from the acclaimed, award-winning author of The Sky Is Everywhere will leave you breathless and teary and laughing, often all at once.

Review Give a brief overview of the plot

Choose one character. Write three points about them and provide three quotes as evidence.

Describe one of the settings, using two or three quotes as evidence.

What are the three main themes in the story?

Colour the stars to rate the book:

☆☆☆☆☆

Blue Gold

by Elizabeth Stewart Coltan, or “blue gold,” is a rare mineral used in making cell phones and computers. Across continents, the lives of three teen girls are affected by the “blue gold” trade: Sylvie in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laiping in China, and Fiona in North America.

Review Give a brief overview of the plot

Choose one character. Write three points about them and provide three quotes as evidence.

Describe one of the settings, using two or three quotes as evidence.

What are the three main themes in the story?

Colour the stars to rate the book:

☆☆☆☆☆

A Time to Dance

by Padma Venkatramen

An inspiring story of a young girl’s struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form.

Review Give a brief overview of the plot

Choose one character. Write three points about them and provide three quotes as evidence.

Describe one of the settings, using two or three quotes as evidence.

What are the three main themes in the story?

Colour the stars to rate the book:

☆☆☆☆☆

The Martian

by Andy Weir

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.

Review Give a brief overview of the plot

Choose one character. Write three points about them and provide three quotes as evidence.

Describe one of the settings, using two or three quotes as evidence.

What are the three main themes in the story?

Colour the stars to rate the book:

☆☆☆☆☆

Which book do you think is best?

Now that you’ve finished all eight books, and while the books are still fresh in your mind, decide on your ranking. Your choice will help to decide which book will win!

(1 is best; 8 is worst).

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