tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18069540771108933332024-03-13T17:18:23.300+00:00Kids' Lit QuizBlogging the UK Kids' Lit Quiz competition:
www.kidslitquiz.comKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-67781244289284910412014-12-04T22:13:00.000+00:002014-12-05T23:40:09.846+00:00THE UK NATIONAL FINAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL KIDS LIT QUIZAfter a see-saw tussle between several teams, Litcham School won this year's UK National Final.<br />
Unfortunately Ermysted Grammar School arrived late and may have challenged for the lead if their train had not been delayed; as it was they came second. Three schools tied for third place, but in a "sudden death" play-off this position was won by Comberton Village School. Today's winning team (Amelia, Sam, Eleanor and Madeleine) and their coach Cathy Berry went away with travel bags from Serco, a cheque from MLS towards their international travel, books & tee-shirts from Walker Books, teddy bears and a trophy from Softlink, goodie bags from Scholastic and MacMillan, a subscription to Discovery World by Bayard Press, opportunities to attend a SLA Training Day, the UK KLQ National Cup and an invitation to attend the KLQ World Final in Connecticut in 2015.<br />
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Our guest speaker, Anthony Horowitz, wished all the teams well and the day's proceedings were masterly conducted by Alec Williams. Our authors, Lindsey Barraclough, Margaret Bateson-Hill,<br />
Jo Franklin, Alan Gibbons, Frances Hardinge, Marie-Louise Jensen, Sally Nicholls, Samira Osman,<br />
Mark Robson and Teri Terry lead the teams in to the hall to their respective places. The venue was the magnificent Great Hall at King's College Wimbledon where we were made extremely welcome and treated to a wonderful celebration tea, which included an enormous KLQ cake. Many thanks to Anne Beddoe and Helen Pugh who were the local organisers, and to Jacky Atkinson, Gaynor Cooper, Barbara Hickford, and the rest of the National committee.<br />
Looking forward to meeting you all again next year.<br />
Happy reading <br />
Wayne.Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-37224420688081148872014-12-02T20:49:00.003+00:002014-12-02T20:49:41.088+00:00SOUTH ENGLAND HEATThe quest to find the best literary teams in the UK has finished. This afternoon's final heat saw some really outstanding performances. Congratulations to St Paul's B who entered for the first time and came second. But to you: Merlin, Rory, Sophie and William from Portsmouth B, your first placing was well deserved. In the third place with another high score was Windlesham B. The prizes donated by Scholastic and Dorset House were awarded by our author Philip Womack. Thank you for the well organised heat Mrs Hutchings.<br />
Happy reading.<br />
Wayne, QuizmasterKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-34997442920406628922014-12-01T23:17:00.000+00:002014-12-02T10:10:35.382+00:00WALES HEATJust as we were getting towards the end of the UK heats we had a three-way tie for first.<br />
One of the tied teams was our authors: Marie-Louise Jensen, and Fleur Hitchcock, but the other two teams were Howell's 2 and Bristol Grammar 2. The nervous tie-breaker was won by Bristol Grammar 2 thus making Howell's 2 the second. Daisy, Lottie, Lottie and Christos now have two days to get ready for the National Final. In third place was Howell's No: 1 team. Many thanks to the great Year 13 students from Bishop of Llandaff School for assisting with the marking and Mrs Olivari for organising tonight's heat. There was a great turnout by spectators which I am sure the readers appreciated.<br />
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Happy reading Wayne.Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-5681862210055057912014-11-28T21:17:00.002+00:002014-11-28T21:17:38.013+00:00SOUTH WEST ENGLAND HEATThis was another new venue today and Tavistock College really made everybody welcome with their kind hospitality. Truro Prep School won the heat, and what was amazing about their win, was that they were all year 6's!! Pats on the back to: Kit, George, Max and Mia. In second place was Devonport High School team 1 and in third place was Torquay Boys' Grammar School. Thank you to Bloomsbury Publishers for donating today's book prizes. A special mention must be made to Lizzie who won £6 from me in spot prizes. Thank you to Mrs Hubbard and all the staff at Tavistock College<br />
for a wonderful first time heat. Happy reading<br />
Wayne Mills Quizmaster. Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-68539897815882994522014-11-27T21:37:00.004+00:002014-11-27T21:37:40.764+00:00SOUTH LONDON HEATAnother great event this afternoon. This heat has certainly grown from last year. It was supported by six authors -Lindsey Barraclough, Samira Osman, Marie-Louse Jensen, Sophia Bennett, Mark Robson and Jo Franklin The winning school had never entered before so was thrilled to do so well. They were Latymer Upper School A. This was a great achievement by Lily, Isabela, Alex and Tulsi. The prizes were awarded by the Head of English, Mr Nick Attwood. and were kindly supplied by Heath Educational Books. In second place was Kings' College Junior School, closely followed by Emanuel School by half a point. Kings' College School is the venue for the UK Final next week, and the organisers, Anne Beddoe and Helen Pugh are looking forward to once again hosting us in their mighty hall<br />
Happy reading - Wayne Quizmaster.Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-88069238487522047902014-11-26T22:00:00.003+00:002014-11-26T22:00:24.488+00:00NORTH LONDON HEATWow, what a tense and exciting heat this afternoon. World-winning school, The City of London School for Girls' team 1, won by two points from host school Arnold House team 1. These two teams had traded places the whole way through the heat Well done to Ailish, Rosie, Beatrix and Aviva and especially to Ailish the only surviving member of the 2014 World Winning KLQ team. In third place was Broxbourne School. Our authors, Piers Torday, Stephen Davies, Marie-Louise Jensen, and Jason Rohan easily ran out the overall winners by ten points. Todays prizes were kindly donated by Arnold House. Many thanks to Leonie Flynn and Arnold House School The prizes were presented by the Headmaster, Mr Thomas who wished The City of London School for Girls the best of luck in the forth coming UK KLQ finals<br />
Happy reading Wayne Quizmaster.Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-19960308303682638692014-11-25T21:33:00.002+00:002014-11-25T22:00:26.701+00:00EAST ENGLAND HEATVery fast and and exciting heat this afternoon in Corringham Village Hall. The title was defended by last year's champions, King Edward V1 School. Congratulations to James. Oliver, Reuben and Joshua. In second place was Bancroft's School 1, and in third place Boswell School 1. All winning teams received a book each, courtesy of Egmont Publishing. The Event was organised by Thurrock Libraries staff, all of whom have done so for a number of years Happy Reading <br />
Wayne QuizmasterKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-9498703422595178312014-11-24T22:46:00.003+00:002014-11-24T23:25:14.448+00:00OXON/BERKS HEATTremendously tight scores at the top-end this afternoon. A half point separated each of the top five teams in descending order. Todays heats set a record number of teams participating - 45 in total. The winning tam was Oxford High 2 - a great result was achieved by Connie, Elizabeth, Alice and Becky. In close Second place was Larkmead and a 1/2 point behind them was the Cherwell School. It was a very hectic time for the markers and scorers. We also had two teams of authors participating - they were: Dennis Hamley, Sally Nicholls, Robert Rigby, Julia Golding Mark Robson, Marie-Louise Jensen, MG Harris, Jo Cotterill and Natasha Narayan. Many thanks to OUP for giving us 44 copies of Tim Bowler's latest book as prizes. With such a large number of schools participating the organisation at St Gregory the Great was spot on. Thank you all for attending and making this a historic heat. The organisation of the team of Barbara, Gaynor, Jacky and Jodie was very efficient.Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-36548534493237394302014-11-21T19:12:00.000+00:002014-11-21T19:12:23.477+00:00WEST MIDLANDSCoventry has always proven a popular heat and even though the heat moved to an afternoon one all the teams had a great time. This was Mrs Powell's first time as organiser after taking over from a colleague and it was very well organised. Oundle School came first and third. Well done to Octavia, Alice, Saul and Alexander all from the Oundle #2 team. In second place was Blue Coat 2. The book prizes were generously donated by the Coventry School Library Service and thank you to all the staff from The Coventry School Service for helping out again. I was personally pleased to meet for the first time one of the KLQ sponsors, Ray Dyer, from Peters Books who attended today's heat.<br />
Happy reading<br />
Wayne<br />
QuizmasterKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-52772415711464763402014-11-20T20:30:00.002+00:002014-11-20T20:30:58.592+00:00NORFOLK HEATFor the first time in this series of quizzes we needed a sudden death question to separate third place between Thorpe St Andrew B and Old Buckenham High. In the end it was Old Buckenham High that took out third place. In second place was Thetford Grammar A last year's defending team. But this afternoon's winner by a margin of twelve points was Litcham School A. The prizes were awarded by author and current president of the SLA, Kevin Crossley Holland. Our guest author, Alexander Gordon Smith, and the librarians narrowly pipped the winning team by half a mark.. Today's heat was supplied with books from Macmillan Publishers and efficiently organised by Gail Arnold and the Norfolk School Library service. Thank you City Academy for hosting today's heat.<br />
Happy Reading<br />
Wayne<br />
QuizmasterKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-80049194718509729302014-11-19T21:49:00.001+00:002014-11-19T21:49:09.065+00:00CENTRAL ENGLAND- CAMBRIDGE HEATWow today our authors' team achieved 100/110. The team was Katie Dale, Adele Geras, Chris Priestly, Mark Robson and Julian Sedgwick. Last year's top team defended their title with Jack, Callum, Erin and Anastasia all from Comberton Village College delighted to be going through to London again. In second place was Aylesbury Grammar School and in third was Queenswood School. The heat ran like clockwork and we finished a little earlier than planned. The book prizes were kindly donated by Walker Books. Thank you Mrs Hack and Comberton Village School for hosting today's heat for the first time.<br />
Happy reading<br />
WayneKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-51870353514897050772014-11-18T20:41:00.000+00:002014-11-21T19:14:01.806+00:00YORKSHIRE HEATThe gymnasium at King James's School was beautifully set out and the walls were dripping with artworks by students from King James. The school had commissioned a special Kids' Lit Quiz banner by D-Signs which acted as the backdrop when the prizes were awarded. The Mayor and Mayoress of Knaresborough, Mr & Mrs Handley presented the teams with their certificates and book vouchers. First place went to an all-boys' team from Ermysted Grammar. This particular team cleaned up nearly every round. In second place was Harrogate Grammar and in third place was St Aidan's Church of England High School. The books donated by Usborne, Walker, Random House and Hachette Group were distributed by tonight's author Martyn Bedford. Thank you Mrs Bryden for a very efficient heat.<br />
Wayne<br />
QuizmasterKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-55778145787009211532014-11-17T22:50:00.000+00:002014-11-18T20:45:58.375+00:00NORTH WEST ENGLAND HEAT<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
Another outstanding performance by <b>Cockermouth School</b> to win tonight's heat. In the team were brother and sister Louis and David as well as William and Jacob. This school consistently does well. The team even out scored the librarians and author team. Today's author was Kerry Wilkinson who took time to sign his books for his readers. </div>
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Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-58082601402770051612014-11-14T20:35:00.000+00:002014-11-14T20:35:03.234+00:00LIVERPOOLToday was a high scoring heat and in fact the winning school Kings School Chester A, consisting of Martha, Alchemy, Thomas and Anna, defeated the authors by two points. In second place was Wirral Grammar A. It was great to see four new schools enter and two of these were from the Wirral. In third place was West Kirby B. Our authors Jon Mayhew and Bryony Pearse awarded the prizes to the winning teams. The book prizes were kindly donated by Simon and Schuster.<br />
Thank you Mrs Barry and Merchant Taylor's Girls' School for hosting us for the second time.<br />
Wayne<br />
Quizmaster<br />
Ps those cookies at the break were the best I've tastedKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-38332725017169794372014-11-13T17:46:00.003+00:002014-11-13T17:46:33.112+00:00NORTHERN IRELAND HEATIt was a very busy, colourful heat this afternoon as there were prizes for Best Costume (the Snow Queen), Best Poster (Anne Frank) and Best Mascot (Belfast High). Today's guest author was historical fiction writer Paul Dowswell. There was a strong batch of winners; Methodist College Belfast was first followed by Sullivan Upper in second and Enniskillen Collegiate was third (first time in the top three). Thank you Miss Jennings and Wellington College for another great heat. Thank you also to Scholastic for their sponsorship of prizes and provision of the Book Fair.<br />
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Wayne<br />
QuizmasterKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-25316457353190369932014-11-12T22:15:00.000+00:002014-11-12T22:30:31.669+00:00NORTH EAST ENGLANDAnother very tense heat in the NE tonight. This heat is always very competitive. The winning team was Hexham Middle School A. Congratulations to Daisy, Lizzie, Charlotte & Joel and their librarian Janet Hughff., followed by Durham Johnston B and in third was Ovingham Middle A. Our marking team was very efficient and results were quickly processed. The coordinators (Trevor & Diane Darwin) trialled a speedier system giving schools a number which aided collating rather than using the school's name. The Librarians narrowly defeated the authors by half a point but it was a see-saw tussle. Thank you Lucy Coates and Linda Strachan for giving up your writing time in taking part in the quiz signing books and awarding spot prizes. Thank you Steve from Seven Stories for staffing the bookshop. The book prizes were kindly donated by Scholastic UK.<br />
Happy reading<br />
Wayne<br />
QuizmasterKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-69311544578647293562014-11-11T19:16:00.001+00:002014-11-11T19:16:40.569+00:00CENTRAL SCOTLANDWe had a 50% increase with the number of schools partipating in today's heat and this may even have been greater if some schools had not had to withdraw because of Armistice services. The team of St Thomas of Acquins B had not won before so they were delighted to win today's heat. In second place was George Heriots B and in third place was George Heriots A. Remarkably only a point separated each team. All the schools were challenged by a team of authors ( Linda Strachan, Matt Cartney and Keith Charters), a librarian's team and a teacher's team. Todays prizes were sponsored by Scotia Books- this company is a big supporter of the Kids' Lit Quiz in Scotland. The banner competition was won by Blawearie High School. Thank you Mrs Babbs and Liberton High School.<br />
Wayne<br />
QuizmasterKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-25229119326359042392014-11-10T18:36:00.001+00:002014-11-10T18:36:55.208+00:00WEST SCOTLAND<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Today's heat ended dramatically when the fire alarm went off just as we finished awarding the prizes to the winners. It certainly cleared the hall quickly. The winning team was the Librarians but they were happy to just challenge today's teams so will not be going to the UK Final!! .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">The winning quiz team though was Hamilton College 1.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Congratulations to:Dylan, Eva, Hannah and Sophie. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">In second place was Glasgow Academy 2 and in third was also Glasgow Academy 1.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Well done to these schools. Our team of authors: Matt Cartney, Keith Charters, Kirkland Ciccone and Kathy Macphail came third. The banner competition was also won by Hamilton College. Thank you Kilsyth and Mr Boyle for another great heat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Wayne Mills Quizmaster</span>Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-60994301323466443622014-11-07T22:00:00.003+00:002014-11-07T22:01:25.058+00:00EAST MIDLANDS HEATWell we are now underway with our quest to find the next UK KLQ Champion. This was a new heat<br />
in the East Midlands held by Ecclesbourne School who won the event. Congratulations to Mary, Tom, Edward and Oliver and also to Lin Smith their Librarian. Also to be congratulated are Highfields School from Matlock who came second, followed by St Thomas More School from Buxton. Thank you Ecclesbourne School for hosting us today and running such a smooth event, The book prizes were donated by the SLA<br />
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Wayne Mills. Quizmaster.Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-56445769519645302752014-11-06T01:35:00.000+00:002014-11-07T22:02:49.551+00:00KIDS LIT QUIZ 2014Hello Everyone<br />
I collected our Quizmaster Wayne Mills from Heathrow this morning and after he has rested to get over the long flight he will be all ready to start quizzing on Friday at the East Midlands Heat.<br />
Welcome to Lin Smith who is the Regional Organiser of this new heat.<br />
Good luck to all the teams who will be competing this year in the 18 Regional Heats.<br />
The National Final will take place on the 4 December at Kings' College School in Wimbledon and the winning team will be invited to fly out to Connecticut in the summer of 2015 to compete in the International Final<br />
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Jacky Atkinson, UK National Organiser<br />
<br />Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-9758190889029946762013-12-12T03:19:00.002+00:002013-12-12T03:19:26.525+00:00INAUGURAL HEAT OF THE HONG KONG KLQ 3013<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Well it was unbelievable today as this inaugural heat in Hong Kong top scored all the teams that participated in the UK. The students and spectators were amazed as Kellet School won with a massive 93 points and will now go on to the World Final. What's more is that this was a team of just three students. Congratulations Lana, Sophie and Max you did brilliantly. In second place was Independent Schools Academy and after a sudden death The German Swiss International School beat Delia School of Canada for third place. The prizes were awarded by Andrea Chan from Bayard Press and the venue was the magnificent Shek O County Club. Grateful thanks must go to Jodie Gilcrest who, as a member, made it possible for us to hold the quiz there. Many thanks to all those schools who made this heat so successful. We do hope that this is a first of many. Please spread the word to other schools in the Territory and we hope to welcome many more teams next year. Wayne Quizmaster 09/12/2013 19:25, Jacky Atkinson wrote:</span>Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-16128326020006882072013-12-08T02:16:00.001+00:002013-12-08T02:20:37.287+00:00KLQ UK NATIONAL FINAL 2013<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">As you'd expect the UK Final of the Kids' Lit Quiz was exciting and closely contested. The venue was the superb hall of Kings College in Wimbledon and it was filled with spectators, authors and of course contestants. Gillian Cross addressed the teams with a rallying talk about the benefits of the quiz and Alec Williams wittily choreographed the day. We are indebted to the many authors who came along to support the teams, their presence was much appreciated. The final was won by: Ailish, Annie, Clem and Hannah from the City of London School for Girls. Finham Park from the Midlands was a close second - just two questions away and in third place was Killicomaine from Northern Ireland. Neither of these runners up had made it to a final before. Thank you Anne Beddoe, Helen Pugh and Dr Silverlock, your school made us all feel very welcome. I would also like to thank the Regional Organisers a</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">nd the KLQ National Committee</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> for </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">all</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> the hard work that they do voluntarily, without them, there would not be a competition. I also wish to acknowledge and thank our sponsors - we are indebted to you: SERCO, Scholastic, SLA, MLS, the Hamilton Trust and Discovery Box, and the many publishers who donate book prizes nationwide, I hope you'll follow the international teams' progression towards the World Final in Falmouth in July 2014. Meanwhile keep on reading. </span><br />
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Kids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-83750242423499191252013-12-03T20:18:00.001+00:002013-12-03T20:18:23.824+00:00SOUTH ENGLANDHi Everyone<br />
This afternoon' s heat of the Kids' Lit Quiz was the last before the Grand Final on Friday. The first-time winner was Windlesham school and the team was: Ella, Abigail, Oliver and Oscar. These four students will now be travelling to Kings College in Wimbledon for the national final. in second place was Robert Mays School followed by Salesian School. The Scholastic Book prizes were presented by Victoria Campbell. thanks to our sponsors SERCO and the SLA.<br />
Thank you all teams, coaches and coordinators for your organisation and support<br />
Cheers<br />
WayneKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-75169881037154286002013-12-02T23:09:00.001+00:002013-12-02T23:09:30.549+00:00SOUTH WALESHi folks<br />
There was huge congestion at the top of tonight's leader board. Three teams tied for first, two teams tied for second and one team was third. The tension was palpable as we separated each team with a sudden death question. First was Howell's School team one ( Somali, Barooj, Sanaa and Grace), and remarkably their second team also came second. In third place was King Henry VIII. The prizes were awarded by organiser Jane Wilks who will also accompany her team, Howell's, to the UK Final. Thanks to our sponsors SERCO and the SLA.<br />
Cheers<br />
WayneKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806954077110893333.post-4802707889119258832013-11-30T11:09:00.004+00:002013-11-30T11:09:47.695+00:00SOUTH WEST ENGLANDHi Folks<br />
Stunning night in Cornwall a little school which had never entered the quiz before won tonight's heat by over ten points. What's more this heat was the largest to date in the UK. The school was Mullion down on The Lizard. The team of Hannah, Rosie, Ruah and Grace will now make preparations to get to the UK Final on Friday. The prizes were sponsored by Wadebridge School and were awarded by the organiser Megan Nelhams. Our author tonight was Andrew Beasley and he had just learned that he had just been long-listed for the Carnegie Medal. Andrew assisted with the scoring. Thank you.<br />
It was a long drive home and the rest was appreciated after a very successful evening.<br />
Happy reading<br />
Cheers<br />
WayneKids' Lit Quizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535490932029394075noreply@blogger.com0