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The annual Red Dot Book Awards

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The Red Dot Book Awards

The Red Dot Book Awards are an annual reading event, organized by ISLN (the International School Libraries Network) in Singapore.

Books are chosen by a committee of teacher-librarians from recent children's literature (first published in English within the past four years), with the goal of offering a range of books from around the world.

Titles are divided into four categories, roughly based on readers, rather than book formats or school divisions.  (NB: It is up to every librarian to determine which books are right for which classes in their school.)

  • Early Years (ages 3-7) -- formerly Picture Books
  • Younger Readers (ages 7-10) -- formerly Junior) -- (where Captain Underpants and Geronimo Stilton are the assumed reading level)
  • Older Readers (ages 10-14) -- formerly Middle) -- (where Inkheart and The Lightning Thief are the assumed reading level)
     
  • Mature Readers (ages 14-adult) -- (formerly Senior) --  (where Twilight and The Book Thief are the assumed reading level)

The cycle goes:

  • Longlists are announced  in June, with up to 25 books per category.
     
  • Shortlists are announced in September/October, with just 8 books per category.
     
  • Voting by students takes place March 1 to May 1.