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News from Hong Kong Librarians - "The Golden Dragon Book Awards 2017-8 Winners!"
News from Hong Kong Librarians - "The Golden Dragon Book Awards 2017-8 Winners!"
Lea Morton
Hong Kong announces "The Golden Dragon Book Awards 2017-8 Winners!"
We have gold and silver winners for each division:
Early Childhood Division:
Gold Winner: Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise
Silver Winner: Snappsy the Alligator
Debbie Alvarez picture book:
Gold Winner: We're all Wonders *
Silver Winner: Suri's Wall
Younger Readers Division:
Gold Winner: The Midnight Gang *
Silver Winner: The Wild Robot *
Older Readers Division:
Gold Winner: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child *
Silver Winner: Bronze and Sunflower *
Mature Readers Division:
Gold Winner: Salt to the Sea *
Silver Winner: In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey To Freedom *
* Available in the Seisen library
Coming soon ... our very own Sakura Medal Winners!
- Grade 2
- grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
- Library
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