Excelsior Award Red (Aged 14+)

The Excelsior Award is the only fully independent, nationwide book award for graphic novels and manga - where kids aged 11-18 decide the winner by rating each book as they read it! In 2021, twelve graphic novels/manga were selected for the four age-appropriate shortlists and it now attracts over two hundred schools from all over the UK and Ireland! The overall goal of this scheme is to encourage reading amongst teenagers. However, its secondary target is to raise the profile of graphic novels and manga amongst school librarians and teachers. This storytelling medium has been a largely underused resource within education for many years. The Excelsior Award attempts to highlight some of the amazing books that are out there - books that fully deserve to be in our school libraries alongside regular fiction!

WINNER 2024

Grim Vol. 1

Phillips, Stephanie ISBN: 9781684158829
Paperback / softback

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Jessica Harrow is dead... but her journey has only just begun. Discover the world of the afterlife, where Jessica has been recruited as a Reaper, tasked with ferrying countless souls to their final destination. But unlike the rest of the Reapers, Jess has no memory of what killed her and put her into this position. In order to unravel the mystery of her own demise, she'll have to solve an even bigger one - where is the actual Grim Reaper?

- Browns Books Synopsis

SHORTLIST 2024

Duggan, Gerry ISBN: 9781779520081
Hardback

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Diggle, Andy ISBN: 9781506730875
Paperback / softback

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Le Tendre, Serge ISBN: 9781800441156
Paperback / softback

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Phillips, Stephanie ISBN: 9781684158829
Paperback / softback

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Taylor, Tom ISBN: 9781779520517
Paperback / softback

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The books on the Excelsior Award Red shortlst have been designated as suitable for children aged 14+ (or Key Stage 4 in schools)