The winners of the Harrow Junior Book Award 2025 were announced on Tuesday June 10th at a special award ceremony at Longfield primary school in Harrow. Children from 11 Harrow primary schools have voted The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange as their favourite book for 2025, with Alex vs Axel: The Impossible Quests by Sam Copeland and The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman following in second and third places.
Marking the climax of nine months of reading and reviewing by children in years 5 and 6 from across the Borough, the ceremony began with a warm welcome from the children of Longfield’s book club (pictured below) to guests of honour Councillor Anjana Patel, Mayor of Harrow, and distinguished author S F Said, winner of last year’s award with his fourth book, Tyger. Following an inspiring talk in which SF shared his top tips for writing, the Mayor presented him with the trophy for 2024, and the results of the children’s voting for 2025 were announced:
- In 1st place: The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange;
- 2nd place: Alex vs Axel: The Impossible Quests by Sam Copeland;
- 3rd place: The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman.
About the Harrow Junior Book Award
The Harrow Junior Book Award is an annual book prize awarded for the best children’s novel as voted by primary school children in Harrow and is organised by Harrow School Library Service to help schools encourage reading for pleasure. Over the award’s ten-year history, winners have included Christopher Edge, Onjali Q Raúf, Elizabeth Laird, Maz Evans, and Katherine Rundell.
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