Hampshire Book Awards

By Mrs Atkins (Librarian)

We had a lovely afternoon, hosted by Toynbee School, Chandlers Ford, hearing from and meeting author Rachel Delahaye, the winner of the Hampshire Book Award 2024, as voted for by Year 8 Hampshire school students back in July. Rachel gave a really engaging talk about her writing process and how she comes up with ideas for her books, and the part about how modern technology affects our lives and how she used this her book “Electric Life” was really interesting. Students asked some brilliant questions, and the award was presented to Rachel by Councillor Roz Chadd. Our students were excellent and I am very pleased that they enjoyed the afternoon.