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Voting for the East Sussex Children's Book Award ended Friday 11 May, but we'd still like to hear what you think about the books:

Every year we ask you what you think about our books during our book award and summer reading challenge. Read your reviews below.

Book award winner: 'The Montgomery murder' by Cora Harrison

East Sussex Children's Book Award

Children from local schools help to pick five books recently published in paperback for our annual book award and then vote for their favourite from January to May.

If your school takes part, you'll read and discuss the books, write reviews, meet the authors and enter competitions.

Book award 2012

We'd like to hear what you think about the books in this year's book award. Click the book titles to find out about them, read your best reviews and write your own review.

Read more about the East Sussex Children's Book Award 2012.

Book award 2011

Book award 2010

Book award 2009

Book award 2008

'The white giraffe' by Lauren St John – winner

Summer reading challenge

You can read any book you like during our summer reading challenge. Follow the links below for a selection of your best reviews.

Space Hop book reviews 2010
- 'Percy Jackson and the last Olympian' by Rick Riordan
- 'Broomstick removals' by Ann Jungman
- 'Are we having fun yet? (hmm?)' by Karen McCombie
Quest Seekers book reviews 2009
- 'Spring breakup' by Emma Harrison
- 'Rare beasts' by Charles Ogden
- 'One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish' by Dr Seuss
- 'Horrid Henry and the mummy's curse' by Francesca Simon
- 'Friends forever' by Emma Thomson
- 'Princess parade' by Vivian French