Bokslukerprisen
The Avid Reader Award (“Bokslukerprisen”)is a reading incentive award for 5th-7th grade students, focusing on the joy of reading. The first award ceremony was arranged in 2014. The participating classes receive anthologies of Norwegian novels written for the age group 10–12. Students read and vote for the best excerpts. The top five excerpts constitute the nominees for the award. Fifteen jury classes from across the country are assigned to read the nominated excerpts and to select a winner. During the reading period, jury classes are visited by a motivational speaker, who gives the students guidance on how they can become critical readers and how they can justify their opinions. The award ceremony for The Avid Reader Award takes place on World Book Day in April.
The award’s own website – www.bokslukerprisen.no – will provide more information, news, digital text excerpts, audio files, a teacher’s guide, competitions and bonus material.