Levy, Rachael; Clague, Lucy; (2013) Bookbuzz: evidence of best practice. Collaboration Sheffield: Sheffield, UK.

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Abstract

Booktrust is an independent charity, established in the 1920s, with the aim of building a literate, connected and creative society through encouraging engagement with books. The charity runs a number of national book-gifting programmes, one of which is the Bookbuzz programme which was launched in 2012. Bookbuzz provides a book for Year 7 students soon after their transition from primary to secondary school at a crucial time when formative attitudes towards reading develop. Participating schools give their students the opportunity to choose their own book to keep from a list of 17 titles suitable for 11-year-olds and selected by a panel of experts. A designated coordinator (usually the school librarian or LRC manager) uses support materials provided by Booktrust to help students make their choices from the list, then collates and places the order for each school. The books are then delivered to the school for distribution to the students. Schools are encouraged to use Bookbuzz as an opportunity to: - focus on reading for pleasure;// - develop students’ abilities to choose books; and// - develop a whole school reading culture.

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