The document describes the Southwark Schools' Book Award, an annual reading project for students in years 6 and 7 in the Southwark area of London. It involves students reading and discussing shortlisted books, writing reviews of the books, and voting for their favorite. The project aims to promote reading and bring together primary and secondary schools. It highlights 6 books shortlisted for the 2009 award: Alligator, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Lost, Cosmic, The Shade of Hettie Daynes, and The Amazing Mind of Alice Makin. Students and teachers will meet at the end of June to celebrate the winning book.