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Highland News and North Star: Schoolkids name their top book titles

YOUNG readers in Ross-shire have been voting for their favourite books of the year. Along with children from all over the Highlands, the youngsters have all been busy reading, reviewing and voting for their top titles for Highland Council's Children's Book Awards. And at a ceremony held in the Strathpeffer Pavilion last week, the award winners were announced.

Sharing the top prize for the picture book category was Ed Vere, for The Getaway, and Niamh Sharkey for her book I'm a Happy Hugglewug.
Winner of the eight-plus category was Richard Hamilton, with Ghostboy and the Moonbalm Treasure, and the 12-plus award went to Tim Bowler for Frozen Fire.