The Extensive Reading Foundation

Every year, the Extensive Reading Foundation recognizes the best new works of language learner literature in English. From books published in 2007, the ERF judges have selected twelve titles of particular merit—the finalists. The finalists were announced at the IATEFL Conference in Exeter, U.K. on April 8, 2008. From these twelve, the ERF will select one winner in each of four categories taking into account the votes and comments of students and teachers of English worldwide.

To encourage teachers and students to read and evaluate the books, the ERF has implemented a "Graded Reader Giveaway" in which two copies of each candidate title from participating publishers are placed in the hands of 10 classes around the world. See this link for more details.

All finalist books can be ordered online from the independent Cambridge International Book Centre. If you or your students read any of the books and feel that they are worthy of the LLL Award, vote for them at http://langconcepts.net/erf/poll2008.php. Voting closes on July 18, 2008.

The winning books will be announced on this site on August 31, 2008.

Young Learners

	"Dorothy" by Paola Traverso. Illustrated by Alida Massari. Earlyreads Level 1. Black Cat Publishing. ISBN 978-88-530-0709-4
	"Escape from the Fire" by Richard Brown. Illustrated by Mike Spoor. Macmillan English Explorers 3. Series Editor: Louis Fidge. Macmillan Education. ISBN 978 14050 6018 9
	"The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen, retold Sue Arengo. Illustrated by Andy Catling. Classic Tales Beginner 1. Series editor: Hannah Fish. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-422552-6

Adolescents and Adults

Beginners

	"Grizzly" by Sue Murray. Illustrated by Sarah Davis. Hueber Lektüren Level 1. Series editor: James Bean. Hueber Verlag. ISBN 978 3 1900 2971 6 (Package) 01.2971 (Book)
	"Horror Trip on the Pecos River" by Paul Davenport. Illustrations: Niels Roland. Teen Readers Level 2. Series editors: Ulla Malmmose and Charlotte Bistrup. Aschehoug/Alinea. ISBN 978 0 8504 8400 7
	"Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas" by Daphne Skinner, retold by Coleen Degnan-Veness. Artwork by Mikel Santos 'Belatz' and Javier Gomez. Penguin Active Reading Level 2. Series editors: Jocelyn Potter and Andy Hopkins. Pearson Longman. ISBN 978 1 4058 5210 4

Intermediate

	"Billy Elliot" by Melvin Burgess, retold by Karen Holmes. Penguin Readers Level 3. Series editors: Jocelyn Potter and Andy Hopkins. Pearson Longman ISBN 978 1 4058 5000 1
	"River of Dreams" by Philip Voysey. Illustrated by Elizabeth Botté. Hueber Lektüren Level 5. Series editor: James Bean. Hueber Verlag. ISBN 978 3 1912 2971 9 (Package) 13.2971 (Book)
	"Stories for Reading Circles" Retold by Margaret Naudi et al. Bookworms Club Gold Stages 3 & 4. Series editors: Mark Furr and Jennifer Bassett. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978 0 1947 2002 1

Advanced

	"Body on the Rocks" by Denise Kirby. Illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall. Hueber Lektüren Level 6. Series editor: James Bean. Hueber Verlag. ISBN 978 3 1920 2971 4 (Package) 21.2971 (Book)
	"How's the Weather?" Contributing writers: Colleen Sheils, John Chapman Production and Design Services: Studio Montage. Footprint Reading Library Upper Intermediate. Series editor: Rob Waring. Cengage ISBN 978 1 4240 1121 6
	"Ripley's Game" by Patricia Highsmith, retold by Kathy Burke. Penguin Readers Level 5. Series editors: Jocelyn Potter and Andy Hopkins. Pearson Longman. ISBN 978 1 4058 5002 5