Alexandra Blakeman 

Would you like to be a book prize judge?

The Royal Society is on the look out for some science-savvy youth groups to join them in judging the 2012 Young people's book prize
  
  

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Two schoolboys watching an experiment in a science classroom. Photograph: Ableimages/Getty Images Photograph: Ableimages/Getty Images

Do you enjoying reading books about the world of science? If you're a member of a reading group or any other youth organisation, you might just be the sort of person the Royal Society is looking for. The Society, which is the UK's national academy of science, needs some help choosing the winner of this year's Royal Society Young people's book prize.

Sounds like fun? You and your group would be given the exciting task of discussing the books, talking about your favourite parts and then recommending a winner. The books will cover science in both fact and fiction, and you'll be looking for a winner that makes science a really interesting and fun subject.

If your group is selected to be part of the judging panel, the Royal Society will post a complete set of the six books shortlisted for the prize. Then all you have to do is get reading!

If you think you've got what it takes to help with the judging you need to know that group applications must be received by Monday 30 April 2012. If you would like to enter your group into the selection process,
find out more here.

 

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