{"title":"Red Dot Book Awards 2025-2026","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.reddotawards.com\/about\/\" title=\"Red Dot Book Awards\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.reddotawards.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRed Dot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudent choice book awards is an annual event \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eorganised by the International School Libraries Network (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.isln.org.sg\/\" title=\"International School Libraries Network\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.isln.org.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eISLN\u003c\/a\u003e) in Singapore. Shortlisted books are organised into four age-based categories, with eight titles in each. 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