Young bookworms from Huddersfield New College have participated in a reviewing challenge.

The Salendine Nook-based college took part in the Reading Agency’s nationwide literacy scheme.

The Six Book Challenge is taken up by colleges and sixth forms, workplaces, and prison and public libraries across the country each year.

The scheme also allows readers to read and review eBooks, non-fiction, magazines, newspaper and even graphic novels.

Students were assigned their own reading diary, where they had to review up to six items.

A Waterstones gift card was awarded to the best review every fortnight as well as other incentives throughout the challenge.

Staff from the college also took part.

They were principal Angela Williams, Lee Speight from sports, Rachel McIntyre from English, David Cochrane from science, Gary Eastwood from media and film and Carol Mitchell from student support.

All staff and students who completed the project received a certificate, signed by the Challenge ambassador, author Martina Cole.

These were presented at the college’s inaugural rewards and recognition ceremony.

They also received a special review collection of the 73 fiction and non-fiction titles that they had read during the challenge.

The first place winners were all given a special congratulations card, a literary gift, bookmarks and Six Book Challenge pens.

Carol Mitchell, who won the best female staff reader prize, said: “I enjoyed the fact I could let other people know what I have read.

“I love books and if I can encourage just one person to pick up a book by doing this challenge it will be a great achievement.”

The college is already planning next year’s event.

Librarian Rebecca Wilson, said: “I am genuinely and immensely proud of all 14 students and six staff who have completed the challenge in our first ever year of hosting it at HNC.

“I am already making plans to make the Six Book Challenge 2015 bigger, better and for longer over the 2014/2015 academic year

“I know several of this year’s challenge participants have already openly expressed a wish to join in again.”