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After Sylvia
by
Alan Cumyn
OLA Red Maple Award - 2006 - Nominee
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2005 - Shortlisted
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Starred Selection
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 2005 - Shortlisted
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award - 2005 - Nominated
Red Cedar Book (2004-2005) - 2004 - Nominee
Parent's Guide Children's Media Award - 2001 - Winner
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Alfredito Flies Home
by
Jorge Argueta
Illustrations by Luis Garay
Américas Award Commended Titles - 2008 - Selected
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Alfredito regresa volando a su casa
by
Jorge Argueta
Illustrations by Luis Garay
Américas Award Commended Titles - 2008 - Selected
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All Along the River
by
Blair Drawson
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Selected
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Amos's Sweater
by
Janet Lunn
Illustrations by Kim LaFave
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 1988 - Winner
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award - 1987 - Winner
Ruth Schwartz Award - 1987 - Winner
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Ancient Thunder
by
Leo Yerxa
SYRCA Shining Willow Award - 2008 - Nominated
CBA Libris Award for Children's Illustrator of the Year - 2007 - Nominee
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award - 2007 - Longlisted
OLA Best Bets - Top 10 Picture Books - 2007 - Selected
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
Anskohk Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
First Nations Communities Read - 2007 - Winner
Govenor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature (illus.) - 2006 - Winner
 "...another surefire prize contender... Ancient Thunder's concise text effectively sets up the book's clever, creative images." - Quill & Quire
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Angel Square
by
Brian Doyle
Phoenix Honor Award - 2004 - Honor Book
NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature - 2004 - Nominated
Jugendliteraturpreis (Germany) - 2001 - Nominee
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Ann and Seamus
by
Kevin Major
Illustrations by David Blackwood
Stellar Book Award (Teen Reader's Choice Award of BC) - 2005 - Nominated
Ann Connor Brimer Award - 2004 - Shortlisted
Atlantic Bookseller's Choice Award - 2004 - Shortlisted
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Starred Selection
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People - 2004 - Shortlisted
IODE Violet Downey Award - 2004 - Shortlisted
Mr. Christie's Book Award - 2004 - Silver
ReLit Awards - 2004 - Longlisted
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2004 - Shortlisted
White Ravens - 2004 - Selected
Writer's Alliance of Newfoundland Heritage and History Book Award - 2004 - Shortlisted
Governor General's Award (text) - 2003 - Finalist
"This is an adventure, coming-of-age, and love story, all set within vividly evoked Newfoundland history and presented through stunningly immediate poetry." - Horn Book
"The surge of the language, and the intensity and elemental simplicity of the action and characters, make this a book that lives on in the imagination, a book to read aloud, a book to press on friend both teenage and adult." - Quill & Quire
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Apart
by
R.P. MacIntyre and Wendy MacIntyre
OLA Best Bets - Reading for Young Adults (Fiction) - 2007 - Selected
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Arctic Adventures
by
Raquel Rivera
Illustrations by Jirina Marton
USBBY Outstanding International Books - 2008 - Selection, Grades 3-5
"Through the simple and effective technique of narrating dramatic episodes in the lives of four Inuit artists...Rivera gives us a taste of a vanished way of life, a sense of the unimaginable hardships that shaped these artists' characters, and a gli - Quill & Quire, starred and featured review
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The Art Room
by
Susan Vande Griek
Illustrations by Pascal Milleli
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award - 2003 - Winner
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As Long as the Rivers Flow
by
Larry Loyie
Illustrations by Heather D. Holmlund
First Nation Communities Read Honour Book - 2006 - Winner
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - 2004 - Selected
Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction - 2003 - Winner
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Aunt Olga's Christmas Postcards
by
Kevin Major
Illustrations by Bruce Roberts
CCBC Our Choice - 2006 - Starred Selection
Ann Connor Brimer Award - 2006 - Winner
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The Baby Project
by
Sarah Ellis
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize - 1986 - Winner
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Bad Boy
by
Diana Wieler
CLA Book of the Year Award - 1989 - Winner
Governor General's Award (text) - 1989 - Winner
IBBY Honor List - 1989 - Winner
Ruth Schwartz Award - 1989 - Winner
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Bat Summer
by
Sarah Withrow
Governor General's Award (text) - 1998 - Finalist
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The Bear Says North
by
Bob Barton
Illustrations by Jirina Marton
CCBC Our Choice 2004 - 2004 - Selected
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Becca at Sea
by
Deirdre Baker
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 2007 - Longlist
"This wonderful novel is reminiscent of Lucy Maud Montgomery at her finest - episodic yet energetic, and rich in brilliant characterization and incident. Baker's characters leap off the page with dialogue that is both weird and believable." - Quill & Quire
"Her dialogue is true-to-life, witty, and intelligent...With a lovingly depicted island setting that readers will yearn to visit, this funny, endearing book should find a wide audience." - Horn Book
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Being Muslim
by
Haroon Siddiqui
IRA Children's Book Award Notables - 2007 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Selected
Booklist Top 10 Youth Series - Nonfiction - 2007 - Selected
"Siddiqui's] clear, passionate discussion confronts international issues that are in the news now... Excellent for classroom discussion."
- Booklist
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Being with Henry
by
Martha Brooks
Governor General's Award (text) - 2000 - Finalist
Mr. Christie's Book Award - 2000 - Winner
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - 1999 - Winner
Ruth Schwartz Award - 1999 - Nominee
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Berta: A Remarkable Dog
by
Celia Barker Lottridge
Texas Bluebonnet Award - 2004 - Nominee
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The Black Sunshine of Goody Pryne
by
Sarah Withrow
CCBC Our Choice 2004 - 2004 - Selected
Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award - 2004 - Shortlisted
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Bone Dance
by
Martha Brooks
CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award - 1998 - Winner
Ruth Schwartz Award - 1998 - Winner
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The Book of Changes
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
OLA Silver Birch Award - 1996 - Nominated
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The Boy in the Burning House
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (UK) - 2005 - Shortlisted
Wirral Paperback of the Year - 2005 - Longlisted
SYRCA Snow Willow Award - 2003 - Nominee
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel - 2002 - Winner
Red Maple Award - 2001 - Nominee
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Boy O'Boy
by
Brian Doyle
ALA Notable Books List - 2005 - Selected
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - Best of the List - 2005 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Selected
CLA Book of the Year Award for Children - 2004 - Winner
Geoffrey Bilson Award - 2004 - Winner
NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature - 2004 - Winner
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award - 2004 - Winner
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Boy of the Deeps
by
Ian Wallace
Hackmatack Award - 1999 - Nominee
Ruth Schwartz Award - 1999 - Nominee
Smithsonian Notable Children's Book - 1999 - Winner
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A Brave Soldier
by
Nicolas Debon
Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People - 2003 - Winner
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The Breadwinner
by
Deborah Ellis
Young Jury Awards (Netherlands) - 2004 - Nominee
Golden Oak Selection - 2003 - Nominee
Hackmatack Award - 2003 - Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Award - 2003 - Selected
Rocky Mountain Book Award - 2003 - Shortlisted
Swedish Peter Pan Prize - 2003 - Winner
SYRCA Diamond Willow Award - 2003 - Nominee
YALSA PPYA - 2003 - Selected
Middle East Book Award - 2002 - Winner
Red Maple Award - 2001 - Nominee
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Breaking Trail
by
Joanne Bell
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 2006 - Shortlisted
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Bryna Means Courage
by
Mitzi Dale
OLA Silver Birch Award - 1994 - Nominated
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The Canning Season
by
Polly Horvath
City of Victoria Butler Book Prize - 2004 - Shortlisted
CLA Book of the Year for Young Adults - 2004 - Winner
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize - 2004 - Nominee
National (US) Book Award - 2003 - Winner
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Caramba
by
Marie-Louise Gay
CCBC Our Choice - 2006 - Starred Selection
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award - 2006 - Winner
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award - 2006 - Winner
"[Gay]'s expressive watercolours [and] outstanding underwater scenes...extend the story and bring life to the characters and text. Highly Recommended." - Library Media Connection
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Catherine Parr Traill
by
Carol Martin
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Selected
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A Thief in the House of Memory
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award - 2006 - Longlisted
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator Award - 1985 - Winner
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Circus
by
Linda Granfield
Governor General's Award (text) - 1999 - Finalist
Hackmatack Award - 1999 - Nominee
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Climate Change
by
Shelley Tanaka
Maine State Library Cream of the Crop List - 2007 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Starred Selection
Booklist Top 10 Youth Series - Nonfiction - 2007 - Selected
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The Composition
by
Antonio Skarmeta
Illustrations by Alfonso Ruano
Americas Award Commended List - 2001 - Winner
Jane Addams Children's Book Award - 2001 - Winner
UNESCO Tolerance Award - 2001 - Winner
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The Corps of the Bare-Boned Plane
by
Polly Horvath
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize - 2008 - Winner
CLA Young Adult Book of the Year - 2007 - Shortlilsted
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Covered Bridge
by
Brian Doyle
Governor General's Award (text) - 1990 - Finalist
Mr. Christie's Book Award - 1990 - Winner
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A Coyote Columbus Story
by
Thomas King
Illustrations by Ken Monkman
Governor General's Award (text) - 1992 - Finalist
"This is an entertaining story, great fun to read aloud because the language is crisp, colloquial, and very expressive. It is also extremely thought-provoking." - Quill & Quire
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The Crazy Man
by
Pamela Porter
Children's Crown Award - 2008 - Nominated
Hackmatack Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award - 2007 - Winner
Michigan Reading Association's "Great Lakes Great Books" - 2007 - Nominated
OLA Golden Oak Award - 2007 - Winner
OLA Silver Birch Award - 2007 - Selected
Rocky Mountain Book Award - 2007 - Winner
CBA Libris Award - Children's Author of the Year - 2006 - Nominee
CCBC Our Choice - 2006 - Starred Selection
Chocolate Lily Award - 2006 - Nominee
City of Victoria Butler Book Prize - 2006 - Finalist
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 2006 - Winner
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People - 2006 - Winner
Jane Addams Children's Book Award - Books for Older Children - 2006 - Honor Book
OLA Best Bets - Top 10 Fiction Award - 2006 - Selected
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award - 2006 - Shortlisted
SYRCA Snow Willow Award - 2006 - Nominee
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award - 2006 - Winner
Texas Institute of Letters Friends of the Austin Public Library Award for Best Young Adult Book - 2005 - Winner
Governor General's Award (text) - 2005 - Winner
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Dawn Watch
by
Jean E. Pendziwol
Illustrations by Nicholas Debon
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award - 2005 - Shortlisted
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Selected
Governor General's Award (illustration) - 2004 - Nominee
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Doctor Kiss Says Yes
by
Teddy Jam
Illustrations by Joanne Fitzgerald
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 1991 - Winner
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Doggie in the Window
by
Elaine Arsenault
Illustrations by Fanny
SYRCA Shining Willow Award - 2005 - Nominee
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Selected
Tatoulu Prize (France) - 2005 - Winner
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Drive
by
Diana Wieler
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults - 2004 - Selected
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - 1999 - Winner
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Easy Avenue
by
Brian Doyle
Books for the Teenage from the New York Public Library - 1999 - Selected
Governor General's Award (text) - 1988 - Finalist
CLA Book of the Year Award - 1987 - Winner
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Eddie Longpants
by
Mireille Levert
CCBC Our Choice - 2006 - Selected
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award - 2006 - Finalist
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Ellen Fremedon
by
Joan Givner
Hackmatack Award - 2006 - Shortlisted
OLA Silver Birch Award - 2006 - Nominee
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Starred Selection
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Ellen Fremedon: Journalist
by
Joan Givner
CCBC Our Choice - 2006 - Selected
SYRCA Diamond Willow Award - 2006 - Nominee
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Empire
by
James Laxer
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Selected
Booklist Top 10 Youth Series - Nonfiction - 2007 - Selected
SSLI Honor Book Award - 2007 - Selected
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Everything on a Waffle
by
Polly Horvath
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Starred Selection
CLA Book of the Year Award for Children - 2002 - Nominee
IODE National Chapter Award - 2002 - Shortlisted
Mr. Christie's Gold Seal Award - 2002 - Winner
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize - 2002 - Winner
Newberry Award - 2001 - Honor Book
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False Face
by
Welwyn Wilton-Katz
Max and Greta Ebel Memorial Award - 1987 - Winner
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The Fishing Summer
by
Teddy Jam
Illustrations by Ange Zhang
Governor General's Award (text) - 1997 - Finalist
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Flood
by
James Heneghan
Red Cedar Book (2004-2005) - 2004 - Nominee
Chocolate Lily Award - 2004 - Winner
OLA Red Maple Award - 2003 - Nominee
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Flying Dimitri
by
Blair Drawson
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 1997 - Finalist
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Four Pictures By Emily Carr
by
Nicolas Debon
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Starred Selection
Norma Fleck Non-fiction Award - 2004 - Finalist
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 2003 - Finalist
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Frances
by
W.D. Valgardson
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize - 2001 - Nominee
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Genocide
by
Jane Springer
NYPL Books for the Teen Age - 2007 - Selected
IRA Children's Book Award Notables - 2007 - Selected
Maine State Library Cream of the Crop List - 2007 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Starred Selection
Booklist Top 10 Youth Series - Nonfiction - 2007 - Selected
Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction - 2007 - Finalist
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Ghost Cat
by
Mark Abley
Illustrations by Karen Reczuch
CNIB's Tiny TORGI Award - 2002 - Winner
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Ghost Train
by
Paul Yee
Illustrations by Harvey Chan
Hackmatack Award - 2000 - Shortlisted
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award - 1997 - Winner
Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award - 1996 - Winner
Governor General's Award (text) - 1996 - Winner
Prix Enfantaisie - 1996 - Winner
Ruth Schwartz Award - 1996 - Winner
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The Girl from Chimel
by
Rigoberta Menchu
Illustrations by Domi
ALA Notable Books List - 2006 - Selected
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Good for Nothing
by
Michel Noel
IBBY Honor List - 2006 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Selected
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People - 2005 - Winner
McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award - 2005 - Shortlisted
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Good Morning, Sam
by
Marie-Louise Gay
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Starred Selection
CNIB's Tiny TORGI PrintBraille Award - 2004 - Nominee
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Good Night, Sam
by
Marie-Louise Gay
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Starred Selection
Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award - 2004 - Shortlisted
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The Grave
by
James Heneghan
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize - 2001 - Winner
Arthur Ellis Award - 2001 - Nominated
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People - 2001 - Nominated
Keystone State (PA) Reading Association YA Award - 2001 - Nominated
Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award - 2001 - Nominated
Mr. Christie Silver Seal Award - 2001 - Winner
VOYA Best SciFi List - 2001 - Selected
New York Library Best Books - 2000 - Selected
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The Great Poochini
by
Gary Clement
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 1999 - Winner
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Hans Christian Andersen
by
Hjordis Varmer
Illustrations by Lillian Brogger
ALA Notable Books List - 2006 - Selected
Children's Literature Assembly Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts (NCTE) - 2006 - Selected
NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing - 2005 - Selected
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Hold Fast
by
Kevin Major
Governor General's Award (text) - 1978 - Winner
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The Honey Jar
by
Rigoberta Menchú
Illustrations by Domi
Américas Award Commended List - 2007 - Selected
Child Magazine Best Book Award - 2006 - Nominee
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House Calls
by
Ainslie Manson
Illustrations by Mary Jane Gerber
Silver Birch Award - 2002 - Nominee
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The Huron Carol
by
Ian Wallace
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award - 2007 - Longlisted
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Selected
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I Am a Taxi
by
Deborah Ellis
Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award - 2008 - Shortlisted
Alberta Children's Choice Book Award - 2008 - Shortlisted
OLA Golden Oak Award - 2008 - Nominee
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - 2007 - Selected
SYRCA Snow Willow Award - 2007 - Nominee
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - 2007 - Winner
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Starred Selection
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 2007 - Honour Book
White Ravens - 2007 - Selected
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults - 2007 - Nominated
SSLI Honor Book Award - 2007 - Selected
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Idaa Trail
by
Wendy Stephenson
Illustrations by Autumn Downey
IODE Violet Downey Book Award - 2005 - Runner-up
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The Illustrator's Notebook
by
Mohieddin Ellabbad
IRA Children's Book Award Notables - 2007 - Selected
New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age - 2007 - Selected
Children's Literature Assembly Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts (NCTE) - 2007 - Selected
Children's Africana Book Award - Best Book for Older Readers - 2007 - Winner
Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC) Youth Non-Fiction Award - 2006 - Winner
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Inanna
by
Kim Echlin
Illustrations by Linda Wolfsgruber
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults - 2004 - Nominee
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An Island in the Soup
by
Mireille Levert
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 2001 - Winner
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Jack Pine
by
Christopher Patton
Illustrations by Cybèle Young
Alcuin Book Design Awards - 2007 - Honour Book
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Jamari's Drum
by
Eboni Bynum
Illustrations by Baba Wagué Diakité
SSLI Book Awards - 2004 - Honor Book
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Just Like New
by
Ainslie Manson
Illustrations by Karen Reczuch
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award - 1996 - Winner
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Just Stay Put
by
Gary Clement
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 1995 - Finalist
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Kit
by
Shirley Woods
Illustrations by Celia Godkin
Ann Connor Brimer Award - 2001 - Nominee
OLA Silver Birch Award - 2001 - Nominee
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Last Leaf, First Snowflake to Fall
by
Leo Yerxa
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award - 1993 - Winner
Mr. Christie's Book Award - 1993 - Winner
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The Little Blue House
by
Sandra Comino
Américas Award Commended List - 2004 - Selected
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Looking for X
by
Deborah Ellis
PPYA (Books that Don't Make You Blush) - 2006 - Selected
OLA Silver Birch Award - 2001 - Nominee
Governor General's Award (text) - 2000 - Winner
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The Love of Two Stars
by
Janie Jaehyun Park
ALA Notable Books List - 2006 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2006 - Selected
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The Maestro
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
PPYA (Books that Don't Make You Blush) - 2006 - Selected
CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award - 1996 - Winner
Governor General's Award (text) - 1995 - Winner
IBBY Honor List - 1995 - Winner
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The Man Who Walked the Earth
by
Ian Wallace
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Starred Selection
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Marja's Skis
by
Jean E. Pendziwol
Illustrations by Jirina Marton
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award - 2008 - Shortlisted
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 2007 - Shortlisted
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Mary Ann Alice
by
Brian Doyle
Focus Magazine's The "Best 7 Books for April (Germany) - 2004 - Selected
Horn Book Fanfare Top Ten List - 2003 - Selected
Riverbank Review Children's Books with Distinction - 2003 - Winner
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People - 2002 - Nominee
IODE National Chapter Award - 2002 - Winner
Leishman Prize - 2002 - Winner
Mr. Christie's Silver Seal Award - 2002 - Nominee
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2002 - Nominee
Sask. Book Awards - Children's Literature - 2002 - Shortlisted
Governor General's Award (text) - 2001 - Finalist
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Mavis and Merna
by
Ian Wallace
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Selected
IODE Toronto Chapter Jean Troop Book Award - 2006 - Winner
IODE Violet Downey Award - 2005 - Winner
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Mee-An and the Magic Serpent
by
Baba Wagué Diakité
USBBY Outstanding International Books - 2008 - Selection, Grades 3-5
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Mistik Lake
by
Martha Brooks
CLA Young Adult Book of the Year - 2008 - Winner
New York Public Library: Books for the Teenage List - 2008 - Selected
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices - 2008 - Selected
OLA Best Bets - Reading for Young Adults (Fiction) - 2007 - Selected
Quill & Quire Books of the Year - 2007 - Selected
Publishers Weekly Best Books - 2007 - Selected
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
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Mud City
by
Deborah Ellis
Lamplighter Award - 2006 - Selected
Hackmatack Award - 2005 - Winner
Red Cedar Book Award - 2005 - Nominated
NYPL Books for the Teen Age - 2004 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Selected
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - 2004 - Selected
Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award - 2004 - Shortlisted
"...a stunning portrait of a totally devastated world where children are forced to fend for themselves..." - Quill & Quire
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The Mummer's Song
by
Bud Davidge
Illustrations by Ian Wallace
Aesop Accolades - 1994 - Selected
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My Name is Seepeetza
by
Shirley Sterling
Governor General's Award (text) - 1993 - Finalist
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize - 1992 - Winner
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The Mzungu Boy
by
Meja Mwangi
ALA Notable Books List - 2006 - Selected
Children's Africana Book Award - 2006 - Winner
SSLI Notable Books in the Language Arts - 2005 - Honor Book
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The Name of the Tree
by
Celia Barker Lottridge
Illustrations by Ian Wallace
Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award - 1989 - Winner
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Ned Mouse Breaks Away
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
Illustrations by Dusan Petricic
Rocky Mountain Book Award - 2005 - Winner
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Starred Selection
Mr. Christie's Book Award - 2004 - Silver
Canadian Toy Council Best Books - 2003 - Selected
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Night Cars
by
Teddy Jam
Illustrations by Eric Beddows
Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award - 1987 - Winner
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Odd Man Out
by
Sarah Ellis
Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award - 2008 - Shortlisted
Alberta Children's Choice Book Award - 2008 - Shortlisted
OLA Silver Birch Award - 2008 - Nominated
Chocolate Lily Award - 2008 - Nominated
ALA Notable Book for Older Readers - 2007 - Selected
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award - 2007 - Selected
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize - 2007 - Winner
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
Maine State Library Cream of the Crop List - 2007 - Selected
OLA Best Bets - Top 10 Fiction for Children - 2007 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Starred Selection
TD CCBC Canadian Children's Literature Award - 2007 - Winner
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Old Dog
by
Teresa Cárdenas
Américas Award Commended Titles - 2008 - Selected
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One More Border
by
William Kaplan & Shelley Tanaka
Illustrations by Stephen Taylor
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists - 1998 - Winner
Information Book Award - 1998 - Honor Book
Parent Council Outstanding Selection - 1998 - Winner
VOYA Non-fiction Award - 1998 - Honor List
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Oscar
by
Reva Marin
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Selected
Norma Fleck Non-fiction Award - 2004 - Finalist
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Out of the Blue
by
Sarah Ellis
OLA Silver Birch Award - 1996 - Nominated
Governor General's Award (text) - 1994 - Finalist
IODE National Chapter Award - 1994 - Winner
Mr. Christie's Book Award - 1994 - Winner
IODE Violet Downey Book Award - 1994 - Winner
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Out of the Dark
by
Welwyn Wilton-Katz
Governor General's Award (text) - 1995 - Finalist
Ruth Schwartz Award - 1995 - Winner
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Parvana's Journey
by
Deborah Ellis
Garden State Teen Book Awards (NJLA) - 2005 - Nominee
Red Cedar Book (2004-2005) - 2004 - Winner
OLA Golden Oak Award - 2004 - Winner
Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award - 2004 - Honor Book
CNIB's Tiny TORGI Audio Award - 2004 - Nominee
OLA Red Maple Award - 2004 - Nominated
CLA Book of the Year for Children Awar - 2003 - Honor Book
Jane Addams Children's Book Award - 2003 - Shortlisted
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2003 - Winner
OLA White Pine Award - 2003 - Nominee
YALSA BBYA - 2003 - Selected
Amazon.ca Top Ten - 2002 - Selected
Governor General's Award (text) - 2002 - Finalist
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Past Tense
by
Ken Roberts
Governor General's Award (text) - 1994 - Finalist
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Payback
by
James Heneghan
ALA Best Books for Young Adults - 2008 - Nominated
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - 2008 - Selected
OLA Best Bets - Reading for Young Adults (Fiction) - 2007 - Selected
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The Pepins and their Problems
by
Polly Horvath
Illustrations by Marylin Hafner
Chocolate Lily Award - 2005 - Nominated
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2005 - Shortlisted
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Selected
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Pick Up Sticks
by
Sarah Ellis
OLA Silver Birch Award - 1994 - Nominated
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Pink
by
Nan Gregory
Illustrations by Luc Melanson
Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Award - 2008 - Shortlisted
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award - 2008 - Shortlisted
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices - 2008 - Selected
Booklist's 'Editors' Choice - Best of 2007' - 2007 - Selected
"...Gregory writes with precision and creates apt, sometimes surprising phrases that capture the characters' feelings...Written with subtlety and tenderness but not a whiff of sentimentality, this picture book quietly depicts Vivi's intense longing and, - Booklist
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Please, Louise!
by
Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrations by Marie-Louise Gay
OLA Blue Spruce Award - 2008 - Nominee
SYRCA Shining Willow Award - 2008 - Nominated
Toronto Public Library's "First & Best '07" List - 2007 - Selected
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The Poet King of Tezcoco
by
Francisco Serrano
Illustrations by Pablo Serrano
New York Public Library: Children's Books - Titles for Reading and Sharing - 2007 - Selected
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Red Land, Yellow River
by
Ange Zhang
Rocky Mountain Book Award - 2006 - Shortlisted
Red Cedar Book Award - 2006 - Nominee
Bologna Ragazzi Award - 2005 - Winner
Norma Fleck Non-fiction Award - 2005 - Finalist
Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) YA Top Forty (or so) List - 2005 - Selected
Rocky Mountain Book Award - 2005 - Shortlisted
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Starred Selection
Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award - 2005 - Honor Book
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 2005 - Shortlisted
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award - 2005 - Nominated
Governor General's Award (text) - 2004 - Nominee
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The Red Sash
by
Jean E. Pendziwol
Illustrations by Nicolas Debon
Michigan Reading Association's "Great Lakes Great Books" - 2007 - Nominated
CCBC Our Choice - 2006 - Selected
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Rex Zero and the End of the World
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices - 2008 - Selected
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 2007 - Honour Book
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Starred Selection
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award - Fiction - 2007 - Honor Book
TD CCBC Canadian Children's Literature Award - 2007 - Finalist
"Despite the weighty themes, Wynne-Jones writes with a light, often humorous touch and maintains a perspective true to an 11-year-old's perspective... This winning hero paints a universe both hopeful and realistic, one that readers may well want to visit - Publishers Weekly
"The present-tense narrative is brilliant in its near stream-of-consciousness depiction of the world as Rex sees it... The meticulous plotting sets the enormity of world destruction against the equally cataclysmic concerns of childhood, all magnified thr - Horn Book
"[Wynne-Jones] has totally captured this particular historical moment and, through the enthralling narrative voice he's created, made it truly come alive to contemporary readers. A character who will utterly enchant readers, Rex Zero is funny (without al - Quill & Quire
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Rex Zero, King of Nothing
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
IODE Violet Downey Book Award - 2008 - Shortlisted
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 2007 - Longlist
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
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Roses Sing on New Snow
by
Paul Yee
Illustrations by Harvey Chan
Ruth Schwartz Award - 1991 - Winner
>>more
Rumpelstiltskin
by
Marie-Louise Gay
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 1997 - Finalist
>>more
Sacred Leaf
by
Deborah Ellis
USBBY Outstanding International Books - 2008 - Selection, Grades 6-8
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices - 2008 - Selected
Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award - 2008 - Honor Book
Américas Award Commended Titles - 2008 - Selected
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 2007 - Longlist
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Salmon Creek
by
Annette Lebox
Illustrations by Karen Reczuch
Chocolate Lily Award - 2004 - Nominee
Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award - 2003 - Honor Book
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The Secret Life of Owen Skye
by
Alan Cumyn
Hackmatack Award - 2004 - Winner
Rocky Mountain Book Award - 2004 - Shortlisted
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Florida) - 2004 - Nominee (but ineligible due to Can citizenship)
Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific NW Library Association) - 2004 - Nominee
Mr. Christie's Book Award - 2003 - Winner
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2003 - Shortlisted
Governor General's Award (text) - 2002 - Finalist
"With a zany style and deep insight into the secret lives of boys. This book is very funny and it would be a splendid read-aloud or read-alone choice." - School Library Journal
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Seven for a Secret
by
Mary C. Sheppard
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults - 2003 - Selected
CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award - 2002 - Honor Book
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2002 - Winner
OLA White Pine Award - 2002 - Nominee
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The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
by
Sarah Ellis
Illustrations by Bruno St-Aubin
Hackmatack Award - 2005 - Nominee
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Starred Selection
Chocolate Lily Award - 2004 - Nominee
CLA Book of the Year Award for Children - 2004 - Shortlisted
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - 2004 - Selected
IODE Violet Downey Award - 2004 - Winner
Mr. Christie's Book Award - 2004 - Gold
Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award - 2004 - Nominated
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize - 2004 - Nominee
Governor General's Award (text) - 2003 - Finalist
"Told with the outsize zest of a tall tale, this vibrant, well-crafted novel starts strong and gets even better."
- Publishers Weekly
"Ellis has created a small gem here, with messages about following your heart tucked into the sentences, phrases, thoughts, and ideas that she seamlessly weaves together."
- Booklist
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Shi-shi-etko
by
Nicola I. Campbell
Illustrations by Kim LaFave
Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year (Ânskohk Aboriginal Literary Festival) - 2006 - Co-winner
CCBC Our Choice - 2006 - Starred Selection
Chocolate Lily Award - 2006 - Nominee
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award (CCBC) - 2006 - Finalist
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2006 - Shortlisted
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award - 2006 - Finalist
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Skim
by
Mariko Tamaki
Illustrations by Jillian Tamaki
YALSA Great Graphic Novels - 2008 - Nominated
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults - 2008 - Nominated
YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers - 2008 - Nominated
"Skim comes out on top. . .connects in every way. . . . This graphic novel is a winner. . .a unique creation. . . .Scenes are often hilarious and black-humoured as well as serious. . . .Mariko Tamaki's prose captures an authentic adole - Quill & Quire
". . .[Skim is a] stunningly emotional graphic novel. . . an artful jumble that is as true-to-life as it is diffuse. . . . unfussy and immediate. . . The delicately lined art alternately expands and contradicts the prose to achieve layers of me - Horn Book
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Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen
by
Glen Huser
Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award - 2008 - Shortlisted
OLA Red Maple Award - 2008 - Nominated
Chocolate Lily Award - 2008 - Nominated
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize - 2007 - Nominee
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
Maine State Library Cream of the Crop List - 2007 - Selected
OLA Best Bets - Top 10 Fiction for Young Adults - 2007 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Starred Selection
SSLI Honor Book Award - 2007 - Selected
Governor General's Literary Awards (text) - 2006 - Finalist
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Skud
by
Dennis Foon
PPYS (Criminal Elements) - 2006 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Selected
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize - 2004 - Winner
OLA White Pine Award - 2004 - Nominated
>>more
Sky
by
Pamela Porter
Illustrations by Mary Jane Gerber
Chocolate Lily Award - 2005 - Nominated
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - Best of the List - 2005 - Selected
>>more
A Small Nativity
by
Aquiles Nazoa
Illustrations by Ana Palmero Cáceres
Américas Award Commended Titles - 2008 - Selected
>>more
Snow
by
Joan Clark
Illustrations by Kady MacDonald Denton
SYRCA Shining Willow Award - 2007 - Nominee
Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award - 2007 - Winner
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
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Some of the Kinder Planets
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
OLA Silver Birch Award - 1995 - Nominated
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 1994 - Winner
Governor General's Award (text) - 1993 - Winner
Vicky Metcalf Short Story Award - 1993 - Winner
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A Song for Ba
by
Paul Yee
Illustrations by Jan Peng Wang
Notable Books for a Global Society List - 2005 - Selected
>>more
Spud Sweetgrass
by
Brian Doyle
OLA Silver Birch Award - 1994 - Nominated
>>more
Stella, Fairy of the Forest
by
Marie-Louise Gay
OLA Blue Spruce Award - 2003 - Nominated
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2003 - Shortlisted
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 2002 - Finalist
School Library Journal Best Books - 2002 - Selected
>>more
Stella, Princess of the Sky
by
Marie-Louise Gay
OLA Blue Spruce Award - 2006 - Nominee
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award - 2005 - Honor Book
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2005 - Shortlisted
Shining Willow Award - 2005 - Nominee
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Selected
Alvine-Bélisle Award - 2005 - Winner
Governor General's Award (illustration) - 2004 - Nominee
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Stella, Queen of the Snow
by
Marie-Louise Gay
CNIB's Tiny TORGI Award - 2001 - Winner
Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award - 2001 - Winner
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2001 - Nominee
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Stella, Star of the Sea
by
Marie-Louise Gay
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2000 - Winner
>>more
Stephen Fair
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
CLA Book of the Year Award - 1999 - Winner
OLA Red Maple - 1999 - Nominated
>>more
Stitches
by
Glen Huser
OLA Red Maple Award - 2005 - Nominated
CCBC Our Choice - 2004 - Selected
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - 2004 - Selected
SSLI Book Awards - 2004 - Honor Book
Governor General's Award (text) - 2003 - Winner
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Stories from Adam and Eve to Ezekiel
by
Celia Barker Lottridge
Illustrations by Gary Clement
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Selected
>>more
Stories from the Life of Jesus
by
Celia Barker Lottridge
Illustrations by Linda Wolfsgruber
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Selected
["An] accessible and entertaining collection...ideal for reading aloud and sharing with the family or a group." - Publisher's Weekly
>>more
The Strongest Man in the World: Louis Cyr
by
Nicolas Debon
USBBY Outstanding International Books - 2008 - Selection, Grades 3-5
Great Lakes Great Books Award - 2008 - Nominated, Grades 4-5
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award - Non-Fiction - 2007 - Winner
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Blue Ribbons" - 2007 - Selected
"The folk-style illustration panels, often complemented by full-page paintings, move the story forward and place it firmly in its historical period."
- School Library Journal
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Tales from Gold Mountain
by
Paul Yee
Illustrations by Harvey Chan
IODE National Chapter Award - 1989 - Winner
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize - 1989 - Winner
IODE Violet Downey Book Award - 1989 - Winner
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Talking with Mother Earth / Hablando con Madre Tierra
by
Jorge Argueta
Illustrations by Lucía Angela Pérez
Américas Award Commended List - 2007 - Selected
Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry - 2007 - Honor Book
>>more
Tarde de invierno/Winter Afternoon
by
Jorge Luján
Illustrations by Mandana Sadat
Críticas Magazine Best Children's Books of the Year - 2006 - Selected
>>more
A Thief in the House of Memory
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
CLA Young Adult Book Award - 2005 - Shortlisted
>>more
Thor
by
W.D. Valgardson
Illustrations by Ange Zhang
Mr. Christie's Book Award - 1994 - Winner
>>more
Three Wishes
by
Deborah Ellis
Rocky Mountain Book Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
OLA Silver Birch Award - 2006 - Nominee
BC Teen Reader's Choice Award Stellar Awards - 2006 - Nominee
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - Best of the List - 2005 - Selected
Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) YA Top Forty (or so) List - 2005 - Selected
CCBC Our Choice - 2005 - Starred Selection
Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award - 2005 - Finalist
>>more
Thumb on a Diamond
by
Ken Roberts
Illustrations by Leanne Franson
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - 2007 - Selected
SYRCA Diamond Willow Award - 2007 - Nominee
OLA Silver Birch Express Award - 2007 - Nominated
Horn Book Fanfare Top Ten List - 2006 - Selected
SSLI Honor Book - 2006 - Selected
"The country-mice-in-the-city theme is very funny, but Roberts never resorts to bumpkin jokes; his characters are smart, worthy, and up to any number of challenges." - Horn Book
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Ticket to Curlew
by
Celia Barker Lottridge
OLA Silver Birch Award - 1994 - Nominated
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 1992 - Winner
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People - 1992 - Winner
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The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
by
Janie Jaehyn Park
Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award - 2003 - Winner
White Ravens - 2003 - Special Mention
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 2002 - Finalist
>>more
Touch of the Clown
by
Glen Huser
Golden Eagle Award - 2003 - Nominee
OLA Red Maple Award - 2000 - Nominated
R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature - 1999 - Nominee
OLA Silver Birch Award - 1999 - Nominee
>>more
Tricycle
by
Elisa Amado
Illustrations by Alfonso Ruano
USBBY Outstanding International Books - 2008 - Selection, Grades K-2
Américas Award Commended Titles - 2008 - Selected
>>more
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl
by
Martha Brooks
Ruth Schwartz Award - 2003 - Shortlisted
OLA White Pine Award - 2003 - Nominee
CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award - 2003 - Winner
Governor General's Award (text) - 2002 - Winner
"Brooks has a masterful hand at description...she shares her vision of the richness of ordinary life in all its pain and glory." - Kirkus Reviews
"A clear-eyed and clarifying look at power of community..." - School Library Journal
"[Brooks] has created a quietly astonishing work of art...a loving tribute to the big stories in little lives." - Quill & Quire
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Two Moons in August
by
Martha Brooks
Governor General's Award (text) - 1991 - Finalist
"A book that belongs on the shelf with the few but essential novels that are both intelligently written and appealing to YA audiences." - School Library Journal
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Uncle Ronald
by
Brian Doyle
OLA Red Maple Award - 1998 - Nominated
ABA "Pick of the Lists" - 1997 - Winner
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 1997 - Winner
Fanfare Selection from the Horn Book - 1997 - Winner
Hans Christian Anderson Award - 1997 - Finalist
Mr. Christie's Book Award - 1997 - Winner
>>more
Under the Spell of the Moon
by
Patricia Aldana
Illustrations by Various
ALA Notable Books List - 2005 - Selected
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - Best of the List - 2005 - Selected
>>more
Up in the Tree
by
Margaret Atwood
Child Magazine Best Book Award - 2006 - Winner
>>more
Up to Low
by
Brian Doyle
CLA Book of the Year for Children Award - 1983 - Winner
>>more
The Vacation
by
Polly Horvath
CCBC Our Choice - 2006 - Selected
Chocolate Lily Award - 2006 - Nominee
Child Magazine Best Book Award - 2005 - Winner
>>more
What Are You Doing, Sam?
by
Marie-Louise Gay
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award - 2007 - Shortlisted
CCBC Our Choice - 2007 - Starred Selection
>>more
What Do You Want?
by
Lars Klinting
Child Magazine Best Book Award - 2006 - Winner
>>more
What Gloria Wants
by
Sarah Withrow
CCBC Our Choice - 2006 - Selected
CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award - 2006 - Shortlisted
>>more
Wild Bog Tea
by
Annette Lebox
Illustrations by Harvey Chan
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award - 2002 - Honor Book
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 2001 - Finalist
>>more
Wings to Fly
by
Celia Barker Lottridge
Hackmatack Award - 2000 - Shortlisted
Hackmatack Award - 2000 - Shortlisted
>>more
Zoom At Sea
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
Illustrations by Eric Beddows
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award - 1984 - Winner
>>more
Zoom Away
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
Illustrations by Eric Beddows
CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award - 1985 - Winner
>>more
Zoom Upstream
by
Tim Wynne-Jones
Illustrations by Eric Beddows
Governor General's Award (illus.) - 1992 - Finalist
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