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Congratulations to PHILIPPE BÉHA, nominee for the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award
And
Congratulations to SARAH ELLIS, recipient of the BC Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence
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My Friend Henry
by Philippe Béha
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Dear Canada: That Fatal Night
by Sarah Ellis
- Nominee, Chocolate Lily Award (BC), 2012-2013
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- Shortlist, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, 2012
- Shortlist, IODE Violet Downey Book Award, 2012
- OLA Best Bests, 2011
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The Encyclopedia of Me
by Karen Rivers
- Bank Street College of Education "Best Children's Books of the Year 2013" Selection
- ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2013
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Wishes
by Jean Little
- Shortlist, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, 2013
- OLA Best Bets, 2012
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Goodnight Canada
by Andrea Beck
- Shortlist, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award (CLA), 2013
- Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2012
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Ungifted
by Gordon Korman
- Shortlist, CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, 2013
- Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2012
- OLA Best Bets, 2012
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From Anna
by Jean Little
- Jean Little, Winner of the 2012 Matt Cohen Award
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I Am Canada: Blood and Iron
by Paul Yee
- Paul Yee, Winner of the 2012 Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
- Recommended List, IODE Violet Downey Book Award 2011
- Quill and Quire, Book of the Year, 2010
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Cat Found
by Ingrid Lee
- Nominee, OLA Silver Birch Fiction Award, 2013
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Making Bombs for Hitler
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
- Nominee, OLA Silver Birch Fiction Award, 2013
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Case Files: 40 Murders and Mysteries Solved by Science
by Larry Verstraete
- Nominee, OLA Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award, 2013
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- Nominee, McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award – Older category, 2012
- Nominee, Hackmatack Children's Choice Awards, 2012
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Explorers Who Made It... or died trying
by Frieda Wishinsky
- Nominee, OLA Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award, 2013
- Nominee, Rocky Mountain (Alberta Children's Choice) Book Award, 2013
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- Nominee, Red Cedar Award, B.C. Young Readers' Choice, 2012-2013
- Nominee, Hackmatack Children's Choice Awards, 2012
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The Vampire Stalker
by Allison van Diepen
- Nominee, OLA Red Maple Fiction Award, 2013
- Nominee, Stellar Award, B.C. Young Readers' Choice, 2012-2013
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First Day on Earth
by Cecil Castellucci
- Nominee, OLA White Pine Award, 2013
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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I Am Canada: Behind Enemy Lines
by Carol Matas
- Nominee, OLA Golden Oak Award, 2013
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Remembering the Titanic
by Frieda Wishinsky
- Nominee, OLA Golden Oak Award, 2013
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Soccer Crazy (Nicolas fou de soccer)
by Gilles Tibo, illustrated by Bruno St-Aubin
- Nominee, OLA Le Prix Peuplier, 2013
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Picture a Tree
by Barbara Reid
- Finalist, Governor General's Award, 2012
- Starred selection, Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- Finalist, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2012
- Winner, CBA Libris Awards— Picture Book of the Year, 2012
- Shortlist, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, 2012
- Shortlist, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration, 2012
- OLA Best Bests, 2011
- Nominee, Shining Willow Award, 2012
- Toronto Public Library "First & Best" Booklist 2011
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I Am Canada: Deadly Voyage
by Hugh Brewster
- Nominee, Rocky Mountain (Alberta Children's Choice) Book Award, 2013
- Starred selection, Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- Shortlist, CBA Libris Awards— Young Reader Book of the Year, 2012
- Winner, Hackmatack Children's Choice Awards, 2012
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Undergrounders
by David Skuy
- Nominee, Rocky Mountain (Alberta Children's Choice) Book Award, 2013
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- Honour Book, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2013
- OLA Best Bests, Honourable Mention, 2011
- Nominee, Snow Willow Award, 2012
- Winner, OLA Silver Birch Award, 2012
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I Am Canada:
Shot at Dawn
by John Wilson
- Starred selection, Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- Finalist, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, 2012
- Nominee, Snow Willow Award, 2012
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101 Math Jokes
by Erin O'Connor and Chrissy Bozik
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Canada's Trees
by Elizabeth MacLeod
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Canadian Money
by Elizabeth MacLeod
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- OLA Best Bests, 2011
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Hoping for Home
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Ghosts of the Titanic
by Julie Lawson
- Nominee, Chocolate Lily Award (BC), 2012-2013
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- Nominee, Diamond Willow Award, 2012
- Honour Book, OLA Silver Birch Award, 2012
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Give Me Back My Dad!
by Robert Munsch
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Hockey Superstars 2011-2012
by Paul Romanuk
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Hockey Trailblazers
by Nicole Mortillaro
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- Nominee, Red Cedar Award, B.C. Young Readers' Choice, 2012-2013
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How to Be a Friend
by Nancy Wilcox-Richards
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Keeping Secrets
by Jean Booker
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Line Change
by W.C. Mack
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Losing Joe's Place
by Gordon Korman
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Love Is a Four-Letter Word
by Vikki VanSickle
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Maps and Mapping for Canadian Kids
by Laura Peetoom and Paul Heersink
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Snowy Science
by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
- OLA Best Bests, Honourable Mention, 2011
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This House is Haunted
by Maureen Bayless
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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Titanic: Unsinkable
by Gordon Korman
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2012
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After All, You're Callie Boone
by Winnie Mack
- Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year list, 2011
- Oregon Spirit Book Award Middle Reader Honor Book, 2011
- Nominee, Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award, 2011
- Nominee, New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award, 2011
- Shortlist, Diamond Willow Award, 2011
- OLA Best Bets, 2010
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Ashes, Ashes
by Jo Treggiari
- Nominee, Snow Willow Award, 2012
- Nominee, OLA White Pine Fiction Award, 2012
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Canada's Wars: An Illustrated History
by Jonathan Webb
- Nominee, OLA White Pine Non-fiction Award, 2012
- Recommended List, IODE Violet Downey Book Award 2011
- Starred Selection, Best Books for Kids and Teens 2011
- Finalist, The Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award, 2011
- Nominee, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award, 2011-2012
- OLA Best Bet, 2010
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Crossing to Freedom
by Virginia Frances Schwartz
- Nominee, Surrey Schools' Book of the Year, 2011-2012
- Nominee, OLA Silver Birch Award, 2012
- Starred Selection, Best Books for Kids and Teens 2011
- Winner, IODE Violet Downey Book Award, 2011
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I Am Canada: Prisoner of Dieppe
by Hugh Brewster
- Winner, Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award, 2012
- Nominee, Rocky Mountain (Alberta Children's Choice) Book Award, 2012
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2011
- Shortlist, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, Young adult / middle reader category, 2011
- OLA Best Bets, 2010
- Resource Links, Year's Best 2010
- Quill and Quire, Book of the Year, 2010
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Dear Canada: Exiles from the War
by Jean Little
- Jean Little, Winner of the 2012 Matt Cohen Award
- Nominee, Red Cedar Award, B.C. Young Readers' Choice, 2012-2013
- Recommended List, IODE Violet Downey Book Award 2011
- Finalist, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, 2011
- OLA Best Bets, 2010
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Dear Canada: To Stand on my Own
by Barbara Haworth-Attard
- Nominee, Red Cedar Award, B.C. Young Readers' Choice, 2012-2013
- Best Books for Kids and Teens, 2011
- Recommended List, IODE Violet Downey Book Award 2011
- IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities, 2011
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The Magnificent Mario
by Mike Leonetti
- Nominee, Hackmatack Children's Choice Awards, 2012
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One Hockey Night
by David Ward, illustrated by Brian Deines
- Honour Book, OLA Blue Spruce Award, 2012
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2011
- Shortlist, Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Illustration, 2011
- OLA Best Bets, 2010
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Plain Kate
by Erin Bow
- Winner, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2011
- Shortlist, Sunburst Award, Young Adult category, 2011
- Nominee, Rocky Mountain (Alberta Children's Choice) Book Award, 2012
- Shortlist, CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, 2011
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Stolen Child
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
- Honour Book, Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award, 2012
- Recommended List, IODE Violet Downey Book Award 2011
- Starred Selection, Best Books for Kids and Teens 2011
- Winner, SCBWI Crystal Kite Member Choice Award – Americas, 2011
- Shortlist, CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, 2011
- Shortlist, Diamond Willow Award, 2011
- OLA Best Bets, 2010
- Resource Links, Year's Best 2010
- Shortlist, OLA Golden Oak Award, 2011
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The Time Time Stopped
by Don Gillmor
- Honour Book, OLA Silver Birch Express Award, 2012
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Words That Start With B
by Vikki VanSickle
- Recommended List, IODE Violet Downey Book Award 2011
- Best Books for Kids and Teens 2011
- Shortlist, CBA Libris Awards - Young Reader Book of the Year, 2011
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