Award Winners

The Vimy Oaks
by Linda Granfield, illustrated by Brian Deines
by Linda Granfield, illustrated by Brian Deines
- Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2018
- Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Express Award, 2018
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2017

Amazing Hockey Stories: Connor McDavid
by Lorna Schultz Nicholson, illustrated by D A Bishop
by Lorna Schultz Nicholson, illustrated by D A Bishop
- Nominated, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2018

Underneath the Sidewalk
by Claire Eamer, illustrated by Thomas Gibault
by Claire Eamer, illustrated by Thomas Gibault
- Short-listed, Shining Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2018

Summer's End
by Joel A Sutherland
by Joel A Sutherland
- Short-listed, OLA Red Maple Award, Fiction, 2018
- Short-listed, Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2018
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2017

Braids!
by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Dave Whamond
by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Dave Whamond
- Winner, Rainforest of Reading Award, 2018
- Winner, Reuben Award for Best Illustrated Book, National Cartoonists Society, 2017
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2017


Dear Canada: These Are My Words
by Ruby Slipperjack
by Ruby Slipperjack
- Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice), 2018
- Commended, TD Summer Reading Club, 2017
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2017
- Commended, CBC Best Books of the Year, 2016

Icarus Down
by James Bow
by James Bow
- Winner, Prix Aurora Awards, 2017
- Short-listed, Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2017
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2017
- Commended, CBC Children's Book Panel Recommendation, 2016

Good Morning, Canada
by Andrea Lynn Beck
by Andrea Lynn Beck
- Commended, TD Grade One Giveaway Book, 2017
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2015

Haunted Canada 5: Terrifying True Stories
by Joel A Sutherland
by Joel A Sutherland
- Winner, OLA Silver Birch Award, Non-Fiction, 2016
- Winner, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2016
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2016

Hand in Hand
by Jean Little
by Jean Little
- Short-listed, Diamond Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2017

Haunted Canada 6: More Terrifying True Stories
by Joel A Sutherland
by Joel A Sutherland
- Winner, OLA Silver Birch Award, Non-Fiction, 2017
- Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2018

The Story of Canada
by Janet Lunn, Christopher Moore, illustrated by Alan Daniel
by Janet Lunn, Christopher Moore, illustrated by Alan Daniel
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2017
- Commended, CBC Children's Book Panel Recommendation, 2016

Sight Unseen
by David Carroll
by David Carroll
- Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice), 2017
- Short-listed, Sunburst Award, Young Adult category, 2016
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2016

Dear Canada: Flame and Ashes
by Janet McNaughton
by Janet McNaughton
- Winner, Newfoundland & Labrador Book Awards - Children's/YA category, 2016
- Short-listed, Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature, 2015
- Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2015

Last Shot
by David Skuy
by David Skuy
- Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2017
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2016

Scenes from the Epic Life of a Total Genius
by Stacey Matson
by Stacey Matson
- Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2017
- Commended, Junior Library Guild selection, 2017
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2016

A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius
by Stacey Matson
by Stacey Matson
- Winner, Chocolate Lily Book Award (BC Children's Choice), 2015
- Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2016
- Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2016
- Short-listed, Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2015
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2015

Speechless
by Jennifer Mook-Sang
by Jennifer Mook-Sang
- Winner, Surrey Schools’ Book of the Year, 2017
- Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2017
- Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice), 2017
- Short-listed, Langley Schools Book of the Year, 2016
- Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Award, Fiction, 2016
- Short-listed, Diamond Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2016
- Short-listed, IODE Canada Violet Downey Award, 2016
- Short-listed, CBC Best Books of the Year, 2015
- Commended, TD Summer Reading Club, 2017
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2016
- Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2015

Colossal Canada
by Frieda Wishinsky, Elizabeth MacLeod
by Frieda Wishinsky, Elizabeth MacLeod
- Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice), 2017
- Short-listed, OLA SIlver Birch Award, Non-Fiction, 2016
- Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2016
- Commended, TD Summer Reading Club, 2017
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2015