The largest Canadian reading awards program where the kids are in charge of picking the winners, has announced this year’s short lists. The Ontario Tree Awards is a massive program with 8 different awards. It’s been hugely successful in getting kids and teens involved in reading. Here are some, but not all of this year’s picks.
Blue Spruce™ Nominees
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A Flock of ShoesSarah Tsiang, Qin Leng |
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Giraffe and BirdRebecca Bender |
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Kiss Me! (I’m a Prince!)Heather McLeod, Brooke Kerrigan
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The Little HummingbirdMichael Nicoll Yahgulanaas |
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Making the Moose Out of LifeNicholas Oldland |
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Noni Says NoHeather Hartt-Sussman, Geneviève Côté stand up for yourself and still be a good friend.
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One Hockey NightDavid Ward, Brian Deines |
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Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth!Marie-Louise Gay
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Small SaulAshley Spires |
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Stanley’s Little SisterLinda Bailey, Bill Slavin |
Silver Birch Fiction Nominees, Silver Birch Non-Fiction Nominees, Silver Birch Express Nominees
Red Maple™ Fiction Nominees
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Dear George Clooney Please Marry My MomSusin Nielsen |
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Dust CityRobert Paul Weston |
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FanaticsWilliam Bell |
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Fly BoyEric Walters |
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Half BrotherKenneth Oppel |
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Haunting VioletAlyxandra Harvey |
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Home TruthsJill MacLean |
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No Safe PlaceDeborah Ellis |
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Thunder Over KandaharSharon E. McKay, Rafal Gerszak (photographs) |
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Torn from TroyPatrick Bowman |
White Pine Non-Fiction Nominees
White Pine™ Fiction Nominees
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Ashes, AshesJo Treggiari |
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Beat the BandDon Calame |
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Blood Red RoadMoira Young |
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Chance to Dance for You GailSidonie Sobat
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Death BenefitsSarah N. Harvey L
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The Fifth RuleDon Aker |
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The GatheringKelley Armstrong |
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Motorcycles & SweetgrassDrew Hayden Taylor |
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Something WickedLesley Anne Cowan |
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The Way It IsDonalda Reid
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And that’s not all…there are three other awards, so check them out too!
Sheryl McFarlane 