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Kids and Teen Awards

2024 MYCRA Awards

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The Sundog Award is for readers in grades 4-6

Read the 2024 Sundog Award nominees

The Northern Lights Award is for readers in grades 7-8

Read the 2024 Northern Lights Award nominees

Amy Mathers Teen Book Award 2024

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  • Brighter Than the Sun by Daniel Aleman
  • Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
  • Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian
  • Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
  • The Space Between Here & Now by Sarah Suk

 

BC Summer Reading Club

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The BC Summer Reading Club is a free literacy program designed to engage school-aged children, ages 5-14, with libraries and reading, throughout the summer! 

Read accessible books for the 2024 BC Summer reading Club.

BC & Yukon Book Prizes 2024

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The  BC & Yukon Book Prizes celebrate outstanding writers and publishers in British Columbia.  

  • Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize: Hopeless in Hope by Wanda John-Kehewin
  • Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize: My Baba’s Garden by Jordan Scott

2024 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence - Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book

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  • Someone Is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong
  • Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline
  • The Big Sting by Rachelle Delaney
  • Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai
  • Champions of the fox (Thieves of Shadow #3) by Kevin Sands

First Nation Communities Read 2024-2025

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Read the selected title in the Young Adult/Adult category And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott

Read the selected title in the Children’s Category: Freddie the Flyer by Fred Carmichael and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

 

Forest of Reading®

Forest of Reading 2025 nominees

The Forest of Reading® offers ten reading programs to encourage a love of reading in people of all ages. More than 270,000 readers participate annually from their school, public library, or individually.

Read the nominated titles for 2025!

2024 Governor General's Literary Award

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  • Read the winners for the 2024 GG Awards
  • Read the finalists for the 2024 GG Awards

Hackmatack Fiction Award Nominees 2024

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  • Alina in a Pinch by Shenaaz Nanji
  • A Bend in the Breeze by by Valerie Sherrard
  • Forever Birchwood by Danielle Daniel
  • Honey and Me by Meira Drazin
  • Super Family! by Cale Atkinson
  • Undercover Book List by Colleen Nelson
  • Weird Rules to Follow by Kim Spencer

Hackmatack Non-Fiction Award Nominees 2024

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  • How to Have High Tea with a Hyena (And Not Get Eaten) by Rachel Poliquin Winner!
  • Can You Believe It? How to Spot Fake News and Find the Facts by Joyce Grant
  • Muinji'j Asks Why: The Story of the Shubenacadie Residential School by Muinji'j and Shanika MacEachern
  • Professor Goose Debunks Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Paulette Bourgeois
  • Sharks Forever by Mark Leiren-Young
  • Why Humans Build Up by Gregor Craigie
  • I Can't Do What? by Heather 

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award 2024

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  • Skating Wild on an Inland Sea by Jean E. Pendziwol
  • Love Is in the Bear by Judith Henderson Coming soon!
  • Our Pool by Lucy Ruth Cummins Coming soon!
  • Tulip in Winter by Kathy Stinson
  • When You Can Swim by Jack Wong

New Brunswick Summer Reading Club

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Join us on a whirlwind trip as we travel Around the World in 8 Weeks! This summer we’ll learn all about the interesting people, places, and things that you can discover when you travel. From the deserts of Africa to the ice floes of Antarctica, we’ll visit all seven continents and explore local attractions. Pack your bags for a fun-filled summer adventure!

Accessible reading recommendations for the 2024 New Brunswick Summer Reading Club.

TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award 2024

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  • Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith
  • Green Papayas by Nhung N. Tran-Davies
  • Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
  • Skating Wild on an Inland Sea by Jean E. Pendziwol
  • The Umbrella House by Colleen Nelson

TD Summer Reading Club 2024

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TD Summer Reading Club is Canada’s biggest, bilingual summer reading program for kids of all ages, all interests, and all abilities. This free Club celebrates Canadian authors, illustrators and stories, and inspires kids to explore the fun of reading their way. This is key to building a lifelong love of reading. 

TD Summer Reading Club recommended reading titles 2024

Supplemental titles for the 2024 TD Summer Reading Club 

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