New Books

The Red Cedar Book Award is BC’s young readers’ choice award for students in grades 4 through 7. It was launched by the Young Readers’ Choice Awards Society of BC in 1996 to encourage children to read, develop their ability to judge the quality of published works and create an awareness of the works of Canadian authors and illustrators. Each year, 2 awards are given – 1 in the fiction category and 1 in the information book category.

Below are displayed this year’s nominations for the Red Cedar Book Award.

The winner in each of the two groups (information and fiction) is selected by vote by students in BC who are in grades 4-7. If a student reads 5 books in either category then they are eligible to vote for the favorite book of their choice. Students can use the discussion forum on the website to enter book reviews, opinions and votes.

Check with Margaret at the library for the password needed for the site. Then enjoy reading!

Cover	Title/Author/
Information Nominees
	Title: Arctic Adventures: Tales from the Lives of Inuit Artists Author: Raquel Rivera
	Title: Breakout Dinosaurs: Canada’s Coolest, Scariest Ancient Creatures—Return! Author: Hugh Brewster
	Title: Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose: the Story of a Painting Author: Hugh Brewster
	Title: Cowboys and Coffin Makers: One Hundred 19th Century Jobs You Might Have Feared or Fancied Author: Laurie Coulter
	Title: Factory Girl Author: Barbara Greenwood
	Title: How Soccer Works Author: Keltie Thomas
	Title: The Kids Book of Canada at War Author: Elizabeth MacLeod
	Title: Kids Who Rule: the Remarkable Lives of Five Child Monarchs Author: Charis Cotter
	Title: Mirror with a Memory : a Nation’s Story in Photographs Author: Janice Weaver
	Title: The Siege: Under Attack in Renaissance Europe Author: John Mantha
	Title: The Strongest Man in the World: Louis Cyr Author: Nicolas Debon
	Title: Sweet!: the Delicious Story of Candy Author: Ann Love and Jane Drake
	Title: This is My Planet: the Kids Guide to Global Warming Author: Jan Thornhill
Fiction Nominees
	Title: Alex and the Ironic Gentleman Author: Adrienne Kress
	Title: A Perfect, Gentle Knight Author: Kit Pearson
	Title: The Castaways Author: Iain Lawrence
	Title: Darkwing Author: Kenneth Oppel
	Title: Dear Jo Author: Christina Kilbourne
	Title: Elijah of Buxton Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
	Title: Eye of the Crow Author: Shane Peacock
	Title: Hamish X and the Hollow Mountain Author: Seán Cullen
	Title: Honey Cake Author: Joan Betty Stuchner
	Title: If I Die Before I Wake Author: Jean Little
	Title: Sacred Leaf Author: Deborah Ellis
	Title: Safe as Houses Author: Eric Walters
	Title: Schooled Author: Gordon Korman
	Title: The Secret of Grim Hill Author: Linda DeMeulemeester
	Title: Thora and the Green Sea-Unicorn Author: Gillian Johnson