2023 Forest of Reading Nominees
Part of the Ontario Library Association's amazing program, coming your way in 2023 and celebrating some of the best books for young readers.
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Abuelita and Me
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Be a Good Ancestor
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Bharatanatyam in Ballet Shoes
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Friends Are Friends, Forever
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Granny's Kitchen
A Jamaican Story of Food and Family
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Rodney Was a Tortoise
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A Sky-Blue Bench
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That's Not My Name!
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Alina in a Pinch
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Bear in the Family
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Crimson Twill: Witch in the City
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Pink, Blue, and You!
Questions for Kids about Gender Stereotypes
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Strangest Thing in the Sea, The
And Other Curious Creatures of the Deep
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Tapwe and the Magic Hat
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This Is What I've Been Told
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Butt Sandwich & Tree
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Forever Birchwood
A Novel
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Living With Viola
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Meranda and the Legend of the Lake
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Sneaks
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Stealing Home
Baseball Poems
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The Stone Child
The Misewa Saga, Book Three
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The Undercover Book List
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Amazing Athletes
An All-Star Look at Canada's Paralympians