2023 CCBC Book Awards Shortlists
On September 12, the Canadian Children's Book Centre announced the finalists for their seven awards, the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award ($50,000), Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000), Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction ($10,000), Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People ($5,000), Amy Mathers Teen Book Award ($5,000), Jean Little First-Novel Award ($5,000), Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy ($5,000). The winners of the awards will be announced in Toronto at an in-person event at One King West Hotel & Residence on Monday, October 23. (Missing from our list is Pink, Blue, and You! Questions for Kids About Gender Stereotypes, by Elise Gravel/ As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow, Written by Zoulfa Katouh
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Berani
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Kunoichi Bunny
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Sitting Shiva
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Weird Rules to Follow
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The Witness Blanket
Truth, Art and Reconciliation
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Boobies
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Fox and Bear
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I’m Not Sydney!
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Lizzy and the Cloud
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Mina
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Better Connected
How Girls Are Using Social Media for Good
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Sun in My Tummy
How the food we eat gives us energy from the sun
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Why Humans Build Up
The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers
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Hidden on the High Wire
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How to Be a Goldfish
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The Ribbon Leaf
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The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan
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The Red Palace
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Road of the Lost
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TJ Powar Has Something to Prove
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Wrong Side of the Court
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The Grave Thief
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Scout Is Not a Band Kid
(A Graphic Novel)
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