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The Summoning and The Awakening

The Summoning and The AwakeningThe Summoning
(Darkest Powers, Book One)
written by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday Canada, 2008
978-0-385-66534-6 (pb) $16.95
for Grades 8 and up

The Awakening
(Darkest Powers, Book Two)
written by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday Canada, 2009
978-0-385-66535-3 (pb) $16.95
for Grades 8 and up

Fiction – Fantasy – Science and Magic

Starred Selection

Out of Focus

Out of Focus (cover)

Written by Margaret Buffie

Kids Can Press

Bernie's anger grows as her mom disappears for days on drinking binges. Black Spruce Lodge may be her family's chance to get their lives in focus. Will she find some perspective?

Starred Selections by Year

If you love children’s books, you’ve come to the right place!

The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) is a national, not-for-profit organization, founded in 1976. We are dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers. With book collections and extensive resources in five cities across Canada, the CCBC is a treasure-trove for anyone interested in Canadian books for young readers. Our programs, publications, and resources help teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents select the very best for young readers.

Best Books for Kids & Teens 2010 is your guide to the best Canadian books, magazines, audio and video for children and teens. Whether you’re stocking a bookshelf in a classroom, library or at home, every title in this guide has been given the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s stamp of approval.

Recent News

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Word Nerd wins 2010 Rocky Mountain Book Award

Word Nerd

For Immediate Release (July 2010) - The Rocky Mountain Book Award Committee is pleased to announce the 2010 winner of this Children's Choice Book Award. Word Nerd by Susin Nielsen received the most student votes. Students in Grades 4 - 7 had the opportunity to vote for their favourite book from a list of twenty recently published Canadian titles selected to represent the best in fiction, poetry and non-fiction. The main objective of the award is to encourage students to read exemplary Canadian literature. Teachers/Schools registered in this project before January 16th, 2010. Students read 5 titles or more from the list and voted electronically for their favorite book before April 23rd, 2010.

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Shar Levine selected as a 2010 Ocean Science Journalism Fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Shar Levine

Canadian author Shar Levine as been selected as a 2010 Ocean Science Journalism Fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). The program will be held from September 12-18, 2010.

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Finalists announced for 2010 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto (July 15, 2010) ― The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2010 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction and Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People.

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Call for Submissions: SM Foundation International Award for Illustration

Bologna Children's Book Fair

Illustrators and their illustrations will be a vital part of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2011.

The Illustrators Exhibition, scheduled from Monday, March 28 to Thursday, March 31, boasts a great tradition, and is one of the most meaningful initiatives among events devoted to illustration. The Illustrators Exhibition offers a unique opportunity for artists and publishers to meet each other because it coincides with the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the most important fair in the world in the field of children’s publishing.

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Long Powwow Nights selected for First Nation Communities Read Program

Long Powwow Nights

Long Powwow Nights, written by David Bouchard and Pam Aleekuk and illustrated by Leonard Paul, has been selected for the First Nation Communities Read program as the book that First Nation communities and their libraries will celebrate during the 2010-2011 year. Published by Red Deer Press, Long Powwow Nights is also available in a French-Mi’kmaq edition, entitled Nuits de pow-wow (translated by Patsy Paul-Martin). Both editions include a CD with readings in both languages and music by Buffy Sainte-Marie.