Red Cedar Book Award

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Administered By:

The Red Cedar Book Awards Program

Scope:

provincial

Award Status:

Active

Website:

www.redcedaraward.ca

The Red Cedar Book Awards Program encourages students in Grades 4 - 7 in British Columbia to read Canadian fiction and non-fiction titles. Each year, a Red Cedar Award is presented to one fiction and one non-fiction book which receive the most votes from children in the program. The first award was presented in May of 1998. To be included in the program, a book must have been: written by and illustrated by a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who has lived in Canada for at least two years; published two calendar years before the nomination date; published by a recognized publisher and available in print; recognized by other reviewers of Canadian children’s literature; and recognized as being of general interest to students in grades 4 to 7. Winners are announced annually in May. For information or to email YRCA board members, please see the official website at www.redcedaraward.ca.

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Award Recipients

Year	Detail	Recipient
2010	Fiction	Christina Kilbourne, Dear Jo: The Story of Losing Leah…and Searching for Hope. Montreal: Lobster Press, 2007.
2010	Non-Fiction	Ann Love and Jane Drake, Sweet! The Delicious Story of Candy. Illustrated by Claudia Dávila. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2007.
2009	Fiction	L.M. Falcone, The Devil, the Banshee and Me. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2006.
2009	Non-Fiction	Stanley Coren, Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2006.
2008	Fiction	Pamela Porter, The Crazy Man. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2005.
2008	Non-Fiction	Bill Slavin with Jim Slavin, Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made. Illustrated by Bill Slavin. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2005.
2007	Fiction	Kenneth Oppel, Airborn. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004.
2007	Non-Fiction	Trudee Romanek, Aha! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read About Intelligence. Illustrated by Rose Cowles. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2004.
2006	Fiction	Deborah Ellis, Mud City. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2003.
2006	Non-Fiction	Larry Verstraete, Survivors: True Death-Defying Escapes. Markham, ON: Scholastic Canada, 2003.
2005	Fiction	Deborah Ellis, Parvana’s Journey. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2002.
2005	Non-Fiction	Karen Levine, Hana’s Suitcase. Toronto: Second Story Press, 2002.
2004	Fiction	Virginia Frances Schwartz, If I Just Had Two Wings. Toronto: Stoddart Kids, 2001.
2004	Non-Fiction	Lyn Thomas, Ha! Ha! Ha! 1000+ Jokes, Riddles, Facts, and More. Illustrated by Diane Eastman. Toronto: Maple Tree Press/Owl Books, 2001.
2003	Fiction	Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2000.
2003	Non-Fiction	Linda Bailey, Adventures in the Middle Ages. Illustrated by Bill Slavin. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2000.
2002	Fiction	Kenneth Oppel, Sunwing. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999.
2002	Non-Fiction	Vivien Bowers, Wow Canada! Exploring This Land From Coast to Coast to Coast. Illustrated by Dan Hobbs and Diane Eastman. Toronto: Owl Books/Greey de Pencier, 1999.
2001	Fiction	Gayle Friesen, Janey’s Girl. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1998.
2001	Non-Fiction	Marg Meikle, Funny You Should Ask. Markham, ON: Scholastic Canada, 1998.
2000	Fiction	Kenneth Oppel, Silverwing. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997.
2000	Non-fiction	Dave Bouchard, The Great Race. Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 1997.
1999	Fiction	Kit Pearson, Awake and Dreaming. Toronto: Penguin, 1999.
1999	Non-Fiction	Hugh Brewster, Anastasia's Album. Toronto: Madison Press/Penguin Books Canada, 1996.
1998	Fiction	Bernice Thurman Hunter, Amy’s Promise. Richmond Hill, ON: Scholastic Canada, 1995.
1998	Non-Fiction	Linda Granfield, In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae. Illustrated by Janet Wilson. Toronto: Stoddart Kids, 1996.