Red Cedar Book Award
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Administered By:
The Red Cedar Book Awards Program
Scope:
provincial
Award Status:
Active
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |