Rocky Mountain Book Award

Details

Administered By:

Rocky Mountain Book Award

Scope:

provincial

Award Status:

Active

Website:

http://rmba.lethsd.ab.ca

Contact Info:

PO Box 42 Lethbridge, AB T1J 3Y3 Tel: 403.381.7164 (Michelle Dimnik) or 403.327.4953 (Ruth McMahon) rockymountainbookaward@shaw.ca

The Rocky Mountain Book Award is an Alberta-based readers’ choice program which invites students in grades 4-7 to choose the best book from a shortlist of exemplary Canadian literature. The books submitted must have been published in the last two years in Canada. The winner receives a Gold medal specially designed for the Rocky Mountain Book Award. The winning author is also asked to tour the province of Alberta.

Award Recipients

Yearsort iconDetailRecipient
2008Seán Cullen, Hamish X and the Cheese Pirates. Toronto: Puffin Canada/Penguin, 2006.
2007 Pamela Porter, The Crazy Man. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2005.
2006 Kenneth Oppel, Airborn. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004.
2005 Tim Wynne-Jones, Ned Mouse Breaks Away. Illustrated by Dušan Petričić. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2003.
2004 Karen Levine, Hana’s Suitcase. Toronto: Second Story Press, 2002.
2003 Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2000.
2002 Ting-Xing Ye, White Lily. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2000.
2001 Kenneth Oppel, Sunwing. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999.