Starred Selection

Three Songs for Courage

Three Songs for Courage (cover)

Written by Maxine Trottier

Tundra Books

Summer, 1956: First love, fast cars, best buddies... Life is cool in the lakeside town of Erie View. But tragedy hits Gordon's family, forcing him to explore both sides of human nature.

Starred Selections by Year

Our Choice: Annual, 2007

Our Choice Cover 2007

Our Choice (now known as Best Books for Kids & Teens) is your guide to the best new 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.

Below you will find the Starred Selections from Our Choice. While each book in the guide is considered to be the cream of the crop, Starred Selections are titles of exceptional calibre.

Expert committees of educators, booksellers, school and public librarians from across Canada have handpicked the materials listed below. Committees look for excellence in writing, illustration or performance. Most importantly, these committees focus on selecting materials that will appeal to children and young adults.

2007 Starred Selections

Biography, Memoir and Speaking Out

Middle Years Fiction

Short Stories