The 2013 Willow Awards Nominees

Nominated Books

2013 Shining Willow Nominees

The Shining Willow Award for books written for young readers.

Kate and Pippin

An Unlikely Love Story

By Martin Springett, Illustrated by Isobel Springett.
Puffin Canada, 2012. 9780670065974
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Lumpito and the Painter from Spain

By Monica Kulling, Illustrated by Dean Griffiths.
pajamapress, 2012. 9781927485002
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Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe

By Wallace Edwards.
Orca Book Publishers, 2012. 9781459801547
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Something's Fishy

By Jeff Szpirglas & Danielle Saint-Onge, Illustrated by Dave Whamond.
Orca Book Publishers, 2012. 9781554697878
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Oddrey

By Dave Whamond.
Owlkids, 2012. 9781926973456
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Cinnamon Baby

By Nicola Winstanley, Illustrated by Janice Nadeau.
Kids Can Press, 2011. 9781553378211
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Toads on Toast

By Linda Bailey, Illustrated by Colin Jack.
Kids Can Press, 2012. 9781554536627
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Here Comes Hortense!

By Heather Hartt-Sussman, Illustrated by Georgia Graham.
Tundra Books, 2012. 9781770492219
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Hen for Izzy Pippik, A

By Aubrey Davis, Illustrated by Marie Lafrance.
Kids Can Press, 2012. 978-1-55453-243-8 (hc)
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Little Yellow Bottle, The

By Angèle Delaunois, Illustrated by Christine Delezenne.
Second Story Press, 2011. 9781926920344
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2013 Diamond Willow Nominees

The Diamond Willow Award for titles written for upper elementary readers, (grades 4-6).

Tinfoil Sky

By Cyndi Sand-Eveland.
Tundra Books, c2012. 978-1-77049-277-6 (cl).
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Facing the Mountain

By Wendy Orr.
Scholastic Canada Ltd., c2011. 978-1-4431-0488-3 (pbk)
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Morning Star

By Judith Plaxton.
Second Story Press, c2011. 978-1-897187-97-5 (pbk)
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Dragon Seer's Gift

By Janet McNaughton.
Harper Trophy Canada, c2011. 978-1-44340-678-9 (pbk)
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Racing Home

By Adele Dueck.
Coteau Books, c2011. 978-1-55050-450-7 (pbk)
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No Ordinary Day

By Deborah Ellis.
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, c2011. 978-1-55498-108-3 (pbk) 978-1-55498-134-2 (cl)
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Ice Storm

By Penny Draper.
Coteau Books, c2011. 978-1-55050-451-4 (pbk)
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Encore Edie

By Annabel Lyon.
Puffin Canada, c2011. 978-0-14317-741-8
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Gargoyle at the Gates, The

By Philippa Dowding.
Dundurn, c2012. 978-1-4597-0394-0 (pbk)
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Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes

By Jonathan Auxier.
Puffin, c2011. 978-0-670-06466-3 (cl)
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2013 Snow Willow Nominees

The Snow Willow Award for books for young people, (grades 7-9).

Fly Boy

By Eric Walters.
Puffin Canada, 2011. 9780143176305
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Lynching of Louie Sam, The

By Elizabeth Stewart.
annick press, 2012. 9781554514380
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Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen, The

By Susin Nielsen.
Tundra Books, 2012. 9781770493728
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Tiffin, The

By Mahtab Narsimhan.
Dancing Cat, 2011. 978-1-77086-039-1
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crush. candy. corpse.

By Sylvia McNicoll.
Lorimer, 2012. 9781459400627
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Guilty

By Norah McClintock.
Orca Book Publishers, 2012. 9781554699896
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Opposite Of Tidy, The

By Carrie Mac.
Razor/Penguin Group, 2012. 9780143180913
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Ungifted

By Gordon Korman.
Scholastic Canada, 2012. 9781443119207
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Shade & Sorceress

By Catherine Egan.
Coteau Books, 2012. 9781550505146
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Redwing

By Holly Bennett.
Orca Book Publishers, 2012. 9781459800380
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