2010 Willow Awards

2010 Shining Willow Nominees

The Shining Willow Award for books written for young readers.

Shining Willow Winner

Scaredy Squirrel at night

By Mélanie Watt.
Kids Can Press, 2009. 9781554532889 (hc)
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Bird Child

By Nan Forler, Illustrated by François Thisdale.
Tundra Books, 2009. 9780887768941
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Boo Hoo Bird

By Jeremy Tankard.
Scholastic Press, 2009. 9780545065702
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Delicious Bug, The

By Janet Perlman.
Kids Can Press, 2009. 9781553379966 (hc)
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Farley Follows His Nose

By Lynn Johnston & Beth Cruikshank, Illustrated by Lynn Johnston.
The Bowen Press, 2009. 9781554685189 (hc)
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Funny Faceoff, The

By Irene Punt, Illustrated by Ken Steacy.
Scholastic Canada, 2008. 9780545996815 (pbk)
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Giving Tree, The

By Leah Dorion.
The Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2009. 9780920915905 (pbk)
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Have You Ever Seen a Duck in a Raincoat?

By Etta Kaner, Illustrated by Jeff Szuc.
Kids Can Press, 2009. 9781554532469
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Stanley's Beauty Contest

By Linda Bailey, Illustrated by Bill Slavin.
Kids Can Press, 2009. 9781554533183 (hc)
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You're Mean, Lily Jean

By Frieda Wishinsky, Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton.
North Winds Press, 2009. 9780545994996 (hc)
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2010 Diamond Willow Nominees

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

Diamond Willow Winner

Jolted

By Arthur Slade.
HarperTrophyCanada, 2008. 9780006395690 (pbk)
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Dear Toni

By Cyndi Sand-Eveland.
Tundra Books, 2008. 9780887768767 (hc)
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Fight for Justice

By Lori Saigeon.
Coteau Books for Kids, 2009. 9781550504057 (pbk)
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Focus on Flies

By Norma Dixon.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008. 9781550051292 (pbk)
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Gotcha!

18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends

By David Acer, Illustrated by Stephen MacEachern.
Kids Can Press, 2008. ISBN 9781554531950 (pbk)
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Mealworm Diaries, The

By Anna Kerz .
Orca Book Publishers, 2009. ISBN 9781551439822 (pbk)
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Nine Lives of Travis Keating, The

By Jill MacLean.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008. 978155455538 (pbk)
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Meeting Miss 405

By Lois Peterson .
Orca Book Publishers, 2008. 9781554690152 (pbk)
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Zach & Zoe and the Bank Robber

By Kristin Butcher.
James Lorimer & Company Ltd, 2008. 9781552770153 (pbk)
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Zoobreak

By Gordon Korman.
Scholastic Press, 2009. 9780545124997
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2010 Snow Willow Nominees

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

Snow Willow Winner

Word Nerd

By Susin Nielsen.
Tundra Books, 2008. 9780887769900 (pbk)
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After

By Hazel Hutchins Smith.
Bonappétit & Son, 2008. 9781897118429 (pbk)
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Bite of the Mango, The

By Mariatu Kamara & Susan McClelland.
Annick Press, 2008. 9781554511587 (pbk)
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Hunchback Assignments, The

By Arthur Slade.
HarperCollins, 2009. 9781554683543 (hc)
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Laughing Wolf

By Nicholas Maes .
Dundurn Press, 2009. 9781554883851 (pbk)
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Libertad

By Alma Fullerton.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008. 9781554551064 (pbk)
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Lunch with Lenin and Other Stories

By Deborah Ellis.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008. 9781554551057 (pbk)
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Prince of Neither Here Nor There, The

By Seán Cullen.
Puffin Canada, 2009. 9780143171201 (pbk)
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Not Suitable for Family Viewing

By Vicki Grant.
HarperTrophyCanada, 2009 . ISBN 9781554681808 (pbk)
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They Called Me Red

By Christina Kilbourne.
Lobster Press, 2008. 9781897073889 (pbk)
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