British Columbia children in Grades 4 through 7 have read and voted for their favourite titles among the Fiction nominees and Information Book nominees for 2011/2012. We are pleased to announce the winners in each category.
After the Fire
by Becky Citra
186 pp.
Ages 8-11
2010
While
her mom
and boyfriend are passed out drunk, a fire breaks out and Melissa is
left scarred. Two years later, Melissa, her brother and mom are
spending the summer at a friend's cottage. There Melissa meets Alice
and, although she is embarrassed about her less-than-perfect family,
Melissa learns
that Alice is not what she
seems, her family also less than perfect and dealing with grief in a variety of unhealthy
ways.
For the Red Cedar Information Book Award, the winner is . . .
How to Build Your Own Country
by Valerie Wyatt
Illustrated by Fred
Rix
40 pp.
Ages 9-11
2009
This "how-to" book will help
readers establish their own countries, learn how to set up their
governments and how to set up international relations with other
countries. All the organization needed and the knowledge of government,
economics, trade and other key national endeavours are illustrated in
this worthwhile book. 
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