Hackmatack 2013/2014 nominees announced

Atlantic Canada's Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award program is just wrapping up for the 2012-2013 year but the nominees for the 2013-2014 Hackmatack Awards have already been announced.  During the next school year, young readers of ages 9 to 12 years in Atlantic Canada will have the opportunity to read from four lists of ten nominated titles: English Fiction, English Non-Fiction, French Fiction and French Non-Fiction.  Reading of these nominees will begin in September and run through until end of March, with voting taking place at the end of that period.  Although there is no rush to start reading, it's always wonderful to recognize these authors, illustrators and publishers for these nominations.  Congratulations and félicitations!

Here are the 2013-2014 Hackmatack Award shortlists:

2013-2014 English Fiction Shortlist

A Long Way From Home
by Alice Walsh
Second Story Press

And Nothing But the Truth
by Kit Pearson
HarperCollins

Binky Takes Charge
by Ashley Spires
Kids Can Press 

The Gargoyle at the Gates
by Philippa Dowding 
Dundurn

How to Fix a Lie
by Nancy Wilcox Richards
Scholastic Canada 

The Island Horse
by Susan Hughes
Kids Can Press

Jasper John Dooley: Star of the Week
by Caroline Adderson
Kids Can Press

Lower the Trap
by Jessica Scott Kerrin
Kids Can Press

That One Spooky Night
by Dan Bar-el
Kids Can Press

Time Flies When You're Chasing Spies: A Halifax Mystery
by Allison Maher
Nimbus Publishing
 
 








2013-2014 English Non-Fiction Shortlist

Canada at War: A Graphic History of World War II
by Paul Keery and Michael Wyatt
Douglas and McIntyre

Cryptic Canada:  Unsolved Mysteries from Coast to Coast
by Natalie Hyde
Owlkids Books

Driftwood Dragons and Other Seaside Poems 
by Tyne Brown
Nimbus Publishing

Going Up: Elisha Otis' Trip to the Top
by Monica Kulling
Tundra Books

Mimi's Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It
by Katie Smith Milway
Kids Can Press

No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs
by Rob Laidlaw
Pajama Press

Potatoes on Rooftops: Farming in the City
by Hadley Dyer
Annick Press

Rescuing the Children:  The Story of the Kindertransport
by Deborah Hodge
Tundra Books

Sable Island: The Wandering Sandbar
by Wendy Kitts
Nimbus Publishing

The World in Your Lunchbox:  The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods
by Claire Eamer
Annick Press

2013-2014 Roman français - Sélections

 
Le bateau fantôme de Petit-Rocher
par Denis C. Boucher
Francophonie



 




Cauchemar blanc pour Rouge-Babine
par Lili Chartrand
Courte échelle








L’enfant des neiges
par Elisabeth Vonarburg
Phoenix








Max et le sans-abri
par Olivier Challet
Boréal








Napoléon Ratté: l’empereur du ballon rond
par François Barcelo
Soulières






Opération Orange soufflée numéro 7
par Lyne Vanier
Pierre Tisseyre








Le secret des dragons
par Dominique Demers
Dominique et Compagnie





 


Si seulement...
par Mélanie Daigle
Phoenix








Le trésor de Zofia
par Mireille Villeneuve
Hurtubise









Le trésor du pharaon
par Louis Lymburner
Hurtubise











2013-2014 Documentaire français - Sélections

Glooscap, les castors et le mont Sugarloaf
par Réjean Roy
Bouton d’or Acadie









Les grands z’inventeurs
par Alain Raimbault
Soulières








Le Hockey
par Mario Allard
Les Malins

 






Les jaunes de Barcelone
par Karine Gottot et Maxim Cyr
Michel Quintin








Laisse-moi t’expliquer l’autisme
par Stéphanie Deslauriers
Midi trente






Léon et les traditions
par Annie Groovie
Courte échelle







Les limaces (Savais-tu?)
par Alain Bergeron, Michel Quintin et Sampar
Michel Quintin








Marie Curie (Connais-tu?)
par Johanne Ménard
Michel Quintin









La mouche
par Élise Gravel
Courte échelle








Schlick!: tout plein d’histoires avec des mots
par François Gravel
Québec Amérique