On the heels of the announcement of the
winners of the 2019 Red Cedar Book Awards comes the announcement about the two short-lists,
Fiction and
Information, of nominated titles for 2020 Red Cedar awards. Though not officially launching until November, these nominated titles will be read by students in Grades 4 through 7 who will vote on their favourites next April.
Congratulations to all nominees!
FICTION
Clara Voyant
Written by Rachelle Delaney
Puffin Canada
Anyone’s Game (Cross Ups, Book 2)
Written by Sylv Chiang
Illustrated by Connie Choi
Annick Press
Crush
Written and illustrated by Svetlana Chmakova
Yen Press
Inkling
Written by Kenneth Oppel
Illustrated by Sydney Smith
HarperCollins
Kasey & Ivy
Written by Alison Hughes
Orca Book Publishers
Krista Kim-Bap
Written by Angela Ahn
Second Story Press
My Deal with the Universe
Written by Deborah Kerbel
Scholastic
My Life as a Diamond
Written by Jenny Manzer
Orca Book Publishers
No Fixed Address
Written by Susin Nielsen
Tundra
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
Written by Jonathan Auxier
Puffin Canada
INFORMATION
Bat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas of the Night Written by Rob Laidlaw
Pajama Press
Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Else Schiaparelli
Written by Kyo Maclear
Illustrated by Julie Morstad
HarperCollins
Dive In: Exploring Our Connections with the Oceans Written by Ann Eriksonn
Orca Book Publishers
Eat This: How Fast Food marketing Gets You to Buy Junk (and How to Fight Back) Written by Andrea Curtis
Illustrated by Peggy Collins
Red Deer Press
Fania’s Heart
Written by Anne Renaud
Illustrated by Richard Rudniki
Second Story Press
Out of the Ice: How Climate Change is Revealing the Past Written by Claire Eamer
Illustrated by Drew Shannon
Kids Can Press
Ramadan: The Holy Month of Fasting Written by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Orca Book Publishers
Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World Written by Keltie Thomas
Illustrated by Belle Wuthrich
Firefly Books
Space Adventurer’s Guide: Your Passport to the Coolest Things to See and Do in the Universe Written by Peter McMahon
Illustrated by Josh Holinaty
Kids Can Press
Super Cats: True Stories of Felines That Made History Written by Elizabeth MacLeod
Annick Press
Too Young to Escape: A Vietnamese Girl Waits to be Reunited with Her Family Written by Van Ho & Marsha Forchuk Skypuch
Pajama Press
Wild Buildings and Bridges: Architecture Inspired by Nature Written by Etta Kaner
Illustrated by Carl Wiens
Kids Can Press
