2014 Forest of Reading®: Red Maple, White Pine and Golden Oak nominees

This listing continues the posting of the nominees for the Ontario Library Association's 2013-2014 Forest of Reading® awards which were announced today. 

Between Heaven and Earth
by Eric Walters
Orca Book Publishers

Counting Back from Nine
by Valerie Sherrard
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Devil's Pass
by Sigmund Brouwer
Orca Book Publishers

Jump Cut
by Ted Staunton
Orca Book Publishers

Loki's Wolves: The Blackwell Pages
by K.L Armstong and M.A Marr
Little Brown Books

My Name is Parvana
by Deborah Ellis
Groundwood Books

Oak Island Revenge
by Cynthia d'Entremont
Nimbus Publishing

Small Medium at Large
by Joanne Levy
Bloomsbury

Such Wicked Intent
by Kenneth Oppel
HarperCollins Canada

The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen
by Susin Nielsen
Tundra Books

Live To Tell
by Lisa Harrington
Dancing Cat Books

My Book of Life By Angel
by Martine Leavitt
Groundwood Books

Nix Minus One
by Jill MacLean
Pajama Press

Old Man
by David A. Poulsen
Dundurn

One In Every Crowd
by Ivan E. Coyote
Arsenal Pulp Press

Running On Empty
by Don Aker
HarperCollins Canada

Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman
Doubleday Canada

The Fall
by Colleen Nelson
Great Plains Publiciations

The Waiting Tree
by Lindsay Moynihan
Amazon's Children's Publishing

This is Not a Test
by Courtney Summers
St. Martin's Press

100 Days That Changed Canada 
by Mark Reid
HarperCollins Canada

Born To Be Brad: My Life and Style, So Far

by Brad Goreski
HarperCollins Canada

Georges St. Pierre: The Way of the Fight

by Georges St. Pierre
HarperCollins Canada

Hold the Oxo!: A Teenage Soldier Writes Home

by Marion Fargey Brooker
Dundurn

Living Me to We: The Guide for Socially Conscious Canadians

by Craig Kielberger and Marc Kielburger
Greystone Books

Moving Out!: A Young Adult's Guide to Living on Your Own

by Cindy Babyn
General Store

People Who Said No: Courage Against Oppression

by Laura Scandiffio
Annick Press

Real Justice: Guilty of Being Weird: The Story of Guy Paul Morin

by Cynthia J. Faryon
Lorimer

Save The Humans

by Rob Stewart
Random House

The Secret of the Blue Trunk

by Lise Dion
Dundurn

Big League Dreams: Baseball Hall of Fame's first African-Canadian, Fergie Jenkins
by Richard Brignall
James Lorimer & Company

Contingency Plan
by Lou Allin
Orca Book Publishers

Emily Included
by Kathleen McDonnell
Second Story Press

Guilty
by Norah McClintock
Orca Book Publishers

My Name is Parvana
by Deborah Ellis
Groundwood Books

Something Noble
by William Kowalski
Orca Book Publishers

The Secret of the Village Fool
by Rebecca Upjohn
Illustrated by Renné Benoit
Second Story Press

The Stamp Collector
by Jennifer Lanthier
Illustrated by François Thisdale
Fitzhenry & Whiteside









Remaining nominees are listed here:

Blue Spruce and Silver Birch

Le Prix Tamarac and Le Prix Peuplier

2014 Forest of Reading® nominees: Blue Spruce and Silver Birch

Today, the Ontario Library Association announced the nominated titles for the 2013-2014 Forest of Reading® readers' choice awards. This popular literacy program is designed to cultivate a love of reading for people of all ages, from JK to adult.  For those of us who love reading, it's a great opportunity to focus on new Canadian literature.  For those of us who teach, we know that...

...a print-rich environment leads to more reading and free voluntary reading is the best predictor of comprehension, vocabulary growth, spelling and grammatical ability and writing style  (Michele Lonsdale, Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement: A Review of the Research: Report for the Australian School Libraries Association, 2003)

The Forest of Reading® already connects over 250,000 readers across Ontario and beyond.  Ask your school library or public library about the Forest of Reading®.  If they're registered, great!  If they're not, ask them, "Why not?"

In a series of three posts, I'll list the nominees for the following programs that were announced today:

• Blue Spruce™: K to Grade 2 reading level
• Silver Birch® Express: Grades 3-4 reading level
• Silver Birch® Fiction: Grades 5-6 reading level
• Silver Birch® Non-fiction: Grades 5-6 reading level
• Red Maple™ Fiction: Grades 7-8 reading level
• Red Maple™ Non-fiction: Grade 7-8 reading level
• White Pine™ Fiction: Grades 9-12 reading level
• Golden Oak™: Adult learners
• Le Prix Tamarac: les titres en français
• Le Prix Tamarac Express: les titres en français
• Le Prix Peuplier: les albums français

A Good Trade
by Alma Fullerton
Illustrated by Karen Patkau
Pajama Press

I Dare You Not To Yawn
by Hélène Boudreau
Illustrated by Serge Bloch
Candlewick Press

If You Hold A Seed
by Elly MacKay
Running Press

In The Tree House
by Andrew Larsen
Illustrated by Dušan Petričić
Kids Can Press

Mr. Zinger's Hat
by Cary Fagan
Illustrated by Dušan Petričić
Tundra Books

Oddrey
by Dave Whamond
Owlkids Books

Sky Color
by Peter H. Reynolds
Candlewick Press

This Is Not My Hat
by Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press

Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe
by Wallace Edwards
Orca Book Publishers

Willow Finds A Way
by Lana Button
Illustrated by Tania Howells
Kids Can Press

And The Winner Is...Amazing Animal Athletes
by Etta Kaner
Illustrated by David Anderson
Kids Can Press

Ava and the Little Folk
by Neil Christopher and Alan Neal
Illustrated by Jonathan Wright
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Buzz About Bees
by Kari-Lynn Winters
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Cryptic Canada: Unsolved Mysteries From Coast To Coast
by Natalie Hyde
Illustrated by Matt Hammill
Owlkids Books

Danny Who Fell In A Hole
by Cary Fagan
Groundwood Books

Jason's Why
by Beth Goobie
Red Deer Press

The Secret of the Village Fool
by Rebecca Upjohn
Illustrated by Renné Benoit
Second Story Press

The Gargoyle at the Gates
by Philippa Dowding
Dundurn

The Stamp Collector
by Jennifer Lanthier
Illustrated by François Thisdale
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

When I Get Older: The Story Behind "Wavin' Flag"
by K'Naan with Sol Guy
Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez
Tundra Books

 

Curse of the Dream Witch
by Allan Stratton
Scholastic Canada

Eldritch Manor

by Kim Thompson

Dundurn

Neil Flambé and the Tokyo Treasure
by Kevin Sylvester
Simon & Schuster

Nobody’s Dog

by Ria Voros
Scholastic Canada

 

Record Breaker
by Robin Stevenson
Orca Book Publishers

 
The Awesome, Almost 100% True Adventures Of Matt & Craz
by Alan Silberberg
Aladdin

 

The Hypnotists
by Gordon Korman
Scholastic Canada

The Metro Dogs Of Moscow
by Rachelle Delaney
Puffin Canada

Ultra
by David Carroll
Scholastic Canada

Yesterday's Dead
by Pat Bourke
Second Story Press

Saving Lives & Changing Hearts: Animal Sanctuaries and Rescue Centers
by Rob Laidlaw
Red Deer Press

Draw Out The Story: Ten Secrets to Creating Your Own Comics
by Brian McLachlan
Illustrated by Brian McLachlan
Owlkids Books

Learn to Speak Film: A Guide to Creating, Promoting, and Screening Your Movies
by Michael Glassbourg
Illustrated by Jeff Kulak
Owlkids Books

Off To Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World
by Susan Hughes
Owlkids Books

One Step at a Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Pajama Press

Our Rights: How Kids Are Changing the World
by Janet Wilson
Second Story Press

Robbers!: True Stories of the World's Most Notorious Thieves
by Andreas Schroeder
Illustrated by Rémy Simard
Annick Press

The World In Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods
by Claire Eamer
Illustrated by Sa Boothroyd
Annick Press

Warriors and Wailers: One Hundred Ancient Chinese Jobs You Might Have Relished or Reviled
by Sarah Tsiang
Illustrated by Martha Newbigging
Annick Press

Weird Zone: Sports
by Maria Birmingham
Illustrated by Jaime Bennett
Owlkids Books











Remaining nominees are listed here:

Red Maple, White Pine and Golden Oak

Le Prix Tamarac and Le Prix Peuplier