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Aker, Don. The Space Between.   Honour Book, CLA YA Book of the Year 2008

Barwin, Gary. Seeing stars Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Bedard, Michael. Stained Glass BBYA Nominee 2003

Bell, William. Stones.  CLA Young Adult Book of the Year 2002

Bell, William. The Blue Helmet. CLA YA Book of the Year 2007.

Book, Rick. Necking with Louise. Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Bradford, Karleen. There Will Be Wolves . CLA Young Adult Book of the Year 1993

Brooks, Martha. Being with Henry  2000 honor book * McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award * 2001 Best Book for Young Adults

Brooks, Martha. Bone Dance . CLA Young Adult Book of the Year 1998 * Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award * Mr. Christie’s Book Award * 1998 Best Book for Young Adults

Brooks, Martha. Mistik Lake. CLA YA Book of the Year 2008 * BBYA 2008

Martha Brooks. True Confessions of a Heartless Girl . BBYA 2004 * CLA Young Adult Book of the Year 2003 * Winner: 2002 Governor General's Literary Award

Buffie, Margaret. The Watcher Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Carver, Peter, ed. Close ups: Best stories for teens. Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Brian Doyle. Boy O'boy . Winner, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction 2004 * Winner, CLA Book of the Year for Children 2004.

Ellis, Deborah. Company Of Fools . Shortlisted Geoffrey Bilson Award 2003

Ellis, Sarah. Odd Man Out. 2007 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award

Ellis, Deborah. Parvana's Journey.  BBYA '03 *  Shortlisted: 2002 Governor General's Literary Award *  Shortlisted, Book of the Year for Children, YA Book of the Year Award * Winner, 2003 Jane Addams Book Award * Winner, Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, YA Category

Friesen, Gayle Janey's girl . CLA Young Adult Book of the Year 1999 * Violet Downey Book Award * 2000 Best Book for Young Adults

Friesen, Gayle . Losing forever . Shortlisted  - YA Book of the Year 2003 *  Finalist, 2003 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize

Friesen, Gayle  Men of stone  YA Honour Book 2001

Froese, Deborah.  Out of the fire  BBYA '03 * Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Galloway, Priscilla, compiler. Too Young to Fight: Memories from our youth during World War II. Bologna Ragazzi Nonfiction for Young Adults Award - 2000

Goobie, Beth. Before wings: A novel  CLA Young Adult Book of the Year 2001

Goobie, Beth. The dream where the losers go . 2000 Honor book * Saskatchewan Book Award 2000

Goobie, Beth . The Lottery .  International Youth Library's White Ravens 2003 *  Shortlisted  - YA Book of the Year

Goobie, Beth .  Sticks and Stones Shortlisted  - YA Book of the Year 2003 * Quick Picks 2003

Haworth-Attard, Barbara . Irish Chain Shortlisted - Geoffrey Bilson Award 2003

Heneghan, James.  The grave.  2002 Best Book for Young Adults * 2001 Sheila A. Egoff B.C. Book Prize for Children's Literature * 2000 Mr. Christie's Book Award Silver Seal

Holeman, Linda. Raspberry House Blues .  McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award 2001 * Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Holeman, Linda . Search of the Moon King's Daughter BBYA '03  * Honour Book  - YA Book of the Year 2003 * Shortlisted -  Geoffrey Bilson Award 2003*International Youth Library's White Ravens 2003

Holubitsky, Katherine. Alone at Ninety Foot . CLA YA Book of the Year 2000 * 2000 Best Book for Young Adults

Polly Horvath. The Canning Season . Winner, 2004 CLA YA Book of the Year. * National Book Award Winner * BBYA 2004

Hrdlitschka, Shelley. Dancing naked: A novel   BBYA '03 Nominee

Hughes, Monica . The Maze . Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award 2003

Huser, Glen. Stitches. 2003 Governor General's Literary Award

Johansen, K.V. Nightwalker. 2008 Ann Connor Brimer Award 

Johnston, Julie. Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me. CLA Young Adult Book of the Year 1995 * Governor General's Literary Award * Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award

Johnston, JuIie. In Spite of Killer Bees Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Juby, Susan. Alice I Think . Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award - BBYA '04

Lawrence, Iain. B for Buster. 2005 BBYA

Lawrence, Iain. Gemini Summer. 2007 Governor General's Literary Award * Shortlisted, 2007 Sheila Egoff Literature Award

Lawrence, Iain. The Lightkeeper's Daughter. 2003 BBYA Top 10.

Lawrence, Iain. The Smugglers. 2000 BBYA * 2000 QP

Lawrence, Iain. The Wreckers. 1999 BBYA * 1996 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Best Historical Fiction

Lekich, John . The Loser's Club . Shortlisted  - YA Book of the Year  2003* Shortlisted: 2002 Governor General's Literary Award* Finalist, 2003 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize

Lewis, Wendy. Graveyard girl (stories). Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

McKay, Sharon E.  Charlie Wilcox 2001 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction * 2001 The National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award

Janet McNaughton. An Earthly Knight Honour Book, 2004 CLA YA Book of the Year., BBYA 2005

McNaughton,Janet  The secret under my skin 2001 Aurora Award for Speculative Fiction * 2001 Ruth Schwartz Award * 2000 Mr. Christie Award Winner

Ishbel Moore. Daughter Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn. Governor General's Award 2004 * Printz Honor Book 2005 * Top 10, Unanimous Choice BBYA 2005 * ALSC Notables 2005.

Peacock, Shane.  Eye of the Crow  2008 Honour Book, CLA YA Book of the Year 2008

Schwartz, Virginia Frances. If I just had two wings Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

Selvadurai, Shyam. Swimming in the Monsoon Sea. 2006 CLA YA Book of the Year

Sheppard, Mary. Seven for a secret  2002 honour book * BBYA '03 Nominee Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Arthur Slade. Dust  Governor General's Literary Award 2002 * Saskatchewan Book Award 2001 * 2001 Mr. Christie's Book Award * 2004 Edgar Award Nominee, Best YA Mystery * BBYA 2004

Slade, Arthur . Tribes. Shortlisted  - YA Book of the Year 2003

Stratton, Allan.  Chanda's Secret. Printz Honor Book 2005 * BBYA 2005

Thornhill, Jan. I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids’ Guide to the Cycle of Life & Death  2007 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian children's nonfiction

Toews, Miriam. A Complicated Kindness. 2005 CLA YA Book of the Year.

Toten, Teresa. The Game  BBYA '03 Nominee Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Trembath, Don. Lefty Carmichael had a Fit. Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Van Belkom, Edo, ed. Be afraid!: Tales of horror Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Wennick, Elizabeth. Changing Jareth. Shortlisted - YA Book of the Year Award

Wiseman, Eva. Kanada. 2007 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

Wynne-Jones, Tim. The Boy in the Burning House   2001 Honour Book  * 2001 Arthur Ellis Award for Crime Fiction: Juvenile Literature

Wynne-Jones, Tim. The Maestro. CLA Young Adult Book of the Year 1996  * Governor General's Literary Award 1995