FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 1, 2016, Ottawa: The Canadian Library Association / Association canadienne des bibliothèques proudly presents the shortlist for the 2016 Book of the Year for Children Award.
This respected award honours a book published in Canada in 2015 by a Canadian author that appeals to readers aged 12 and younger. On behalf of the children of Canada, we salute the efforts and accomplishments of these writers, and thank them and their publishers for providing our children with an inspired collection of new titles. The award is generously sponsored by Library Services Centre.
We are lucky to celebrate the wealth of extraordinary children’s writers in Canada with this award, and were provided with 230 titles to consider this year. After thorough reading and review, 48 were long-listed, and today we announce the 10 finalists for the 2016 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, in alphabetical order:
The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands (Simon and Schuster)
Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls are used in War by Jessica Humphreys and Michael Chikwanine (Kids Can Press)
The Choice by Kathy Clarke (Second Story Press)
The First Flute by David Bouchard (Red Deer Press)
Minrs by Kevin Sylvester (Simon and Schuster)
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel (HarperCollins)
A Pocket Full of Murder by R.J. Anderson (Simon and Schuster)
Seven Dead Pirates by Linda Bailey (Tundra)
Trash Talk by Michelle Mulder (Orca)
Young Man With Camera by Emil Sher (Scholastic)
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the 2015-2016 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award Jury:
- Reta Pyke, Librarian, Surrey Public Library, Surrey, BC
- Rachel Seigel, Sales & Selection Strategist, EduCan Media, Toronto, ON
- Jaclyn McLean, Librarian, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
- Marilyn Willis, Retired Library Coordinator, Georgetown, ON
- Lynn Amann, Children’s Librarian, Rossland Library, Rossland, BC
The Canadian Library Association / Association canadienne des bibliothèques is Canada’s largest national and broad-based library association, representing the interests of public, academic, school and special libraries, professional librarians and library workers, and all those concerned about enhancing the quality of life of Canadians through information and literacy.
For more information contact please contact Reta Pyke at reta.pyke@gmail.com
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About CLA:
The Canadian Library Association is Canada’s largest national and broad-based library association, representing the interests of public, academic, school and special libraries, professional librarians and library workers, and all those concerned about enhancing the quality of life of Canadians through information and literacy. For more information please visit: www.cla.ca.
For more information on the CLA Book Awards, contact:
Agnieszka Arkuszewski
Office Manager and Executive Assistant
Email: info (at) cla.ca