October 17, 2011

Ontario Library Association announces 2012 Forest of Reading® nominees

This morning the Ontario Library Association announced the nominated titles for it 2012 Forest of Reading programs, and everyone is tweeting about them. Congratulations to all nominees, and to the OLA for its continued success with this outstanding reading program.
  

BLUE SPRUCE NOMINEES 
  • A Flock of Shoes by Sarah Tsiang and Qin Leng Published by Annick Press
  • Giraffe and Bird by Rebecca Bender Published by Dancing Cat Books/Cormorant Books 
  • Kiss Me! (I'm a Prince!) by Heather McLeod and Brooke Kerrigan Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside 
  • The Little Hummingbird by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas Published by D&M Publishers/Greystone Books 
  • Making the Moose Out of Life by Nicholas Oldland Published by Kids Can Press
  • Noni Says No by Heather Hartt-Sussman and Geneviève Côté Published by Tundra Books
  • One Hockey Night by David Ward and Brian Deines Published by Scholastic Canada/North Winds Press
  • Rosyln Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth! by Marie-Louise Gay Published by Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
  • Small Saul by Ashley Spires Published by Kids Can Press
  • Stanley's Little Sister by Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin Published by Kids Can Press




SILVER BIRCH™ NOMINEES

FICTION
  • Better Than Weird by Anna Kerz  Published by Orca Book Publishers
  • Crossing to Freedom by Virginia Frances Schwartz Published by Scholastic Canada
  • Ghost Messages by Jacqueline Guest Published by Coteau Books
  • Ghosts of the Titanic by Julie Lawson Published by Scholastic Canada
  • The Glory Wind by Valerie Sherrard Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside
  • The McGuillicuddy Book of Personal Records by Colleen Sydor Published by Red Deer Press
  • Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze by Alan Silberberg Published by Simon & Schuster Canada
  • Neil Flambé and the Aztec Abduction by Kevin Sylvester Published by Simon and Schuster Canada/Harper Collins Canada
  • That Boy Red by Rachna Gilmore Published by Harper Trophy Canada/Harper Collins Publishers
  • Undergrounders by David Skuy Published by Scholastic Canada


 NON-FICTION
  • 50 Poisonous Questions: A Book With Bite by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Ross Kinnaird Published by Annick Press
  • Africans Thought of It: Amazing Innovations by Bathseba Opini and Richard B. Lee Published by Annick Press
  • Animals That Changed the World by Keltie Thomas Published by Annick Press
  • Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science by Susan Hughes and Michael Wandelmaier Published by Kids Can Press
  • Don’t Touch That Toad & Other Strange Things Adults Tell You by Catherine Rondina and Kevin Sylvester Published by Kids Can Press
  • Game Day: Meet the People Who Make It Happen by Kevin Sylvester Published by Annick Press
  • Highway of Heroes by Kathy Stinson Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside
  • Mathemagic! Number Tricks by Lynda Colgan and Jane Kurisu Published by Kids Can Press
  • Totally Human: Why We Look and Act the Way We Do by Cynthia Pratt Nicolson and Dianne Eastman  Published by Kids Can Press
  • Who Wants Pizza? The Kids’ Guide to the History, Science & Culture of Food by Jan Thornhill Published by Maple Tree Press

 EXPRESS
  • All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine by Monica Kulling and Bill Slavin Published by Tundra Books
  • Banjo of Destiny by Cary Fagan and Selçuk Demirel Published by Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
  • Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot and Ian Wallace Published by Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
  • The Gargoyle Overhead by Philippa Dowding Published by Napoleon & Co.
  • The Last Loon by Rebecca Upjohn Published by Orca Book Publishers
  • Our Earth: How Kids are Saving the Planet by Janet Wilson Published by Second Story Press
  • Saving Arm Pit by Natalie Hyde Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside
  • The Time Time Stopped by Don Gillmor Published by Scholastic Canada
  • Uumajut: Learn About Arctic Wildlife! by Simon Awa, Anna Ziegler, Stephanie McDonald, Leah Otak, Romi Caron  Published by Inhabit Media
  • When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew: Tales of Ti-Jean by Jan Andrews and Dušan Petričić Published by Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press


RED MAPLE NOMINEES 
  • Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielsen Published by Tundra Books
  • Dust City by Robert Paul Weston Published by Puffin Canada / Penguin Group Canada
  • Fanatics by William Bell Published by Random House Canada / Doubleday Canada
  • Fly Boy by Eric Walters Published by Puffin Canada / Penguin Group Canada
  • Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel Published by Harper Collins Canada
  • Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey Published by Walker & Company
  • Home Truths by Jill MacLean Published by Dancing Cat Books/Cormorant Books
  • No Safe Place by Deborah Ellis Published by Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
  • Thunder Over Kandahar by Sharon E. McKay with Rafal Gerszak (photographs) Published by Annick Press
  • Torn from Troy by Patrick Bowman Published by Ronsdale Press



N.B. Although the readers of White Pine are typically beyond the scope of CanLit for LittleCanadians, I have included their lists here, as they are still school readers.


WHITE PINE NOMINEES


FICTION
  • Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari Published by Scholastic Canada
  • Beat the Band by Don Calame Published by Candlewick Press
  • Blood Red Road by Moira Young Published by Random House Canada/Doubleday Canada
  • Chance to Dance for You by Gail Sidonie Sobat Published by Great Plains Publications
  • Death Benefits by Sarah N. Harvey Published by Orca Book Publishers
  • The Fifth Rule by Don Aker Published by Harper Trophy Canada/ Harper Collins Publishers
  • The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong Published by Random House Canada/Doubleday Canada
  • Motorcycles & Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor Published by Random House Canada/Vintage Canada
  • Something Wicked by Lesley Anne Cowan Published by Puffin Canada/Penguin Group Canada
  • The Way It Is by Donelda Reid Published by Second Story Press

NON-FICTION


  • The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha Published by Penguin Group U.S.A/Amy Einhorn Books
  • Call Me Russell by Russell Peters Published by Random House Canada/ Doubleday Canada
  • Canada’s Wars: An Illustrated History by Jonathan Webb and J.L. Granatstein Published by Scholastic Canada
  • Hockey Now! by Mike Leonetti Published by Firefly Books
  • I.D.: Stuff That Happens to Define Us by Kate Scowen and Peter Mitchell Published by Annick Press
  • Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World by Tom Rand and Dave Clark Published by Eco Ten Publishing
  • Nice Recovery by Susan Juby Published by Penguin Group Canada/Viking Canada
  • Stick to Your Vision: How to Get Past the Hurdles & Haters to Get Where You Want to Be by Wes “Maestro” Williams Published by McClelland & Stewart
  • Two Generals by Scott Chantler Published by McClelland & Stewart
  • Will to Live: Dispatches from the Edge of Survival by Les Stroud Published by Harper Collins


Full information about the Forest of Reading Program and this year's nominated titles can be found at OLA Forest of Reading 2011

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