Here is the second grouping of nominated titles from the 2025 Forest of Reading® book awards of the Ontario Library Association:
- Yellow Cedar: non-fiction for Grades 4 to 8
- Red Maple: fiction for Grades 7 and 8
- White Pine: fiction for Grades 9 to 12
YELLOW CEDAR
The Halifax Explosion: 6 December 1917, at 9:05 in the Morning
Written and Illustrated by Afua Cooper
Plumleaf Press
Four Terrifying Tales (Haunted Canada: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1)
Written by Joel A. Sutherland
Illustrated by Hannah Barrett, David Bishop, Matt Salisbury, and Jenn Woodall
Scholastic Canada
Little by Little: You Can Change the World
Written by Sonya Ballantyne
Illustrated by Rhael McGregor and Toben Racicot
HighWater Press
The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey
Written by George Chiang and Chad Soon
Illustrated by Amy Qi
Orca Book Publishers
Owls: Who Gives a Hoot?
Written by Frances Backhouse
Orca Book Publishers
Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism
Written by Robin Stevenson
Illustrated by Vivian Rosas
Kids Can Press
See It, Dream It, Do It: How 25 People Like You Found Their Dream Jobs
Written by Colleen Nelson and Kathie MacIsaac
Illustrated by Scot Richie
Pajama Press
Think Like A Goat: The Wildly Smart Ways Animals Communicate, Cooperate and Innovate
Written by Lisa Deresti Betik
Illustrated by Alexander Mostov
Kids Can Press
Trailblazing Life of Viola Desmond: A Civil Rights Icon
Written by Rachel Kehoe with Wanda Robson
Illustrated by Chelsea Charles
Orca Book Publishers
Welcome to AI: What is Artificial Intelligence and How Will It Change Our Lives?
Written by Matthieu Dugal
Illustrated by Owen Davey
Wide-Eyed Editions (Quarto)
RED MAPLE™
40 Days in Hicksville
Written by Christina Kilbourne
DCB
Book of Screams (Book of Screams 1)
Written by Jeff Szpirglas
Illustrated by Steven P. Hughes
Orca Book Publishers
Call Me Al
Written by Wali Shah and Eric Walters
Orca Book Publishers
The Cricket War
Written by Tho Pham and Sandra McTavish
Kids Can Press
Escape to Ponti
Written by Brian Slattery
Illustrated by Antonio Javier Caparo
Red Deer Press
Written by Brian Slattery
Illustrated by Antonio Javier Caparo
Red Deer Press
Hopeless in Hope
Written by Wanda John-Kehewin
HighWater Press
Written by Deborah Ellis
Groundwood Books
Reviewed here
Written by Heather Smith
Tundra Books
Today I Am: 10 Stories of Belonging
Edited by Jael Richardson
Scholastic Canada
Scholastic Canada
Why We Play With Fire
Written by Giselle Vriesen
Illustrated by ShinYeon Moon
100 Block Futures
Illustrated by ShinYeon Moon
100 Block Futures
WHITE PINE™
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces
MacMillan Press
Little Moons
Written by Jen Storm
Illustrated by Ryan Howe, Nickolej Villiger, and Alice RL
HighWater Press
Reviewed here
Illustrated by Ryan Howe, Nickolej Villiger, and Alice RL
HighWater Press
Reviewed here
Lockjaw
Written by Matteo Cerilli
Tundra Books
Pillow Talk
Written by Stephanie Cooke
Illustrated by Mel Valentine Vargas
HarperCollins
Tundra Books
Pillow Talk
Written by Stephanie Cooke
Illustrated by Mel Valentine Vargas
HarperCollins
The Space Between Here and Now
Written by Sarah Suk
HarperCollins
Reviewed here
Sweetness in the Skin
Written by Ishi Robinson
HarperCollins
Takedown
Written by Ali Bryan
DCB
Where the Dark Stands Still
Written by A.B. Poranek
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Who We Are in Real Life
Written by Victoria Koops
Groundwood Books
HarperCollins
Reviewed here
Sweetness in the Skin
Written by Ishi Robinson
HarperCollins
Takedown
Written by Ali Bryan
DCB
Where the Dark Stands Still
Written by A.B. Poranek
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Who We Are in Real Life
Written by Victoria Koops
Groundwood Books
Zombie Apocalypse Running Club
Written by Carrie Mac
Crown Books
Crown Books
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Nominees for the other programs can be linked to from below:
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