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ANN CONNOR-BRIMER AWARD
(The Nova Scotia Library Association)
For best book by an Atlantic author.
Oliver's Wars
Budge Wilson
Toronto: Stoddart, 1992
101 p. ISBN 077375508X
Ages 9 to 14.
When Oliver's father is assigned to a field hospital in Saudi
Arabia during the Gulf War, the entire family is in turmoil.
Forced to leave behind familiar surroundings they move east to
Halifax to live with his grandparents. A cold war already exists
between Oliver's mother and her parents. Moving in only
heightens the tension with everyone "coping" in their own way.
His twin brother, Jerry, is always angry or brooding, his mother
berates her mother for not standing up to her cranky husband, his
grandfather complains about everyone and everything, and
Oliver... he keeps everything inside. School does not offer
Oliver any refuge either. The school bully taunts him and his
gym teacher belittles him at every opportunity. Surrounded,
Oliver is ready to explode like a Scud missile!
Reprinted with the permission of Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, Don Mills, Ont. M3B 2T6
THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
AWARD
(Ottawa Valley Council of the International Reading
Association)
For best book by an Ottawa Valley author.
The Story of Canada
Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore
Illustration: Alan Daniel
Toronto: Lester, Key Porter Books, 1992
319 p. ISBN 189555529
Ages 11 to 13.
A beautiful and encyclopedic volume beginning with the Ice Ages
and ending in 1992. The Acadians, the buffalo hunt, John
Franklin's tragic quest, the Klondike gold rush, the Halifax
explosion, Expo 67, Terry Fox and astronaut Roberta Bondar's
flight are just a few of the many topics covered in this
magnificent resource book.
Original paintings, historical photographs, maps, posters and
cartoons bring the text to life. Includes an index and
chronology.
Reprinted with permission from The Story of Canada by Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore, published by Key Porter Books Limited, Toronto, Ontario. Copyright © 1992. Courtesy of Lester Publishing Limited.
MUNICIPAL CHAPTER OF TORONTO
IODE BOOK AWARD
For outstanding achievement by a Toronto-area author or
illustrator in children's literature.
Ten Small Tales
Celia Barker Lottridge
Illustrations: Joanne Fitzgerald
Toronto/Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre/A Groundwood Book, 1993
63 p. ISBN 0888991568
Ages 4 to 8.
This collection of ten little known tales is based on folk tales,
stories and traditional rhymes from around the world. In
retelling these tales, Celia Barker Lottridge has shaped them by
telling them to many groups of children
"giving special attention to the elements of the story that encourage listeners to participate with their voices or their bodies".
The lovely soft watercolour and ink illustrations are
tremendously appealing.
Ten Small Tales text Copyright © 1993 by Celia Barker Lottridge, illustrations Copyright © 1993 by Joanne Fitzgerald. Douglas & McIntyre/A Groundwood Book.
R. ROSS ANNETT JUVENILE FICTION AWARD
(Writers Guild of Alberta)
For best book by an Alberta author.
The Crystal Drop
Monica Hughes
Toronto: HarperCollins, 1992
177 p. ISBN 000223744X
Ages 10 to 13.
The date is 2011. Megan and her young brother, Ian, are left
orphans and set off across the prairie to find their Uncle Greg.
The land has been parched by a hole in the ozone layer. They
survive the guns and dogs of some crazed inhabitants with only
gopher meat and roots to eat. They finally arrive at the
foothills of Alberta and find happiness in the environmentally
developed community of Gaia where their uncle lives.
The Crystal Drop by Monica Hughes © Monica Hughes 1992. Published by HarperCollins Publishing Ltd.
THE SHEILA A. EGOFF CHILDREN'S PRIZE
(The West Coast Book Prize Society)
For best book by a British Columbia author.
My Name is Seepeetza
Shirley Sterling
Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre/A Groundwood Book, 1992
126 p. ISBN 0888991657
Ages 8 to 12.
On her first day at the Indian residential school her name was
changed to Martha. Her hair was washed in coal oil to kill the
lice she didn't have and then cut. After her bath she had to
wear the school's uniform. When she went to bed that night the
Sister taught her how to pray and warned her devils lived under
the bed waiting to drag her to hell if she left the bed during
the night...welcome to school. Martha survives her hostile
environment by daydreaming of her peaceful life at her home on
the ranch.
My Name is Seepeetza Copyright © 1992 by Shirley Sterling. Douglas & McIntyre/A Groundwood Book.
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