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PRIX ALVINE-BÉLISLE (ASSOCIATION POUR L'AVANCEMENT DES SCIENCES ET DES TECHNIQUES DE LA DOCUMENTATION)
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Now a soldier in the Fkion army, Oznael has been conditioned since childhood to obey, destroy and kill. This time, his mission is to wipe out an Éclatant encampment. But meeting young Aoza awakens his humanitarian instincts when the little boy asks him to save his people who are slowly dying from a mysterious amnesia. Oznael later discovers that the adults' basic food, rice, was poisoned. This story makes readers reflect on the sometimes merciless human condition, yet reminds us we can always choose another way of living. PRIX 12/17 (BRIVE/MONTRÉAL) (SALON DU LIVRE DE MONTRÉAL/FOIRE DU LIVRE DE BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE)
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Now a soldier in the Fkion army, Oznael has been conditioned since childhood to obey, destroy and kill. This time, his mission is to wipe out an Éclatant encampment. But meeting young Aoza awakens his humanitarian instincts when the little boy asks him to save his people who are slowly dying from a mysterious amnesia. Oznael later discovers that the adults' basic food, rice, was poisoned. This story makes readers reflect on the sometimes merciless human condition, yet reminds us we can always choose another way of living. PRIX DU LIVRE M. CHRISTIE (CHRISTIE BROWN & CO.)
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Gilda is the only giraffe in the world living in a cave. Why? Because she has to hide from the North Wind so it can't blow on her and make all her spots fly away like hundreds of butterflies. "Save yourselves", cry Gilda's spots when the North Wind starts blowing. But, being a greedy little giraffe, one day all she thinks about is biting into juicy melons and she forgets to hide. The wind blows on her and takes all her spots away… leaving her naked! All her friends try to help. Timothée the tiger offers his striped coat; Papaye the panda, his fur coat; etc., but she wants her spots back. This highly colourful picture book is filled with very beautiful animal drawings. A fine lesson in togetherness. PRIX DU LIVRE M. CHRISTIE (CHRISTIE BROWN & CO.)
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Without realizing it, the mayor of Saint-Anatole has just hired a rather unusual, but resourceful, librarian. Under her guidance, the children convert the tiny library into a loft where they discover unknown reading pleasures. The author's writing is as dynamic and amusing as always and children will enjoy discovering another of the mysterious Mademoiselle Charlotte's adventures. After dreaming of having her as a teacher, they will surely dream of having her as a school or public librarian. PRIX DU LIVRE M. CHRISTIE
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The school secretary and the janitor discover the body of a murdered math teacher in his classroom. Since he is the most hated professor in the school, clues abound and there are countless suspects. With the investigative help of Elizabeth Chamberland, the "Inspector" will need all his wits to conduct this hilarious investigation successfully. PRIX ELIZABETH MRAZIK-CLEAVER POUR LE MEILLEUR LIVRE D'IMAGES CANADIEN (L'UNION INTERNATIONALE POUR LES LIVRES DE JEUNESSE - CANADA)
Ghost Train. text copyright ©
1996 by Paul Yee. Illustrations copyright ©
1996 by Harvey Chan. A Groundwood Book/Douglas & McIntyre.
On one level, Ghost Train tells the story of impoverished Chinese immigrants who were exploited and killed during the construction of the transcontinental railway. On another level it tells of the bond between Choon-yi, a young artist, and her father Ba, one of the workers who lost his life. Visiting her in dream sequences after his death, Ba encourages Choon-yi to create a perfect painting of a fire-car (locomotive) to transport the souls of the dead Chinese workers back to their homeland so that they may rest in peace. Hauntingly beautiful oil paintings, evocative of the talent of Choon-yi, complement this immensely sensitive tale. PRIX LITTÉRAIRE DU GOUVERNEUR GÉNÉRAL - LITTÉRATURE DE JEUNESSE (CONSEIL DES ARTS DU CANADA)
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Pien does not particularly like school, and spelling period even less. In class one day, he is asked to spell a word he thought he knew, his mother's first name. He learns that this otherwise familiar name has another meaning, a hidden side he did not know, but which will lead him towards his destiny. Inspired by the author's childhood in the logging camps of Northwest Quebec, the story reflects this wild and poetic region. Pien is a novel about a passage into adulthood in which descriptions of nature blend with the characters' souls in order to take us deep within the mysteries of life. PRIX LITTÉRAIRE DU GOUVERNEUR GÉNÉRAL - LITTÉRATURE DE JEUNESSE (CONSEIL DES ARTS DU CANADA)
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In 1742, a young girl anxious to prove her innocence is drawn into a mysterious world on the outskirts of Saint-Joseph. Florentine is falsely accused by her father of stealing a gold purse and, afraid of being beaten, flees into the forest. Near a marsh, she meets Crapoussin, an ill-kempt youth who is frightening and repulsive. Overcoming her fears, she accepts his help to unmask the real thief. Their journey takes them into a world of black magic and sorcery. Florentine will be proven innocent, but will she ever be able to go near the marsh again? Supported by magnificent illustrations, this tale draws us into a shadowy universe. PRIX LITTÉRAIRE LE DROIT - CATÉGORIE JEUNESSE (ASSOCIATION DES AUTEURES ET AUTEURS DE L'ONTARIO FRANÇAIS ET DE L'OUTAOUAIS QUÉBÉCOIS)
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Masque is a collection of 13 short stories by a 15-year-old author. The style of writing is immediately striking. It is balanced and rich in psychological descriptions as one after another, the characters don and drop their masks. Sometimes, as in the story of young Alexis who is wasting away while writing his final poem, it is tragic. Sometimes, it is poetic, as in the story of two writers who, united by words, rediscover love in spite of AIDS. Marie-Ève Lacasse invites us to leave our masks behind and follow her into her world. 
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