As part of the Forest of Reading initiative sponsored by the Ontario Library Association, students from across Canada voted in April for their favourite from these nominated books:
Better Than Weird by Anna Kerz
Crossing
to Freedom by Virginia
Frances Schwartz
Ghost
Messages by Jacqueline
Guest
Ghosts of the Titanic by Julie Lawson
The
Glory Wind by Valerie
Sherrard
The
McGillicuddy Book of Personal Records by Colleen Sydor
Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze by Alan Silberberg
Neil Flambé and the Aztec Abduction by Kevin Sylvester
That Boy Red by Rachna Gilmore
Undergrounders by David Skuy
This year's winner in the Silver Birch Fiction category was:
Undergrounders by David Skuy
I'd never read all of the nominated Silver Birch novels before, so I found it a lot of fun. I ended up reading some books I might not have chosen if I'd been scanning the shelves in the library. This one was a compelling story, so I'm not surprised it was so popular with students.
Awesome Andrea. It's awesome to see what kids like to read.
ReplyDeleteRe Silver Birch results: Don't forget the runners-up!
ReplyDeleteGhosts of the Titanic by Julie Lawson and Neil Flambé and the Aztec Abduction by Kevin Sylvester