Title: Red Cedar Book Award
1Red CedarBook Award
2Fiction
- Birdie for Now by Jean Little
- Dead Mans Gold by Paul Yee
- Finding Sophie by Irene Watts
- flood by James Heneghan
- Ghost Voyages II by Cora Taylor
- Jeannie and the Gentle Giants by Luanne Armstrong
- Noses are Red by Richard Scrimger
- Olden Days Locket by Penny Chamberain
- Parvanas Journey by Deborah Ellis
- Ricky by Eric Walters
- Road Trip by Eric Walters
- Tess by Jocelyn Reekie
- The Bachelors by Don Trebath
- TJ and the Cats by Hazel Hutchins
3Birdie for Now by Jean Little
- Now step on the gas, Mum. I want my frest start
to start!
4Dead Mans Gold by Paul Yee
- Gold attracts men like a magnet awakening
metal pins, like honey humming to bees. It
shines and never rusts, flattens thin as tissue
and reels into feathery threads. It crowns the
kings of mighty empires and dazzles the eye when
spun as filigree jewelry. I has caused nations
to go to war, men to commit murder, and innocent
people to be enslaved.
5Finding Sophie by Irene Watts
- THE TRAIN, BERLIN, GERMANY
- December 1, 1938
- Just before the guard reached their
compartment door, a woman threw in a rucksack,
then lifted a little girl and stood her beside
Marianne. Please look after her! Thank you.
She moved away without looking back.
6flood by James Heneghan
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- The first thing the slumbering Sheehogue knew
was the deafening boom that tumbled them from
their grassy bowers. This was followed by a
flood of water and mud over the meadow that swept
the Sheehogue rapidly along in natures
unexpected waterslide. They saw homes of mortals
tumbling into the creek Save their children,
the Old Ones ordered.
7Ghost Voyages II by Cora Taylor
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- Now to pick a stamp. Which stamp would he try
this time?
8Jeannie and the Gentle Giants by Luanne
Armstrong
- She had felt, just for a moment, as if she
really were a queen, riding on top of the world
with all of Sebs gentle strength and power
beneath her. It was a brand new feeling, one she
wanted to experience again. She wondered if she
would ever have the chance.
9Noses are Red by Richard Scrimger
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- Norberthasnt lived with me since last fall,
when I was having all that trouble with the
bullies at my school. Lived with makes it
sound like Norbert is in my spare bedroom. Hes
not. - Hes in my nose.
10Olden Days Locket by Penny Chamberain
- Then the girl stepped back from the window.
Even though the afternoon sun was still beating
down, the air turned cold for a moment. Jess
felt a shiver pass through her.
11Parvanas Journey by Deborah Ellis
- Its hard to remember that I used to sleep in
a bed and had to do my homework before I could
watch television and play with my friends. Its
hard to remember that we used to have ice cream
and cakes to eat. Was that really me? That must
have been a dream. That couldnt have been my
life.
12Ricky by Eric Walters
- Ricky has always loved animals. After all, he
shares his house house with 29 weird and
wonderful creatures. So when vandals break into
his school and destroy many of his beloved
science teachers animals, including Rickys
favourite, Bogart the boa constrictor, Ricky
devises a plan to raise money to replace him.
13Road Trip by Eric Walters
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- Now remember, Coach said. Nobody is going
to live or die because of this game. Were here
to play some basketball and have some funbut
rememberwinning is really fun. Now break!
14Tess by Jocelyn Reekie
- Often I went to the little graveyard by the
kirk and sat beside Mothers grave. Told her of
my sorrow. I asked her to make me strong, as she
had been. I had no dreams, except that someday I
would come home.
15The Bachelors by Don Trebath
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- Three boys and a grumpy grandfather together
for five days. Throw in a few uninvited visitors,
and the kids from karate have another adventure
on their hands.
16TJ and the Cats by Hazel Hutchins
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- My name is TJ Barnes and I dont like cats.
I dont like the way they stare. I dont like
the way they slinkCats give me the creeps. If
Id remembered all these details when my
grandmother phoned, it would have saved me a
whole lot of trouble. - TJ, said Gran, Ive got a problem
17Red Cedar Non-fiction Nominees
- Adventures in Ancient Greece by Linda Bailey
- Only in Canada from the colossal to the kooky by
Vivian Bowers - First to Fly how Wilbur Orville Wright
Invented the Airplane by Peter Busby - Under the Ice by Kathy Conlan
- Breaking Free the Story of William Kurelek by
May Cutler - Body Talk the straight facts on fitness,
nutrition and feeling great about yourself. - Canada Invents by Susan Hughes
- Hanas Suitcase by Karen Levine
- Real Stories from the Rink by Brian McFarlane
- The Wright Brothers a Flying Start by Elizabeth
Macleod - Earthquake by Cynthia Nicolson
- Hurricane by Cynthia Nicolson
- Zzz the Most Interesting Book Youll Ever Read
About Sleep by Trudee Romanek - Skating for Power and Speed by Sean Rossiter and
Paul Carson - Space FAQ by Valerie Wyatt
18Adventures in Ancient Greece by Linda Bailey
- Every time they went through that door, they
ended up traveling to some long-ago civilization.
They ran into danger! They faced disaster! They
barely escaped death!
19Only in Canada from the Colossal to the Kooky
by Vivian Bowers
- Where will you find the worlds largest
porcupine, an ancient underwater forest,
monstrous asteroid craters, black bears that are
actually white, and police officers who always
get their man? - Only in Canada, thats where!
20First to Fly How Wilbur Orville Wright
Invented the Airplane by Peter Busby
- On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright flew for
only twelve seconds. But in those brief moments,
he and his brother Wilbur accomplished what man
had dreamed of for centuries.
21Under the Ice by Kathy Conlan
- Something was wrongWhoosh! I was surrounded
by a rush of bubbles. My regulator had frozen
open. My air supply was pouring out into the
ocean
22Breaking Free the Story of William Kurelek by
May Cutler
- Breaking Free, part art book, part biography,
is the story of Kureleks life, told with
eloquence and compassion by Cutler and
illustrated with Kureleks well-known and
well-loved paintingsThe Globe And Mail
23Body Talk the Straight Facts on Fitness,
Nutrition and Feeling Great About YourselfAnn
Douglas and Julie Douglas
- Body Talk takes you on an amazing journey to
discover all the things that are perfect about
you- just the way you are!
24Canada Invents by Susan Hughes
- From the earliest Inuit inventions to
basketball to a wearable computer, this book
explores Canadian firsts of yesterday, today, and
tomorrow.
25Hanas Suitcase by Karen Levine
- In March 2000, a suitcase arrived at a
childrens Holocaust education center in Tokyo,
Japan. On the outside, in white paint, were
these words Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, and
Waisenkind the German word for orphanWho was
Hana Brady? What happened to her?
26Real Stories from the Rink by Brian McFarlane
- A netful of true stories about the greatest game
of all HOCKEY! - Discoverthe longest undefeated streak in all pro
sportshockeys good guys and really, really
bad guyshow the Zamboni came to be.
27The Wright Brothers a Flying Start by
Elizabeth MacLeod
Flying seemed an impossible dream. But Orville
and Wilbur Wright were dreamers and believers
both they were sure that one day people would
fly, and they dreamed they would be the first.
28Earthquake by Cynthia Nicolson
- Did you know that our planet quivers with over
a thousand earthquakes every day?
29Hurricane by Cynthia Nicolson
- Learn how hurricanes form and discover the
ways hurricane hunters improve forecasting and
help save lives.
30Zzz the Most Interesting Book Youll Ever Read
About Sleep by Trudee Romanek
- Did you know that if you live to be 70, youll
have spent 23 years sleeping?
31Skating for Power and Speed by Sean Rossiter
Paul Carson
- Hockey is definitely going towards the
skating game, you can see it, and skating one of
the most important, if not the most important
thing in our game today. -
- -Brian Rolston
32Space FAQ by Valerie Wyatt
- Out-of-this world activities and a galactic
number of amazing facts about topics such as
space exploration, supernovas, asteroids, black
holes and more!
33Red Cedar Book Award
- Voting Day
- On Canada Book Day
- April 23, 2005
- Ceremony
- May 14, 2005
- Prince George, British Columbia