Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

Established in 1988 in memory of Geoffrey Bilson, a respected historian and Children's author who passed away in 1987. The $1000 prize is awarded annually to the Canadian author of an outstanding work of historical fiction for young people.



This is a selection of our Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People section. To find a specific book or author, or just to browse, please use the search box.

Kanada - young adult softcover
By Eva Wiseman - $12.99 - add to cart

Winner of the 2007 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction . Kanada. The name meant untold riches and promise to Jutka, a young Hungarian girl who was captivated by stories of a vast, majesti...

 

The Crazy Man - children's paperback
By Pamela Porter - $9.95 - add to cart

2005 Governor General's Award winner for text. 2006 winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children award. For Emaline, losing her father, her dog and her health because...

 

Good For Nothing - children's paperback
By Michel Noel - $12.95 - add to cart

2005 winner of the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction. "When the principal kicked me out of the residential school, he practically spat in my face. 'That's it, Lariviere. Get out of my...

 

If I Just Had Two Wings - young adult softcover
By Virginia Frances Schwartz - $12.95 - add to cart

2002 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People Winner.2003 M.Y.R.C.A. Winner2002 Silver Birch Award Winner for FictionThirteen-year-old Phoebe has always dreamed of leaving her ...

 

Charlie Wilcox - young adult softcover
By Sharon Mckay - $8.99 - add to cart

2000/2001 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People Winner.2001 Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire Violet Downey Children's Book Award Winner Charlie Wilcox, a Newfoundl...