The Canadian Association of Children's Librarians Section of the Canadian Association of Public Libraries, a division of the Canadian Library Association, has announced the shortlist for the .
This notable award recognizes a Canadian author of an outstanding book published in Canada in 2008 which appeals to children up to and including age 12.
This year, the committee was presented with 156 books, of which 50 were ultimately long-listed for thorough reading and review.
The winner of the award, and the Honour Books, will be announced prior to the National Canadian Library Association Conference. The award will be presented at the CLA conference at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, in Montréal, Quebec on May 30, 2009.
The finalists for the 2009 CLA Book of the Year Award for Children, in alphabetical order by author, are:
- The Shepherd's Granddaughter by (Groundwood)
- Dear Sylvia by (Groundwood)
- Libertad by (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
- The Nine Lives of Travis Keating by (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
- Word Nerd by (Tundra)
- Starclimber by (HarperCollins)
- Death in the Air by (Tundra)
- Greener Grass by (Red Deer Press)
- The Pole by (Penguin)
- Before Green Gables by (Penguin)
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