About the Red Cedar Book Award
"The Red Cedar is British Columbia’s Young Reader’s Choice book award.
Welcome to The Red Cedar Book Awards!
Encouraging kids, families, and educators from across British Columbia to read the Red Cedar Book Awards nominated non-fiction and fiction books , talk about them, and then vote for their favourites.
Every year, thousands of children between grades 4 and 7 from across the province are invited to read books from the nominated lists of non-fiction and fiction titles and vote for their favourite.
The purpose of the program is threefold:
1. To enrich and broaden students’ reading experiences,
2. To promote literacy through the reading of quality Canadian literature
3. To encourage students’ thoughtful evaluation of these reading materials.
The Red Cedar Book Award is officially "launched" every November during Canadian Children’s Book week and students have the next six months to read and decide which one of the titles on the list they feel is the best Canadian book of the year. "
2021-2022 Fiction Nominees
 | | RED CEDAR BOOK AWARD - 2021/2022 OFFICIAL Nominated Books – FICTION | | |
Title | | | Author | Publisher |
| BARREN GROUNDS | | David Robertson | Penguin Random House |
| | HEAD TO HEAD | | Jennifer Manuel | Lorimer Press |
| | KING OF JAM SANDWICHES | | Eric Walters | Orca |
| | LOST SCROLL OF THE PHYSICIAN | | Alisha Sevigny | Dundurn |
| | ME AND BANKSY | | Tanya Lloyd Kyi | Penguin Random House |
| | MY NAME IS KONISOLA | | Alisa Siegel | Second Story Press |
| | RED FOX ROAD | | Frances Greenslade | Penguin Random House |
| | RIDE HOME | | Gail Anderson-Dargatz | Orca |
| | ROYAL GUIDE TO MONSTER SLAYING: GRYPHON'S LAIR | | Kelley Armstrong | Penguin Random House |
| | YARA'S SPRING | | Jamal Saeed and Sharon E. McKay | Annick Press
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2021-2022 Non-Fiction Nominees
| RED CEDAR BOOK AWARD - 2021/2022 OFFICIAL Nominated Books – Non-FICTION | | | |
| Winners to be announced May/June 2022 | | | | |
| Title | | Author | Illustrator | Publisher |
Bringing Back the Wolves: How a Predator Restored an Ecosystem | | Jude Isabella | Kim Smith | Kids Can Press |
Chemical World: Science in our Daily Lives | | Rowena Rae | | Orca |
How I Survived: four Nights on the Ice | | Serapio Ittusardjuat | Matthew K. Hoddy | Inhabit media |
In The Dark: The Science of What Happens at Night | | Lisa Deresti Betik | Josh Holinaty | Kids Can Press |
One Earth: People of Color Protecting Our Planet | | Anuradha Rao | | Orca |
Powwow: A Celebration through Song and Dance | | Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane | Mike Shiell | Orca |
Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive | | Etta Kaner | Ashley Barron | Owlkids |
Sea Otters: A Survival Story | | Isabell Groc | | Orca |
The Boreal Forest | | L.E. Carmichael | Josee Bisillon | Kids Can Press |
The Eagle Mother | | Brett D. Huson | Natasha Donovan | Highwater Press |
This is Your Brain on Stereotypes: How Science is Tackling Unconscious Bias | | Tanya Lloyd Kyi | Drew Shannon | Kids Can Press |
Trending: How and why Stuff gets Popular | | Kira Vermond | Clayton Hanmer | Owlkids |
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