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2009 Nominees

Place (out of 20) Book Title Author Publisher
1 Safe As Houses Eric Walters Doubleday Canada
2 The Painted Circus Edwards, Wallace  Kids Can Press
3 Mother Goose Unplucked Becker, Helaine  Owlkids Books
4 The Strongest Man in the World Debon, Nicolas  Groundwood Books
5 Very Serious Children Adderson, Caroline  Scholastic Canada
Almost Eden Anita Horrocks  Tundra
At Vimy RIdge Hugh Brewster  Scholastic
Baboon : A novel David Jones  Annick
Earth Magic Dionne Brand  KCP Poetry
Elijah of Buxton Christopher Curtis  Scholastic
Eye of the Crow Shane Peacock Tundra
Factory Girl Barbara Greenwood  Tundra
Gemini Summer Iain Lawrence Delacorte
The Inuit thought of it Alootook Ipellie Annick
Kids Who Rule Charis Cotter  Annick
Orphan Ahwak Raquel Rivera Orca
A Perfect Gentle Knight Kit Pearson Puffin
Rise of the of the Golden Cobra Henry Aubin Annick
Sweet! Ann Love Tundra
This is My Planet Jan Thornhill Owlkids Books