by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
Princesses versus Dinosaurs Written by: Linda BaileyIllustrated by: Joy Ang Publisher: Tundra Books Book Description Two popular storybook titans, princesses and dinosaurs, battle to determine who should star in this laugh-out-loud picture book for fans of Shark vs...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
Overdose Heartbreak and Hope in Canada’s Opioid Crisis Benjamin PerrinPublisher: Viking Canada Book Description North America is in the middle of a health emergency. Life expectancies are declining. Someone is dying every two hours in Canada from illicit drug...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
Grandmother School Written by: Rina Singh Illustrated by: Ellen RooneyPublisher: Orca Book Publishers Book Description Every morning, a young girl walks her grandmother to the Aajibaichi Shala, the school that was built for the grandmothers in her village to have a...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
The Diary of Dukesang Wong A Voice from Gold Mountain Dukesang WongEdited by David McIlwraithTranslated by Wanda Joy Hoe Publisher: Talonbooks Book Description The Diary of Dukesang Wong restores a lost central voice to a foundational episode in Canadian history – one...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 8, 2021
The Certainties Aislinn HunterPublisher: Vintage Canada Book Description A vivid, moving novel reminiscent of Anthony Doerr and Michael Ondaatje, about the entwined fates of two very different refugees. In 1940, as the shadow of war lengthens over Europe, three...
