WELCOME to Stellar Awards for 2006/2007!

Congratulations to Carrie Mac!
Carrie Mac is the winner of the 2006/2007 Stellar Book Award for The Beckoners published by Orca Books of Victoria. For more information about Carrie Mac, and a complete list of her books including her stunning new novel Droughtlanders, see her webpage at http://www.carriemac.com/


On Saturday, May 12th, the nominees for the 2007/2008 Stellar Book Award were also announced and the poster and website will be in development over the summer, and will launch next fall with all new titles.

For those anxious to order up titles in advance of the program here's a sneak preview. The nominees for the third annual Stellar Book Award (2007/2008)have been selected by teens working in book clubs in Vancouver, North Vancouver and Maple Ridge.


One on One by Don Aker (HarperTrophy Canada)
Freedom of Jenny by Julie Burtinshaw (Raincoast)
After by Francis Chalifour (Tundra)
The Turning by Gillian Chan (Kids Can)
Season of Rage by John Cooper (Tundra)
Isabel Factor by Gayle Friesen(Kids Can)
Something girl by Beth Goobie (Orca)
Forget-me-not by Barbara Haworth-Attard(HarperTrophy Canada)
Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last by Susan Juby (HarperCollins)
Aquanauts by John Lunn (Tundra)
Just Ask Us by Sylvia Olsen (Sono Nis)
The Greenies by Myra Paperny (HarperTrophy Canada)
Cure for Crushes by Karen Rivers (Polestar / Raincoast)
Evil Masters by Laura Scandiffio (Annick)
Seraphina’s Circle by Jocelyn Shipley(Sumach)
Resurrection Blues by Mike Tanner (Annick)
Rooster by Don Trembath (Orca)
Red Sea by Diane Tullson (Orca)
Four steps to Death by John Wilson (KidsCan)

Congratulation to next season's nominees and the new Stellar program will begin again next fall!

My personal thanks to everyone who helps with the Stellar website, reviews and content!
My thanks to Niki B., Daphne H-N., April E., Tara W., Sara K., and Debbie W. My thanks to teens Carrie W., and Catherine H., for their designs. Thanks also to the steering committee: Bronwyn, Gail, Sarah D., Kirsten, Odie, Kelly, Thomas, Hazel, Lindsay, Ren and Guy ...and all of our teen reviewers and writers!
Allison

Click here to view 2005/2006 website.