2012

May 2

It's Time to Vote!

It's now time to cast your vote and have your say as to which book will win this year's Stellar Award.
Voting is open now, so make sure you've read 5 of the nominated titles before you cast your vote. Also, you can only vote once. You'll need to log in to your account in order to cast your vote. Once you've logged in, click on Home, and that will direct you to the link. Happy voting!
Vote Now!
Happy voting and stay tuned to find out the name of the winning author and title!

May 1

Hello Stellar Readers

The voting for the 2011/2012 Stellar Book Awards will open soon! Teens can still register online for an account. If you have read at least five of the nominated titles you will qualify to vote. You can only vote once, so make sure you read that last book or two before making your final decision before May 15th.

The link to the voting page will be here as soon as voting opens so grab that final title, read like crazy and get ready to vote!

2011

May 16

The winner for the 2011 Stellar Book Award is....

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong!

Our thanks to all the teens who selected the nominees, read the titles, reviewed and voted for this year's Stellar Book Award, as well as to the teachers and librarians who encouraged their students to participate this year. The Summoning is now in the very good company of previous winners of the Stellar Award:
2010 - Deborah Lynn Jacobs' Choices
2009 - Carrie Mac's The Droughtlanders
2008 - Diane Tullson's Red Sea
2007 - Carrie Mac's The Beckoners

The shortlist of titles for the 2012 award follows but check out the booklist page to read blurbs, author bios and then start your reading and reviewing!
Shadow Boxing by Sherie Posesorski
thinandbeautiful.com by Liane Shaw
Dreamfire by Nicole Luiken
Living Outside the Lines by Lesley Choyce
My Parents are Sex Maniacs by Robyn Harding
Not Suitable for Family Viewing by Vicki Grant
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Pop by Gordon Korman
The Gryphon Project by Carrie Mac
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Swim the Fly by Don Calame
The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones
Thank you to the teens in Prince George, Richmond, Surrey and Victoria who helped select the nominees!

Let the Reading Begin!

Our thanks to all the teens who selected the nominees, and to the librarians and UBC students who are helping create the content for this year's Stellar Award website.

Allison TM
Chair, Stellar Awards Steering Committee

Click here to download this year's poster.

Click here to view 2010/2011 website.