Ontario Library Association Announces the 2014 Forest of Reading® Winners

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TORONTO, ON (May 16, 2014) – The Ontario Library Association (OLA) would like to congratulate the 2014 Forest of Reading Award winners. These awards were presented at the Festival of Trees on May 14 and 15, 2014 at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, ON.

• Blue Spruce™ Award Winner: Oddrey by Dave Whamond

• Silver Birch® Express Award Winner: The Secret of the Village Fool by Rebecca Upjohn, illustrated by Renné Benoit

• Silver Birch® Fiction Award Winner: Record Breaker by Robin Stevenson

• Silver Birch® Non-Fiction Award Winner: One Step at a Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds

Her Way by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

• Red Maple™ Fiction Award Winner: The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen

• White Pine Award™ Fiction Winner: Live To Tell by Lisa Harrington

• White Pine Award™ Non-Fiction Winner: The Secret of the Blue Trunk by Lise Dion,

translated by Liedewij Hawke

• Prix Tamarac Winner: Une fille à l’école des gars by Maryse Peyskens

• Prix Tamarac Express Winner: Attention, j’arrive ! (BiBop) by Raymond Parent

• Prix Peuplier Winner: Une mouche, un chat et une patate by Céline Malépart Congratulations to all our award recipients! To view a full list of the winner and the honourable mentions, please visit our website www.accessola.com/forest. Follow us on Twitter @ONLibraryAssoc and @ForestofReading. Also like our Facebook pages at Ontario Library Association and the Forest of Reading.

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About the Forest of Reading®: The Forest of Reading is the largest recreational reading program of its kind in Canada, with more than 250,000 participants each year. The OLA’s Forest of Reading offers eight reading programs to encourage a love of reading in people of all ages. Committees of library practitioners select the nominated titles and readers vote for the winners. About the Ontario Library Association: The Ontario Library Association (OLA) is a centre of excellence for the library and information sector, with nearly 5,000 members who work in public, school, academic and special libraries. OLA enables members to advocate for the right of individuals to have free and equitable access to information. Our members research, develop and participate in educational programs designed to provide exemplary library services. Signature OLA

 

   

events include the annual Super Conference and the Forest of Reading® program. Follow us on Twitter @ONLibraryAssoc and like us on Facebook at Ontario Library Association. Media and program contacts:

Meredith Tutching Program Coordinator, Forest of Reading Ontario Library Association 416.363.3388 x222 mtutching@accessola.com

Lauren Hummel Marketing and Communications Coordinator Ontario Library Association 416.363.3388 x231 lhummel@accessola.com