Note: Readers who are blind or visually impaired will be able to access a selection of the nominated books in alternate format at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Library. Contact CNIB Library Reader Services at: 1-800-268-8818 for more information.

The NOMINATED BOOKS are:

Another Kind of Cowboy
by Susan Juby
HarperCollins

The Blue Helmet
by William Bell
Doubleday Canada

The Droughtlanders: Book One in Triskelia Series
by Carrie Mac
Penguin

The End of the World as We Know It
by Lesley Choyce
Red Deer Press

Grist
by Heather Waldorf
Red Deer Press

Keturah & Lord Death
by Martine Leavitt
Red Deer Press

The Song of Kahunsha
by Anosh Irani
Anchor Canada

The Space Between
by Don Aker
HarperCollins

The Warrior’s Daughter
by Holly Bennett
Orca Book Publishers

Ysabel
by Guy Gavriel Kay
Penguin