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2024-25 Hackmatack Shortlists

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English Fiction

Andy's Tribal Canoe Journey by Seabacola Beaton, Jorja Johnson, & Cadence Manson; illustrator: Natalie Laurin

Andy’s Tribal Canoe Journey
by Seabacola Beaton, Jorja Johnson, & Cadence Manson; illustrator: Natalie Laurin
Strong Nations Publishing
9781771746007 $26.34 (pb) (72 pages)
Graphic novel

Berani

Berani
by Michelle Kadarusman
Pajama Press
9781772782608 $16.95 (pb) (224 pgs)
Middle grade novel

Ghost Girl by Brooke Carter; illustrator: Alyssa Waterbury

Ghost Girl
by Brooke Carter;
illustrator: Alyssa Waterbury
Orca Book Publishers
9781459836884 $8.95 (pb) (104 pages)
Hi-Lo (large print)

The Grover School Pledge
by Wanda Taylor
HarperCollins
9781443467254 $19.99 (hc) (176 pages)
Middle grade novel

Hans Christian Anderson Lives Next Door by Cary Fagan

Hans Christian Anderson Lives Next Door
by Cary Fagan
Penguin Random House
9781774880159 $22.99 (hc) (160 pages)
Middle grade novel

Jude Saves the World by Ronnie Riley

Jude Saves the World
by Ronnie Riley
Scholastic Canada
9781338855876 $24.99 (hc) (272 pages)
Middle grade novel

Keepers of the Pact by Karen Kelloway

Keepers of the Pact
by Karen Kelloway
Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press
9781774712221 $14.95 (pb) (192 pages)
MIddle grade novel

Mehndi Boy by Zain Bandali; illustrator: Jani Balakumar

Mehndi Boy
by Zain Bandali; illustrator: Jani Balakumar
Annick Press
9781773217925 $11.99 (pb) (101 pages)
First chapter book (large print)

Pluto Rocket: New in Town by author and illustrator Paul Gilligan

Pluto Rocket: New in Town
by author and illustrator Paul Gilligan
Penguin Random House
9780735271906 $9.99 (pb) (87 pages)
Graphic novel

Water Love
by Natalie Hodgson & Rajean Willis; illustrator: Sahle Robinson
Plumleaf Press
9781486936694 $21.95 (hc) (32 pages)
School-age picture book

English Nonfiction

Are We Having Fun Yet?: The Human Quest for a Good Time by Maria Birmingham; illustrator: Katy Dockrill

Are We Having Fun Yet?: The Human Quest
for a Good Time
by Maria Birmingham; illustrator: Katy Dockrill
Orca Book Publishers
9781459830943 $29.95 (hc) (72 pages)

Becoming Bionic and Other Ways Science
is Making Us Super
by Heather Camlot; illustrator: Victor Wong
Owlkids
9781771474610 $21.95 (hc) (56 pages)

The Best Way to Get Your Way by Tanya Lloyd Kyi; illustrator: Chanelle Nibbelink

The Best Way to Get Your Way
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi; illustrator: Chanelle Nibbelink
Kids Can Press
9781525305481 $19.99 (hc) (56 pages)

Canada Wild: Animals Found Nowhere Else on Earth by Maria Birmingham; illustrator: Alex MacAskill

Canada Wild: Animals Found Nowhere Else on Earth
by Maria Birmingham; illustrator: Alex MacAskill
Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press
9781774711132 $15.95 (pb) (55 pages)

Freddie the Flyer  by Fred Carmichael and Danielle Metcalfe- Chenail; illustrator: Audrea Loreen-Wulf

Freddie the Flyer 
by Fred Carmichael and Danielle Metcalfe-
Chenail; illustrator: Audrea Loreen-Wulf
Tundra Books
9781774880807 $23.99 (hc) (32 pages)
Picture book

The Honour Song – Le chant d’honneur – Kepmite’taqney Ktapekiaqn by George Paul; illustrator: Loretta Gould

The Honour Song – Le chant d’honneur –
Kepmite’taqney Ktapekiaqn
by George Paul; illustrator: Loretta Gould
Bouton d’or Acadie
9782897502270 $12.95 (pb) (32 pages)
Published in English, French, Mi’kmaq

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It by Colleen Nelson and Kathie MacIsaac; illustrator: Scot Ritchie

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It
by Colleen Nelson and Kathie MacIsaac;
illustrator: Scot Ritchie
Pajama Press
9781772782288 $24.95 (hc) (64 pages)

Operation Cupcake: How Simple Machines Work by author and illustrator Bambi Edlund

Operation Cupcake: How Simple
Machines Work
by author and illustrator Bambi Edlund
Kids Can Press
9781525306679 $21.99 (hc) (43 pages)

Saving the Spotted Owl
by Nicola Jones; 
illustrator: Alexandra Finkeldey
Kids Can Press
9781525305559 $21.99 (hc) (31 pages)

The Trailblazing Life of Viola Desmond: A Civil Rights Icon by Rachel Kehoe with Wanda Robson; illustrator: Chelsea Charles

The Trailblazing Life of Viola Desmond:
A Civil Rights Icon
by Rachel Kehoe with Wanda Robson;
illustrator: Chelsea Charles
Orca Book Publishers
9781459833975 $24.95 (hc) (87 pages)