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2025-26 Hackmatack Shortlists

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English Fiction

Fairest of All - A Graphic Novel book cover.

Fairest of All: A Graphic Novel
by Sarah Mlynowski,
Illustrated By Anu Chouhan
Scholastic Canada, 2024
9781338845099 $16.99 (pb) 160 pages
Graphic novel

Is There a Boy Like Me? book cover.

Is There a Boy Like Me?
by Kern Carter
Scholastic Canada, 2024
9781443198424 $14.99 (pb) 248 pages
Middle grade novel

Kodiaks - Home Ice Advantage book cover.

The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage
by David A. Robertson
Highwater Press, 2024
9781774921012 $12.95 (pb) 200 pages
Middle grade novel

Lisette of Louisbourg book cover.

Lisette of Louisbourg
by Margaret MacKay
Bradan Press, 2024
9781778610394 $15.99 (pb) 202 pages
Middle grade novel

Maya Plays the Part book cover.

Maya Plays the Part
by Calyssa Erb
Annick Press, 2024
9781773218519 $14.99 (pb) 216 pages
Middle grade novel

Pet Tales book cover.

Pet Tales
by Heidi Tattrie Rushton
Trap Door Books, 2024
9781777554996 $14.95 (pb) 187 pages
Middle grade novel

Salma Joins the Team book cover.

Salma Joins the Team
by Danny Ramadan,
illustrated by Anna Bron
Annick Press, 2024
9781773218298 $11.99 (pb) 112 pages
First chapter book

Songs in the Sea book cover.

Songs in the Sea
written and illustrated by Pheilm Martin
Breakwater Books, 2024
9781778530227 $19.95 (pb) 36 pages
School age picture book

Teddy vs the Fuzzy Doom book cover.

Teddy vs. the Fuzzy Doom
by Braden Hallett
Annick Press, 2024
9781773218564 $15.99 (pb) 267 pages
Middle grade novel

Tig book cover.

Tig
by Heather Smith
Tundra Books, 2024
9780735267510 $8.99 (pb) 147 pages
Middle grade novel

English Nonfiction

All Consuming- Shop Smarter for the Planet book cover.

All Consuming: Shop Smarter for the Planet
by Erin Silver, illustrated by Suharu Ogawa
Orca Book Publishers, 2024
9781459835979 $26.95 (hc) 96 pages

Kids Book of Black History in Canada book cover.

The Kids Book of Black History in Canada
by Rosemary Sadlier,
illustrated by Arden Taylor
Kids Can Press, 2024
9781525307379 $23.99 (hc) 64 pages

The Longest Shot book cover.

The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey
by Chad Soon and George Chiang, illustrated by Amy Qi
Orca Book Publishers, 2024
9781459835030 $24.95 (hc) 104 pages

Lost at Windy River book cover.

Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival
by Trina Rathgeber, illustrated by Alina Pete, coloured by Jillian Dolan
Orca Book Publishers, 2024
9781459832268 $19.95 (pb) 96 pages

Making Sense of Dog Sense- How Our Furry Friends Experience the World book cover.

Making Sense of Dog Senses: How Our Furry Friends Experience the World
by Stephanie Gibeault,
illustrated by Raz Latif
Owlkids, 2024
9781771475242 $21.95 (hc) 48 pages

Meet Jim Egan book cover.

Meet Jim Egan
by Elizabeth MacLeod,
illustrated by Mike Deas
Scholastic Canada, 2024
9781443197250 $18.99 (hc) 32 pages

Mighty Scared book cover.

Mighty Scared: The Amazing Ways Animals Defend Themselves
by Erin Silver, illustrated by
Hayden Maynard
Orca Book Publishers, 2024
9781459836068 $21.95 (hc) 32 pages

She is Hope for Wildlife book cover.

She is Hope for Wildlife: The Story of Wildlife Rescuer Hope Swinimer
by Wanda Baxter,
illustrated by Leah Boudreau
Nimbus Publishing, 2024
9781774713327 $19.95 (pb) 48 pages

Walls- The Long History of Human Barriers book cover.

Walls: The Long History of Human Barriers and Why We Build Them
by Gregor Craigie,
illustrated by Arden Taylor
Orca Book Publishers, 2024
9781459833111 $29.95 (hc) 88 pages

Your Story Matters: A Surprisingly Practical Guide to Writing
by Richard Scrimger,
illustrated by D. McFadzean
Tundra Books, 2024
9781770498426 $22.99 (hc) 208 pages