The finalists for the 2018 Governor General Literary Awards have been announced. The Canada Council for the Arts is responsible for administering the awards which are given in seven categories in English and French. Here are the finalists in the Young People’s categories in English:
YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE – TEXT
Ebb and Flow by Heather Smith
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis
Learning to Breathe by Janice Lynn Mather
Sweep by Jonathan Auxier
Winnie’s Great War by Lindsay Mattick and Josh Greenhut, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE – ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
Africville by Shauntay Grant, illustrations by Eva Campbell
At the Pond by Werner Zimmermann
Go Show the World by Wab Kinew, illustrated by Joe Morse
Ocean Meets Sky by The Fan Brothers
They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki