Day: November 4, 2020

12 Great New YA Books Arriving in November

| Tasha

Here are some of the great YA books getting released in November. Enjoy!

Beautiful Wild by Anna Godbersen

A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein

Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer

Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher

Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

Odessa by Jonathan Hill

Soulswift by Megan Bannen

Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon

Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

Teen Killers Club by Lily Sparks

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

2020 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Book Awards

| Tasha

The winners of the English-language children’s book awards from The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) have been announced. The biggest award is for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award which comes with a $50,000 prize. Here are the winners:

TD CANADIAN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AWARD

Birdsong by Julie Flett

MARILYN BAILLIE PICTURE BOOK AWARD

Small in the City by Sydney Smith

NORMA FLECK AWARD FOR CANADIAN CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION

Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, & Murdered through History by Serah-Marie McMahon and Alison Matthews David, illustrated by Gillian Wilson

GEOFFREY BILSON AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide

JOHN SPRAY MYSTERY AWARD

The Starlight Claim by Tim Wynne-Jones

AMY MATHERS TEEN BOOK AWARD

In the Key of Nira Ghani by Natasha Deen