McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award facts for kids
The McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award is a special prize given to amazing books written for young people. It's part of the Manitoba Book Awards, which celebrate great writing from Manitoba, Canada. This award started in 1997 and was sponsored by McNally Robinson Booksellers.
Each year, two talented writers from Manitoba win this award. Their books are chosen as the best written for young people. There are two main groups for the award: one for Young Adult books and one for Children's books. The winning authors each receive a cash prize.
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Award Winners
Early Winners (Before 1997)
Before the award was officially named the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, some books were recognized:
- 1995 — Margaret Buffie, The Dark Garden
- 1996 — Margaret Shaw-MacKinnon, Tiktala
Young Adult Category Winners
This category is for books written for older kids, usually teenagers.
- 1997 — Diana Wieler, RanVan: Magic Nation
- 1998 — Diana Wieler, Drive
- 1999 — Martha Brooks, Being with Henry
- 2000 — Linda Holeman, Raspberry House Blues
- 2001 — Eva Wiseman, My Canary Yellow Star
- 2002 — Linda Holeman, Search of the Moon King’s Daughter
- 2003 — Duncan Thornton, The Star-Glass
- 2004 — Margaret Buffie, The Finder
- 2005 — Diane Juttner Perreault, Breath of the Dragon
- 2006 — Larry Verstraete, Lost Treasures: True Stories of Discovery
Children's Category Winners
This category is for books written for younger children.
- 1997 — Sheldon Oberman, By the Hanukkah Light
- 1998 — No award was given this year.
- 1999 — Colleen Sydor, Smarty Pants
- 2000 — No award was given this year.
- 2001 — Sheldon Oberman, The Wisdom Bird
- 2002 — No award was given this year.
- 2003 — Connie Colker Steiner, Shoes for Amélie
- 2004 — No award was given this year.
- 2005 — Colleen Sydor, Camilla Chameleon
- 2006 — Colleen Sydor, Raising a Little Stink
- 2022 — Tasha Spillett-Sumner (illustrated by Michaela Goade), I Sang You Down from the Stars
