Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

Given by Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)

197 Works 17,630 Books 699 Reviews ½ 3.9
The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People is awarded annually to reward excellence in the writing of an outstanding work of historical fiction for young readers, by a show more Canadian author, published in the previous calendar year. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (33), Shortlist (169)
Years:
All, 2023 (5), 2022 (5), 2021 (5), 2020 (6), 2019 (5), 2018 (5), 2017 (5), 2016 (5), 2015 (5), 2014 (5), 2013 (5), 2012 (5), 2011 (5), 2010 (5), 2009 (4), 2008 (5), 2007 (5), 2006 (5), 2005 (5), 2004 (5), 2003 (5), 2002 (5), 2001 (5), 1999 (10), 1998 (11), 1997 (12), 1996 (7), 1995 (9), 1994 (5), 1993 (4), 1991 (8), 1990 (6), 1989 (4), 1988 (6)

Winner 33

WorkYear
Weird Rules to Follow by Kim Spencer2023
Second Chances by Harriet Zaidman2022
The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor2021
Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide2020
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis2019
The Assassin's Curse by Kevin Sands2018
Mark of the Plague by Kevin Sands2017
Uncertain Soldier by Karen Bass2016
Dance of the Banished by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch2015
Graffiti Knight by Karen Bass2014
The Lynching of Louie Sam by Elizabeth Stewart2013
The Hangman in the Mirror by Kate Cayley2012
The Glory Wind by Valerie Sherrard2011
The Landing by John Ibbitson2009
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis2008
Kanada by Eva Wiseman2007
The Crazy Man by Pamela Porter2006
Good for Nothing by Michel Noel2005
Boy O'Boy by Brian Doyle2004
The Word for Home by Joan Clark2003
If I Just Had Two Wings by Virginia Frances Schwartz2002
Charlie Wilcox by Sharon E. McKay2001
The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence1999
Good-Bye Marianne, the Graphic Novel by Irene N. Watts1998
To Dance at the Palais Royale by Janet McNaughton1997
Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada by Marianne Brandis1996
The Dream Carvers by Joan Clark1995
The Lights Go on Again by Kit Pearson1994
Ticket to Curlew by Celia Barker Lottridge1993
The Sign of the Scales by Marianne Brandis1991
The Sky Is Falling by Kit Pearson1990
Mystery in the Frozen Lands (Adventures in Canadian History) by Martyn Godfrey1989
Lisa by Carol Matas1988

Shortlist 169

WorkYear
Weird Rules to Follow by Kim Spencer2023
The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan by Salma Hussain2023
Hidden on the High Wire (The Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers 2022, 20) by Kathy Kacer2023
How to Be a Goldfish by Jane Baird Warren2023
The Ribbon Leaf by Lori Weber2023
Second Chances by Harriet Zaidman2022
Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer by Leslie Gentile2022
Dear Peter, Dear Ulla by Barbara Nickel2022
Traitors Among Us by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch2022
Stealing Home by J. Torres2022
The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor2021
The Brushmaker's Daughter (Holocaust Remembrance Series, 17) by Kathy Kacer2021
Journal of a Travelling Girl by Nadine Neema2021
Barry Squires, Full Tilt by Heather T. Smith2021
Under Amelia's Wing: Book 2 of the Ginny Ross Series (Ginny Ross, Book 2) by Heather Stemp2021
Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide2020
The Big Dig by Lisa Harrington2020
Be My Love by Kit Pearson2020
Room for One More by Monique Polak2020
Among the Fallen by Virginia Frances Schwartz2020
City on Strike by Harriet Zaidman2020
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis2019
Piper by Jacqueline Halsey2019
The Sound of Freedom by Kathy Kacer2019
Don't Tell the Enemy by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch2019
Miles to Go (Wandering Fox) by Beryl Young2019
Clutch by Heather Camlot2018
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh by Uma Krishnaswami2018
A Blinding Light by Julie Lawson2018
The Agony of Bun O'Keefe by Heather T. Smith2018
Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel2017
When Morning Comes by Arushi Raina2017
Heart of a Champion by Ellen Schwartz2017
Freedom's Just Another Word by Caroline Stellings2017
The Unquiet Past by Kelley Armstrong2016
Mad Miss Mimic by Sarah Henstra2016
The Farmerettes by Gisela Sherman2016
Avis Dolphin by Frieda Wishinsky2016
Arrow through the Axes (Odyssey of a Slave) by Patrick Bowman2015
The Gospel Truth by Caroline Pignat2015
Unspeakable by Caroline Pignat2015
Underground Soldier by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch2015
Little Red Lies by Julie Johnston2014
Me & Mr. Bell by Philip Roy2014
Brothers at War (Empire of the Moghul) by Alex Rutherford2014
The Manager by Caroline Stellings2014
Yesterday's Dead by Pat Bourke2013
A Call to Battle: The War of 1812, Alexander MacKay, Upper Canada, 1812 by Gillian Chan2013
Violins of Autumn by Amy McAuley2013
Making Bombs for Hitler by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch2013
This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel2012
The Whole Truth by Kit Pearson2012
I'll Be Watching by Pamela Porter2012
Shot at Dawn: World War I, Allan McBride, France, 1917 by John Wilson2012
Queen of Hearts by Martha Brooks2011
Folly by Marthe Jocelyn2011
Exiles from the War: The War Guests Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss by Jean Little2011
Wild Geese by Caroline Pignat2011
Bitter, Sweet by Laura Best2010
Watching Jimmy by Nancy Hartry2010
Haunted by Barbara Haworth-Attard2010
Vanishing Girl by Shane Peacock2010
Crusade: The Heretic's Secret, Part I by John Wilson2010
The Apprentice's Masterpiece: A Story of Medieval Spain by Melanie Little2009
The Ancient Ocean Blues by Jack Mitchell2009
Greener Grass by Caroline Pignat2009
Rise of the Golden Cobra by Henry Aubin2008
Tin Angel by Shannon Cowan2008
Eye Of The Crow by Shane Peacock2008
The Alchemist's Dream by John Wilson2008
Meyers' Rebellion by Connie Brummel Crook2007
Terror at Turtle Mountain by Penny Draper2007
A Rebel's Daughter: The 1837 Rebellion Diary of Arabelle Stevenson Toronto by Janet Lunn2007
Where Soldiers Lie by John Wilson2007
Forget-Me-Not by Barbara Haworth-Attard2006
Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein by Carol Matas2006
The Death of My Country: The Plains of Abraham Diary of Geneviève Aubuchon by Maxine Trottier2006
Four Steps to Death by John Wilson2006
Angeline by Karleen Bradford2005
Last Chance Bay by Anne Laurel Carter2005
Rosie in Chicago: Play Ball! (Aladdin Historical Fiction) by Carol Matas2005
Esther by Sharon E. McKay2005
The Courtesan's Daughter by Priscilla Galloway2004
Brothers Far from Home: The World War I Diary of Eliza Bates by Jean Little2004
Ann and Seamus by Kevin Major2004
A Dirty Deed by Ted Stenhouse2004
A Company of Fools by Deborah Ellis2003
Irish Chain by Barbara Haworth-Attard2003
Search of the Moon King's Daughter by Linda Holeman2003
Finding Sophie by Irene N. Watts2003
Mary Ann Alice by Brian Doyle2002
The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War by Carol Matas2002
Shoes for Amelie by Connie Colker Steiner2002
Under a Shooting Star by Maxine Trottier2002
A Bushel of Light by Troon Harrison2001
Love Lies Bleeding by Barbara Haworth-Attard2001
The Grave by James Heneghan2001
In My Enemy's House by Carol Matas2001
The Shacklands by Judi Coburn1999
A Gift for Ampato by Susan Vande Griek1999
Janey's Choice by Bernice Thurman Hunter1999
The Only Outcast by Julie Johnston1999
The Secret of Gabi's Dresser (Holocaust Remembrance Series) by Kathy Kacer1999
Greater Than Angels by Carol Matas1999
The Doctor's Apprentice by Ann Walsh1999
The Hydrofoil Mystery by Eric Walters1999
Brideship by Joan Weir1999
Nellie's Quest by Connie Brummel Crook1998
Prairie Fire! (The Bains) by Bill Freeman1998
Living Freight (On Time's Wing) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz1998
Beyond the Waterfall by Elaine Breault Hammond1998
Wish Me Luck (Laurel-Leaf Books) by James Heneghan1998
The Garden by Carol Matas1998
Make or Break Spring by Janet McNaughton1998
The dark tower by Sharon Stewart1998
War of the Eagles by Eric Walters1998
Across Frozen Seas by John Wilson1998
Thunder Ice by Alison Acheson1997
Shadows on a Sword by Karleen Bradford1997
The Golden Rose by Dayle Gaetz1997
Home Child by Barbara Haworth-Attard1997
Promise Song by Linda Holeman1997
The Seven Magpies by Monica Hughes1997
The Belonging Place by Jean Little1997
Wings to Fly by Celia Barker Lottridge1997
The Hollow Tree by Janet Lunn1997
After the War by Carol Matas1997
The Stone Orchard by Susan Merritt1997
A Time to Choose by Martha Attema1996
Trapped by Coal by Constance Horne1996
Amy's Promise by Bernice Thurman Hunter1996
The Mozart Girl by Barbara Kathleen Nickel1996
The Secret of Sentinel Rock by Judith Silverthorne1996
A Place Not Home by Eva Wiseman1996
The Old Brown Suitcase by Lillian Boraks-Nemetz1995
Nellie L. by Connie Brummel Crook1995
Ellen's Secret by Jean Hooker1995
Within a Painted Past (Annick Young Novels) by Hazel Hutchins1995
His Banner Over Me by Jean Little1995
The Burning Time by Carol Matas1995
The Lie That Had To Be by Sharon Palermo1995
Signal across the sea by Dorothy Perkyns1995
The Ocean Between by Margaret Bunel Edwards1994
The Night Hazel Came to Town by John Ibbitson1994
Daniel's Story by Carol Matas1994
Soldier Boys by David Richards1994
Yesterday's Children by Barkhouse1993
Jeremy's War 1812 by John Ibbitson1993
A Dog Came, Too by Ainslie Manson1993
Pit Pony by Joyce Barkhouse1991
The Hiding Place by Lyn Cook1991
Spy in the Shadows by Barbara Greenwood1991
Dawn Rider by Jan Hudson1991
The Last Wolf of Ireland by Elona Malterre1991
Eliza's Best Wednesday by Carol Sargent1991
Incredible Jumbo by Barbara Claassen Smucker1991
Mogul and Me by Peter Cumming1990
Nykola and Granny by Constance Horne1990
Blood Red Ochre by Kevin Major1990
Jesper by Carol Matas1990
Tales from Gold Mountain: Stories of the Chinese in the New World by Paul Yee1990
Rachel's Revolution by Dorothy Perkyns1989
Son Of The Hounds by Robert Sutherland1989
Moses, Me, and Murder: A Barkerville Mystery by Ann Walsh1989
Danger on the Tracks (The Bains) by Bill Freeman1988
Lamplighter by Bernice Thurman Hunter1988
The Goodman of Ballengiech by Margaret Crawford Maloney1988
Take a Giant Step by Myra Paperny1988
Salmonberry wine by Mary Razzell1988

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