Golden Oak AwardNominee

Given by OLA Forest of Reading

117 Works 14,048 Books 999 Reviews 4.1
From 2003 to 2018, the Golden Oak Award program provided a unique opportunity for new readers in adult literacy programs to read books chosen specifically for them. This program helped new adult show more readers to gain the skills to accomplish everyday tasks, as well as foster the love of reading. The last award was given in June 2018. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (16), Honour Book (5), Nominee (117)
Years:
All, 2018 (8), 2017 (8), 2016 (8), 2015 (8), 2014 (8), 2013 (8), 2012 (8), 2011 (8), 2010 (6), 2009 (6), 2008 (6), 2007 (6), 2006 (5), 2005 (6), 2004 (8), 2003 (10)

Nominee 117

WorkYear
Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch2018
All the Dirt: A History of Getting Clean by Katherine Ashenburg2018
The Bootlegger’s Goddaughter by Melodie Campbell2018
No trace by Brenda Chapman2018
Blood and Belonging by Vicki Delany2018
John McCrae: eyond Flanders Fields (Amazing Stories) by Susan Raby-Dunne2018
Fight to Learn: The Struggle to Go to School by Laura Scandiffio2018
Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz2018
Missing Nimama by Melanie Florence2017
A Year of Borrowed Men by Michelle Barker2017
Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War by Michel Chikwanine2017
Exposed (Retribution) by Judith Graves2017
Epic Game (Rapid Reads) by William Kowalski2017
Give Me Wings: How a Choir of Slaves Took on the World by Kathy Lowinger2017
10 Ships That Rocked the World (World of Tens) by Gillian Richardson2017
Next Round: A Young Athlete's Journey to Gold by John Spray2017
Residential Schools: With the Words and Images of Survivors by Larry Loyie2016
The Last Train: A Holocaust Story by Rona Arato2016
Juba Good by Vicki Delany2016
Escape from Tibet: A True Story by Nick Gray2016
The Magician of Auschwitz by Kathy Kacer2016
When the Worst Happens: Extraordinary Stories of Survival by Tanya Lloyd Kyi2016
The End of the Line by Sharon E. McKay2016
The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen2016
Dear Malala, We Stand with You by Rosemary McCarney2015
Rainbow Crow by David Bouchard2015
The Hard Fall by Brenda Chapman2015
The Clear-Out (Good Reads) by Deborah Ellis2015
Real Justice: Sentenced to Life at Seventeen by Cynthia J. Faryon2015
When I Get Older: The Story behind "Wavin' Flag" by K'Naan2015
Just Gone by William Kowalski2015
Rick Hansen by Don Quinlan2015
The Stamp Collector by Jennifer Lanthier2014
Contingency Plan by Lou Allin2014
Big League Dreams: Baseball Hall of Fame's first African-Canadian, Fergie Jenkins by Richard Brignall2014
My Name Is Parvana by Deborah Ellis2014
Something Noble by William Kowalski2014
Guilty by Norah McClintock2014
Emily Included by Kathleen McDonnell2014
The Secret of the Village Fool by Rebecca Upjohn2014
Home Invasion by Joy Fielding2013
No Ordinary Day by Deborah Ellis2013
A Stranger at Home: A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton2013
Sable Island: The Wandering Sandbar by Wendy Kitts2013
In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up by Monica Kulling2013
Behind Enemy Lines: World War II, Sam Frederiksen, Nazi-Occupied Europe, 1944 by Carol Matas2013
The Matatu by Eric Walters2013
Remembering the Titanic by Frieda Wishinsky2013
Out of Darkness: The Jeff Healey Story by Cindy Watson2012
The Second Wife by Brenda Chapman2012
No Safe Place by Deborah Ellis2012
Fatty Legs: A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton2012
Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot2012
The Highway of Heroes by Kathy Stinson2012
Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged by Jody Nyasha Warner2012
Our Earth: How Kids are Saving the Planet by Janet Wilson2012
Courage and Compassion: Ten Canadians Who Made A Difference by Rona Arato2011
Watching Jimmy by Nancy Hartry2011
The Barrio Kings by William Kowalski2011
Christmas Tree by David Adams Richards2011
Stolen Girl by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch2011
Imagine a Place by Sarah L. Thomson2011
Children of Africville by Christine Welldon2011
The Middle Ground by Zoe Whittall2011
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway2010
Brave Deeds: How One Family Saved Many People from the Nazis by Ann Alma2010
Impact by James C. Dekker2010
Lunch with Lenin and other stories by Deborah Ellis2010
Word Nerd by Susin Nielsen2010
Call Me Aram by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch2010
Libertad by Alma Fullerton2009
The Birdman by Veronika Martenova Charles2009
I.D. by Vicki Grant2009
Hiding Edith by Kathy Kacer2009
Naomi's Tree by Joy Kogawa2009
My Wedding Dress by Susan Whelehan2009
I Am a Taxi (The Cocalero Novels) by Deborah Ellis2008
June Callwood: A Life of Action by Anne Dublin2008
Factory Girl by Barbara Greenwood2008
Safe House by James Heneghan2008
Dave Cooks the Turkey by Stuart McLean2008
Aram's Choice by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch2008
The Crazy Man by Pamela Porter2007
Earth Magic by Dionne Brand2007
My Childhood Under Fire: A Sarajevo Diary by Nadja Halilbegovich2007
Paul Moves Out by Michel Rabagliati2007
Terry Fox: A Story of Hope by Maxine Trottier2007
Shattered by Eric Walters2007
The Heaven Shop by Deborah Ellis2006
Rosie's Dream Cape by Zelda Freedman2006
Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hémon2006
The Maybe House by Lynne Kositsky2006
Fires! (True Stories from the Edge) by Tanya Lloyd Kyi2006
Tales from the Isle of Spice by Richardo Keens-Douglas2005
Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything by Anne Dublin2005
Tunnel King by Barbara Hehner2005
Truth by Tanya Lloyd Kyi2005
Tom Finder by Martine Leavitt2005
Beginnings: Stories of Canada's Past by Ann Walsh2005
Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis2004
if i knew, don't you think I'd tell you?: selected journals of Jann Arden by Jann Arden2004
Another Place at the Table by Mary Cook2004
Rapid Ray: The Story Ray Lewis by John Cooper2004
Close to Spider Man by Ivan E. Coyote2004
As Long as the Rivers Flow by Larry Loyie2004
Dead Man's Gold and Other Stories by Paul Yee2004
White Lily by Ting-Xing Ye2004
Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine2003
The Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat by Jack Batten2003
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis2003
Murder on the Loose (Thumbprint Mysteries Series) by Ellen Godfrey2003
The Lives Behind The Lines: 20 Years of For Better Or For Worse by Lynn Johnston2003
Yukon Adventures : The Lure of Gold by Rachel (ed) Mansfield2003
Vinyl Cafe Unplugged by Stuart McLean2003
52 Days by Camel: My Sahara Adventure (Adventure Travel Series) by Lawrie Raskin2003
Simple Recipes by Madeleine Thien2003
Voices of Canadian Literacy by Lee Weinstein2003

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