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50 Must-Read Canadian Children's and YA Books

To celebrate Canadian Children's Book Week Book Riot compiled a list of 50 must-read Canadian children's and YA books.
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The Paper Bag Princess (Robert Munsch)
The Paper Bag Princess
1
Robert Munsch
The Hockey Sweater (Roch Carrier)
The Hockey Sweater
2
Roch Carrier
What's My Superpower? (Aviaq Johnston)
What's My Superpower?
3
Aviaq Johnston
Scaredy Squirrel (Mélanie Watt)
Scaredy Squirrel
4
Mélanie Watt
Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged (Jody Nyasha Warner)
Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged
5
Jody Nyasha Warner
Jillian Jiggs (Phoebe Gilman)
Jillian Jiggs
6
Phoebe Gilman
This Is Not My Hat
This Is Not My Hat
7
Alligator Pie (Dennis Lee)
Alligator Pie
8
Dennis Lee
Red Is Best (Kathy Stinson)
Red Is Best
9
Kathy Stinson
Virginia Wolf (Kyo MacLear)
Virginia Wolf
10
Kyo MacLear
Abc of Canada (Kim Bellefontaine)
Abc of Canada
11
Kim Bellefontaine
Sing a Song of Mother Goose (Barbara Reid)
Sing a Song of Mother Goose
12
Barbara Reid
M Is for Maple (Mike Ulmer)
M Is for Maple
13
Mike Ulmer
My Heart Fills With Happiness (Monique Gray Smith)
My Heart Fills With Happiness
14
Monique Gray Smith
Town Is by the Sea (Joanne Schwartz)
Town Is by the Sea
15
Joanne Schwartz
The Darkest Dark (Chris Hadfield)
The Darkest Dark
16
Chris Hadfield
When We Were Alone (David Alexander Robertson)
When We Were Alone
17
David Alexander Robertson
The Adventures of Miss Petitfour (Anne Michaels)
The Adventures of Miss Petitfour
18
Anne Michaels
Oscar Lives Next Door (Bonnie Farmer)
Oscar Lives Next Door
19
Bonnie Farmer
You Are Stardust (Elin Kelsey)
You Are Stardust
20
Elin Kelsey
A Family Is a Family Is a Family (Sara O'leary)
A Family Is a Family Is a Family
21
Sara O'leary
The Canadian Railroad Trilogy (Gordon Lightfoot)
The Canadian Railroad Trilogy
22
Gordon Lightfoot
Baseball Bats for Christmas (Michael Kusugak)
Baseball Bats for Christmas
23
Michael Kusugak
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
24
L.M. Montgomery
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (Mordecai Richler)
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
25
Mordecai Richler
The Breadwinner (Deborah Ellis)
The Breadwinner
26
Deborah Ellis
A Child in Prison Camp (Shizuye Takashima)
A Child in Prison Camp
27
Shizuye Takashima
Awake and Dreaming (Kit Pearson)
Awake and Dreaming
28
Kit Pearson
Mine for Keeps (Jean Little)
Mine for Keeps
29
Jean Little
That Scatterbrain Booky (Bernice Thurman Hunter)
That Scatterbrain Booky
30
Bernice Thurman Hunter
The Hollow Tree (Janet Lunn)
The Hollow Tree
31
Janet Lunn
This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall (Gordon Korman)
This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall
32
Gordon Korman
Silverwing (Kenneth Oppel)
Silverwing
33
Kenneth Oppel
Jane, the Fox, and Me (Fanny Britt)
Jane, the Fox, and Me
34
Fanny Britt
Canada Year by Year (Elizabeth MacLeod)
Canada Year by Year
35
Elizabeth MacLeod
Coyote Tales (Thomas King)
Coyote Tales
36
Thomas King
The Lotterys Plus One (Emma Donoghue)
The Lotterys Plus One
37
Emma Donoghue
The Keeper of the Isis Light (Monica Hughes)
The Keeper of the Isis Light
38
Monica Hughes
Maud (Melanie J. Fishbane)
Maud
39
Melanie J. Fishbane
Optimists Die First (Susin Nielsen)
Optimists Die First
40
Susin Nielsen
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