One Book, One Community Books (Canada's Longest Running Community Reading Program)

One Book, One Community is Canada's longest running community reading program, celebrating its 20th year in 2021! It aims to celebrate Canadian literature and create a sense of community in Waterloo Region by getting everyone reading and talking about the same book. The OBOC book is chosen by committee every year. How many of these great Canadian books have you read?

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No Great Mischief (Alistair MacLeod)

No Great Mischief

1

Alistair MacLeod

The Stone Carvers (Jane Urquhart)

The Stone Carvers

2

Jane Urquhart

Lives of the Saints (Nino Ricci)

Lives of the Saints

3

Nino Ricci

Hominids (Robert J. Sawyer)

Hominids

4

Robert J. Sawyer

Three Day Road

Three Day Road

5

Smoke (Elizabeth Ruth)

Smoke

6

Elizabeth Ruth

The 100-Mile Diet (Alisa Smith & J.B. McKinnon)

The 100-Mile Diet

7

Alisa Smith & J.B. McKinnon

The Book of Negroes (Lawrence Hill)

The Book of Negroes

8

Lawrence Hill

The Best Laid Plans

The Best Laid Plans

9

Bury Your Dead (Louise Penny)

Bury Your Dead

10

Louise Penny

Lakeland: Ballad of a Freshwater Country (Allan Casey)

Lakeland: Ballad of a Freshwater Country

11

Allan Casey

Ragged Company (Richard Wagamese)

Ragged Company

12

Richard Wagamese

The Massey Murder (Charlotte Gray)

The Massey Murder

13

Charlotte Gray

Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)

Station Eleven

14

Emily St John Mandel

A House in the Sky (Amanda Lindhout)

A House in the Sky

15

Amanda Lindhout

Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day

16

Broken Promise (Barclay, Linwood)

Broken Promise

17

Barclay, Linwood

The Home for Unwanted Girls (Joanna Goodman)

The Home for Unwanted Girls

18

Joanna Goodman

Moon of the Crusted Snow (Waubgeshig Rice)

Moon of the Crusted Snow

19

Waubgeshig Rice

Extraordinary Canadians (Peter Mansbridge)

Extraordinary Canadians

20

Peter Mansbridge

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