The Canning Season

The Canning Season
AuthorPolly Horvath
LanguageEnglish
Published2003 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover
Pages208
ISBN978-0-374-39956-6

The Canning Season is a young adult novel by American-Canadian author Polly Horvath. It was first published in 2003 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Awards and honors

The Horn Book Magazine,[1] Publishers Weekly,[2] Chicago Tribune School Library Journal, and The Washington Post included The Canning Season in their lists of the best children's books of 2003.[citation needed]

It also received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews[3] and Publishers Weekly.[4]

Awards for The Canning Season
Year Award Result Ref.
2003 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Winner [5][6]
2004 ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection [7]
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Selection [8]
Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award Winner [9]
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist

References

  1. ^ "Horn Book Fanfare 1938 to present". The Horn Book. 2012-12-05. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. ^ "Best Children's Books 2003". Publishers Weekly. 2003-11-10. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  3. ^ "The Canning Season". Kirkus Reviews. 2003-05-01. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  4. ^ "THE CANNING SEASON by Polly Horvath". Publishers Weekly. 2003-06-09. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  5. ^ "Polly Horvath". National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  6. ^ "National Book Awards 2003". National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  7. ^ "The Canning Season | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2010-04-04. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  8. ^ "2004 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2007-03-15. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  9. ^ "2004 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award Recipient: Polly Horvath". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-05-03.