USBBY, the US national section for the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), has selected its annual list of Outstanding International Books for children and young adults. All books on the list were published in 2012 and chosen by a committee of USBBY members. A number of Canadian titles made the 2013 list. They are listed below.

Animal Masquerade
Written and illustrated by Marianne Dubuc
Translated by Yvette Ghione
Kids Can Press

Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War
Written by Deborah Ellis
Groundwood Books

My Name Is Parvana
Written by Deborah Ellis
Groundwood Books

Nobody Knows
Written by Shelley Tanaka
Groundwood Books

The Stamp Collector
Written by Jennifer Lanthier
Illustrated by François Thisdale
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Virginia Wolf
Written by Kyo Maclear
Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
Kids Can Press