Best Books Selections Committees
Expert committees of educators, booksellers and school and public librarians from across Canada have handpicked the materials featured in Best Books for Kids & Teens. Committees look for excellence in writing and illustration. Most importantly, these committees focus on selecting materials that will appeal to children and young adults.
We thank these committee members for generously donating their time and expertise.
BEGINNING READERS, EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS, MIDDLE YEARS HI-LO, TEEN HI-LO
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Gigi Nadeau (Chair) (she/her/elle) |
Kristie Bridges (she/her/elle) Teacher Riverside School Board Saint-Hubert, QC |
Kathleen Largy-Nadeau (she/her) Coordinator, Practice Teaching Faculty of Education Bishop’s University Sherbrooke, QC |
Amanda Webster (she/her) |
GRAPHIC NOVELS
| Scott Robins (Chair) (he/him) Children's Services Specialist Don Mills District Branch, Toronto Public Library Toronto, ON |
Fatma Faraj (she/her) Junior School Teacher-Librarian Branksome Hall Toronto, ON |
Linda Ludke (she/her) Collections Management Librarian London Public Library London, ON |
Rebecca Roach (she/her) Itinerant Resource Teacher Alternative Schools (West) Toronto District School Board Member, White Pine Selection Committee Toronto, ON |
JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE FICTION #1
| Gail Hamilton (Chair) Teacher-Librarian (Retired) East St. Paul, MB |
Dr. Dave Jenkinson Professor Emeritus Faculty of Education University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB |
Tamara Opar Youth Services Librarian (Retired) Winnipeg, MB |
Harriet Zaidman Children's and freelance writer Teacher-Librarian (Retired) Children’s Book Columnist Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, MB |
JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE FICTION #2
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Charlotte Big Canoe (Co-Chair) (she/they) Manager, Family Engagement Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, ON |
Ashley Pamenter (Chair) (she/her) Manager, Programs Girl Guides of Canada Co-Chair, Red Maple Steering Committee Member, White Pine and Yellow Cedar Steering Committees Toronto, ON |
Alexandra Byers (she/her) Public Service Associate Cobourg Public Library Bookseller Furby House Books Port Hope, ON |
Larysa Essex (she/her) Children’s Services Coordinator Midland Public Library Member, Silver Birch Fiction Steering Committee Chair, OLA Child & Youth Services Committee Victoria Harbour, ON |
Faith Shergold (she/her) Manager, Programming and Engagement Midland Public Library Co-Chair, Red Maple Steering Committee Tiny, ON |
NON-FICTION #1
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Kathleen Martin (Chair) Writer Halifax, NS |
Lisa Doucet (she/her) Manager Woozles Halifax, NS |
Dr. Vivian Howard (she/her) Associate Professor (Retired) School of Information Management Dalhousie University Halifax, NS |
Sandy Seth (she/her) Teacher Halifax Independent School Halifax, NS |
NON-FICTION #2
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Clare Gorman (Chair) (she/her) Teacher-Librarian (Retired) Toronto, ON |
Dr. Cristina Guerrero (she/her/ella) Professor Bachelor of Child and Youth Care Program Faculty of Social and Community Services Humber Polytechnic Toronto, ON |
Rabia Khokhar (she/her)
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Dr. Christine Monson (she/her) Teacher-Librarian Toronto District School Board Toronto, ON |
PICTURE BOOKS
| Sandra Stockall (Chair) Resource Support for Classroom Teachers Subject Coordinator (Retired) Anglophone East School District Moncton, NB |
Samantha Coates Grade 4/5 French Immersion Anglophone East School District Moncton, NB |
Barbara Gebuhr Teacher and Principal (Retired) Anglophone East School District Canadian International School of Beijing Midway, NB |
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION #1
| Madison Cumbaa (Chair) (she/her) Teacher-Librarian Position of Responsibility (Equity) Toronto District School Board Member, Prix Peuplier Selection Committee Toronto, ON |
Elizabeth Coats (she/her) Library Technician Halton Catholic District School Board Chair, White Pine Steering Committee Milton, ON |
Adeline Koon (she/her) Teacher-Librarian Toronto District School Board Toronto, ON |
Ben Yanchyshyn (he/him/il) French Immersion Teacher Toronto District School Board Toronto, ON |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION #2
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Rachel Seigel (Chair) Author Book Reviewer Sales & Distribution Manager Page Two Publishing Toronto, ON |
Sara Chan (she/her) Teacher Toronto District School Board Toronto, ON |
Wendy Burch Jones (she/her) Teacher-Librarian Toronto District School Board Past President Ontario School Library Association Co-Chair, Yellow Cedar Selection Committee Toronto, ON |
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