The Canning Season Explained

The Canning Season
Author:Polly Horvath
Country:United States
Language:English
Published:2003 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Media Type:Hardcover
Pages:208
Isbn:978-0-374-39956-6

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.

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

Awards for The Canning Season!Year!Award!Result!Ref.
2003National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureWinner[5] [6]
2004ALA Best Fiction for Young AdultsSelection[7]
Amazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsSelection[8]
Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book AwardWinner[9]
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature PrizeFinalist

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-12-05 . Horn Book Fanfare 1938 to present . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320225503/https://www.hbook.com/story/bookreviews/horn-book-fanfare-1938-to-present . 2023-03-20 . 2023-05-03 . The Horn Book.
  2. Web site: 2003-11-10 . Best Children's Books 2003 . 2023-05-03 . . en . 2019-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190913195348/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/27920-best-children-s-books-2003.html . live .
  3. Web site: 2003-05-01 . The Canning Season . 2023-05-03 . . 2022-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128004132/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/polly-horvath/the-canning-season-2/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2003-06-09 . THE CANNING SEASON by Polly Horvath . 2023-05-03 . . 2022-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812024235/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780374399566 . live .
  5. Web site: Polly Horvath . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206015045/https://www.nationalbook.org/people/polly-horvath/ . 2022-12-06 . 2023-05-03 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: National Book Awards 2003 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422162158/https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2003/ . 2019-04-22 . 2022-01-24 . National Book Foundation . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2010-04-04 . The Canning Season Awards & Grants . 2023-05-03 . . 2023-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205044625/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/canning-season-0 . live .
  8. Web site: 2007-03-15 . 2004 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202085936/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/amazingaudiobooks/2004audiobook . 2023-02-02 . 2023-05-03 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  9. Web site: 2004 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award Recipient: Polly Horvath . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929114146/http://bookcentre.ca/book-review/2004_canadian_library_association_young_adult_canadian_book_award_recipient_polly_horvath . 2022-09-29 . 2023-05-03 . . en-US.