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These books will be the basis for the 2018 Canada Reads competition, hosted by the CBC, debated by notable Canadians, and broadcast to the Nation and the world.

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The 11 Books on this Long List will be whittled down to 5 on January 30th.

The theme for this year is "One Book to Open Your Eyes".

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1	The Boat People by Sharon Bala 3.97 avg rating — 7,522 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan E. Coyote 4.43 avg rating — 2,681 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline 3.93 avg rating — 46,132 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	American War by Omar El Akkad (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 44,297 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Precious Cargo: My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077 by Craig Davidson 3.67 avg rating — 3,363 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,604 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga 4.52 avg rating — 14,908 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Clothesline Swing by Danny Ramadan (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 839 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Brother by David Chariandy 3.97 avg rating — 12,487 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette 4.26 avg rating — 11,758 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 13,243 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit by J.J. Lee 3.76 avg rating — 432 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Out Standing in the Field by Sandra Perron 4.46 avg rating — 506 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Dance, Gladys, Dance by Cassie Stocks (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 571 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 8,432 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars