Silver Birch Awards 2011 (30 books)

Thirty books are up for the Ontario Library Association's Silver Birch Book Award, in three categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Express.
The books selected are all written by Canadian authors, for children in grades 3 to 6. The Express list features both fiction and non-fiction titles, selected for the younger or more reluctant readers in the group.

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1	Neil Flambé and the Marco Polo Murders (The Neil Flambé Capers, #1) by Kevin Sylvester (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 1,109 ratings score: 396, and 4 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	The Giant-Slayer by Iain Lawrence (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 744 ratings score: 393, and 4 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 Present Tense of Prinny Murphy by Jill MacLean (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 143 ratings score: 391, and 4 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	Branded by Eric Walters 3.27 avg rating — 417 ratings score: 295, 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	A Coyote Solstice Tale by Thomas King 3.83 avg rating — 328 ratings score: 275, 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	A Different Game by Sylvia Olsen 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 270, 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
7	Ortega by Maureen Fergus (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 124 ratings score: 197, 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	Zoobreak (Swindle, #2) by Gordon Korman 3.96 avg rating — 6,025 ratings score: 193, 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	Home Free (The Gutsy Girl Series 2009, 1) by Sharon Jennings 3.36 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 192, 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
10	Dunces Anonymous by Kate Jaimet (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 191, 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
11	Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came To Be by Daniel Loxton 4.34 avg rating — 258 ratings score: 188, 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
12	The Ballad of Knuckles McGraw by Lois Peterson (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 178, 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
13	Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 5,304 ratings score: 177, 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
14	It's a Snap! George Eastman's First Photo by Monica Kulling (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 171, 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
15	Polar Bears by Norbert Rosing 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 169, 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
16	Thumb and the Bad Guys by Ken Roberts 3.38 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 167, 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
17	Vanishing Habitats by Robert Bateman 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 165, 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
18	The Archaeolojesters (The Archaeolojesters, 1) by Andreas Oertel (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 100, 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
19	The Hunchback Assignments (Mission Clockwork, #1) by Arthur Slade (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 3,632 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
20	Hoaxed!: Fakes and Mistakes in the World of Science by Editors of YES Mag 3.60 avg rating — 15 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
21	How Figure Skating Works by Keltie Thomas 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 88, 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
22	How to Build Your Own Country by Valerie Wyatt 4.22 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 87, 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
23	Kaboom!: Explosions of all Kinds by Gillian Richardson 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 86, 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
24	Not Your Typical Book about the Environment by Elin Kelsey 4.18 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 85, 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
25	Remembering John McCrae: Soldier, Doctor, Poet by Linda Granfield really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 84, 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
26	The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest by Nicholas Read 4.11 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 83, 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
27	Talking Tails: The Incredible Connection Between People and Their Pets by Ann Love 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 82, 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
28	What's the Big Idea?: Inventions that Changed Life on Earth Forever by Helaine Becker (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 81, 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
29	100% Pure Fake: Gross Out Your Friends and Family with 25 Great Special Effects! by Lyn Thomas 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 80, 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
30	True Heart by Chad Solomon 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 79, 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