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- ↑ "Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ↑ "National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
