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- ↑ "Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ↑ "National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Sharon E. McKay wins two book awards". CBC. April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
