The Canning Season

The Canning Season

Author	Polly Horvath
Language	English
Published	2003 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Publication place	United States
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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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

Awards for The Canning Season

Year	Award	Result	Ref.
2003	National Book Award for Young People's Literature	Winner	[5] [6]
2004	ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults	Selection	[7]
	Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults	Selection	[8]
	Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award	Winner	[9]
	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Finalist

References

1. "Horn Book Fanfare 1938 to present". The Horn Book . December 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
2. "Best Children's Books 2003". Publishers Weekly . November 10, 2003. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
3. "The Canning Season". Kirkus Reviews . May 1, 2003. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
4. "THE CANNING SEASON by Polly Horvath". Publishers Weekly . June 9, 2003. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
5. "Polly Horvath". National Book Foundation . Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
6. "National Book Awards 2003". National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
7. "The Canning Season | Awards & Grants". American Library Association . April 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
8. "2004 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). March 15, 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
9. "2004 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award Recipient: Polly Horvath". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2023.