2026 MYRCA Sundogs nominees

Updated May 1, 2025
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Coop for Keeps: Another Story about Coop the Great: A Novel
Verstraete, Larry
Paper Book
WINNER -- 2025 MYRCA AWARDS Best Books for Kids and Teens, 2024 For Coop, adjusting to a new home after being adopted by Zach, Emma and their mother, Jess, is not easy. It's hard enough being a lowly dachshund, but it's even harder when your home is a financially unstable guesthouse...

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Noah Frye gets crushed
Horne, Maggie
Paper Book
In this cute and queer contemporary middle grade comedy about friendship, first crushes, and first kisses, twelve-year-old Noah Frye comes up with a foolproof plan to teach herself how to have a crush on a boy to fit in better with her friends--only to discover she's been looking in the wrong...

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Lost at Windy River : a true story of survival
Rathgeber, Trina
Paper Book
★"Colorful illustrations in classic comic-book style help readers explore the challenging landscape. An excellent choice for a book report and good addition to a children's nonfiction collection." -- School Library Journal (SLJ), starred review It takes courage and bravery to survive...

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Reasons to look at the night sky
Daniel, Danielle
Paper Book
Luna has always loved the night sky. She's an eleven-year-old who knows everything there is to know about space, and dreams of one day becoming an astronaut. The first step in her plan to get there is to ace the space unit in her science class and secure a spot in NASA's summer space camp. But when...

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The Kodiaks : home ice advantage
Robertson, David
Paper Book
Hockey fans will love this action-packed middle grade novel about teamwork, overcoming adversity, and being proud of who you are and where you come from. Everything is changing for 11-year-old Alex Robinson. After his father accepts a new job, Alex and his family move from their community...

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Maya plays the part
Erb, Calyssa
Paper Book
A Children's Book Book Council Spotlight selection! A heartwarming middle-grade debut with autism representation and a musical flair. Maya lives and breathes musicals. When her chance to finally be a part of the summer musical program at the community theater comes up, Maya is...

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Waking the dead and other fun activities
Lyall, Casey
Paper Book
Sometimes it's hard to rest in peace. A young trainee witch, a family power gone haywire, a dearly departed grandma, an undead boy, and an evil witch--that's a recipe for the perfect summer vacation. Both hilarious and heartfelt, this fast-paced mystery about life and death (and afterlife) is for...

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The curse of Eelgrass Bog
Averling, Mary
Paper Book
Dark secrets and unnatural magic abound when a twelve-year-old girl ventures into a bog full of monsters to break a mysterious curse. Nothing about Kess Pedrock's life is normal. Not her home (she lives in her family's Unnatural History Museum), not her interests (hunting for...

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Misadventures in Ghosthunting
Yue, Melissa
Paper Book
"Creepy, magical, and full of heart, [Misadventures in Ghosthunting] heralds the arrival of a talent to watch!" - Joel A. Sutherland, author of House of Ash and Bone and Haunted Canada series. Emma Wong is struggling to tell her parents about a lot of things. Getting a D on her math test,...

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Mortified
Jackson, Kristy
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOREST OF READING SILVER BIRCH AWARD WINNER OF THE 2026 SASKATCHEWAN BOOK AWARDS CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR CHOSEN AS THE 2026 MANITOBA YOUNG READER'S...

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