The Canadian Library Association has given out its annual awards: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis won the Book of the Year for Children Award, and Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks won the Young Adult Canadian Book Award
by Janette Rallison
FROM THE BOOK JACKET:
Boyfriends are supposed to be loyal, caring, and handsome. Giovanna's boyfriend Jesse may have the last two down, but he's seriously lacking in the loyalty department. When her twin brother, Dante, runs for student body president, Jesse campaigns for the opponent. In the heat of the moment, Giovanna dumps Jesse and becomes Dante's campaign manager. But she almost immediately regrets her rash act.
Beating the mayor's son at school politics and winning her ex-boyfriend back are going to take a lot more risk than Giovanna ever dreamed she'd take.