The Amy Mathers Teen Book Award is an annual Canadian literary award, administered by the Canadian Children's Book Centre, to recognize the best works of teen and young adult literature by Canadian writers.
The award is named for Amy Mathers, a Canadian woman with muscular dystrophy who undertook a reading "marathon" in 2014, reading one book a day for the entire year to raise funds to launch the award."One remarkable woman reading her way across Canada". Canada AM, December 31, 2014. Mathers died in 2026 at the age of 43.
Winners and nominees +Award winners and finalistsYearAuthorTitleResult2015 What We Hide Winner Finalist Blues for Zoey2016 The Truth Commission Winner 5 to 1 Finalist Scorpion Rules Young Man with Camera Trouble Is a Friend of Mine2017 Exit, Pursued by a Bear Winner With Malice Finalist Julia Vanishes Girl Mans Up Shooter2018 Winner Munro vs. the Coyote Finalist Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined2019 Winner Aftermath Finalist Easy Prey Learning to Breathe2020 In the Key of Nira Ghani Winner Love from A to Z Finalist All Our Broken Pieces Keep This to Yourself2021 Facing the Sun Winner Finalist Charming As a Verb Followers He Must Like You2022 Iron Widow Winner Misfit in Love Finalist If I Tell You the Truth Blood Like Magic 2023 As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow Winner Finalist TJ Powar Has Something to Prove Wrong Side of the Court2024 Only This Beautiful Moment Winner Brighter Than the Sun Finalist Something More Delicious Monsters 2025Age 16WinnerAnd Then There Was UsFinalistFledglingFor She Is Wrath, by Laura K. Watson2026Among GhostsFinalistHe’s So Possessed with MeSongs for GhostsYou Started It
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External links Amy Mathers Teen Book Award