For all of your who participated and read 4 or more White Pine and/or Red Maple books, gives yourself a big hand! The White Pine and Red Maple awards continue to do an excellent job of bringing teen books the exposure they deserve. If I was in a forest full of Evergreens, I couldn’t pick out a White Pine myself but I did enjoy reading all of the White Pine nominees. Okay, so I don’t love all of them but what is more fun than the great discussions that arise from books? And best of all, your opinion counts because you get to decide which are the best books. So here are the winners that you choose:

2008 White Pine Award Winner:
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt

Honour Books:
1. The Droughtlanders: Book One in Triskelia Series by Carrie Mac
2. Grist by Heather Waldorf
3. Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay

2008 Red Maple Winner:
Safe as Houses by Eric Walters

Honour Books:
1. Darkwing by Kenneth Oppel
2. Gemini Summer by Iain Lawrence
3. Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton