COOL Award
{{Short description|Book award in Canberra, Australia}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
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The COOL Awards is an annual children's choice award voted on by students in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.{{cite web |title= Cool Awards - Children's Choice Book Awards in Canberra |publisher= ACT Library and Information Services |url= http://www.library.act.gov.au/kids/cool |accessdate= 2007-08-10 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070810194148/http://www.library.act.gov.au/kids/cool |archive-date= 10 August 2007 |url-status= dead}} Children are encouraged to read and vote for their favourite books. The votes are tallied and the awards made.
The COOL Award name is an acronym, standing for Canberra’s Own Outstanding List.
The ACT Public Library currently convenes the awards and they are administered by a committee representing ACT Government, Catholic and Independent Schools, the ACT Public Library and the Children's Book Council of Australia, ACT Branch. The award was first made in 1991.{{cite news|newspaper=The Canberra Times |title=Old is COOL, say our young book worms |author=Robert Hefner |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118294170 |page=6 |date=27 October 1994 |access-date=2 September 2021 |format=scan |via=Trove}}
Award categories and descriptions
There are four categories of the COOL awards:
- for most popular Picture Book
- for most popular Fiction for Younger Readers
- for most popular Fiction for Older Readers
- for most popular Fiction for Years 7–9 (commenced in 2007)
List of COOL Award winners
=Picture Book Award=
=Fiction for Younger Readers Award=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| Year
!Author !Book !Citation |
|---|
| 1991
| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings}} | Winner |
| 1992
| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings}} | {{sort|Cabbage Patch Fib, The|The Cabbage Patch Fib}} | Winner |
| 1993
| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings}} | Unreal! | Winner |
| 1994
| {{sort|Base, Graeme|Graeme Base}} | {{sort|Eleventh Hour, The|The Eleventh Hour}} | Winner |
| 1995
| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings}} | {{sort|Gizmo, The|The Gizmo}} | Winner |
| 1996
| {{sort|Gleitzman, Morris|Morris Gleitzman}} | Belly Flop | Winner |
| 1997
| {{sort|Gleitzman, Morris|Morris Gleitzman}} | Belly Flop | Winner |
| 1998
| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings}} | Wicked | Winner |
| 1999
| {{sort|Gleitzman, Morris|Morris Gleitzman}} | Bumface | Winner |
| 2000
| {{sort|Rodda, Emily|Emily Rodda}} | Bob the Builder and the Elves | Winner |
| 2003
| {{sort|Rodda, Emily|Emily Rodda}} | Deltora Quest 2 series | Winner |
| 2004
| {{sort|Rodda, Emily|Emily Rodda}} | Deltora Quest 3 series | Winner |
| 2006
| {{sort|Fienberg, Anna|Anna Fienberg}} | Tashi and the Forbidden Room | Winner |
| 2007
| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}} | {{sort|Cat on the Mat is Flat, The|The Cat on the Mat is Flat}} | Winner |
| 2008
| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}} | Winner |
| 2009
| {{sort|Castle, Kathy|Kathy Castle}} | Go Girl! Two Sides: #1 Track Stars! | Winner |
| 2010
| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}} | {{sort|Big Fat Cow Goes Kapow, The|The Big Fat Cow Goes Kapow}} | Winner |
| 2011
| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}} | {{sort|Very Bad Book, The|The Very Bad Book}} | Winner |
| 2012
| {{sort|Fienberg, Anna|Anna Fienberg}}, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble |Tashi and the Golem |Winner |
| 2013
| {{sort|Gleitzman|Morris Gleitzman}} |Pizza Cake |Winner |
| 2014
| {{sort|Arena, Felice|Felice Arena}} |Andy Roid and the Tracks of Death |Winner |
=Fiction for Older Readers Award=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| Year
!Author !Book !Citation |
|---|
| 1991
| {{sort|Klein, Robin|Robin Klein}} | Winner |
| 1992
| {{sort|Klein, Robin|Robin Klein}} | Came Back to Show You I Could Fly | Winner |
| 1993
| {{sort|Kelleher, Victor|Victor Kelleher}} | Del-Del | Winner |
| 1994
| {{sort|Park, Ruth|Ruth Park}} | Winner |
| 1995
| {{sort|Marsden, John|John Marsden}} | Tomorrow, When the War Began and So Much to Tell You (tied) | Winner |
| 1996
| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings}} | Paw Thing | Winner |
| 1997
| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings}} | Paw Thing | Winner |
| 1998
| {{sort|Marsden, John|John Marsden}} | {{sort|Dead of the Night, The|The Dead of the Night}} | Winner |
| 1999
| {{sort|Marsden, John|John Marsden}} | {{sort|Third Day, the Frost, The|The Third Day, the Frost}} | Winner |
| 2000
| {{sort|Marsden, John|John Marsden}} | {{sort|Night is for Hunting, The|The Night is for Hunting}} | Winner |
| 2003
| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}} | Winner |
| 2004
| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}} | Winner |
| 2005
| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}} | {{sort|Bad Book, The|The Bad Book}} | Winner |
| 2006
| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}} | Bumageddon: The Final Pongflict | Winner |
| 2007
| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}} | Winner |
| 2008
| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings}} | Spookiest Stories | Winner |
| 2009
| {{sort|Gleitzman, Morris|Morris Gleitzman}} | Give Peas a Chance | Winner |
| 2010
| {{sort|Rodda, Emily|Emily Rodda}} | {{sort|Battle of Rondo, The|The Battle of Rondo}} | Winner |
| 2011
| {{sort|Flanagan, John|John Flanagan}} | Winner |
| 2012
|{{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths|Andy Griffiths (author)}}, illus by Terry Denton |Winner |
| 2013
|{{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths|Andy Griffiths (author)}}, illus by Terry Denton |The 26-Storey Treehouse |Winner |
| 2014
|{{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths|Andy Griffiths (author)}}, illus by Terry Denton |The 39-Storey Treehouse |Winner |
=Fiction for Years 7-9 Award=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| Year
!Author !Book !Citation |
|---|
| 2007
|{{Sort|Hartnett, Sonya|Sonya Hartnett}} |Winner |
| 2008
|{{Sort|Wilkinson, Carole|Carole Wilkinson}} |Winner |
| 2009
|{{Sort|Rodda, Emily|Emily Rodda}} |The Wizard of Rondo |Winner |
| 2010{{Cite web|last=|title=COOL Award – Fiction for Years 7-9|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v2410|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-02|website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305200534/https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v2410 |archive-date=5 March 2021 }}
|{{sort|Gleitzman, Morris|Morris Gleitzman}} |Boy Overboard |Winner |
| 2011
|{{sort|Gleitzman, Morris|Morris Gleitzman}} |Now |Winner |
| 2012
| {{sort|Morphey, Chris|Chris Morphew}} | The Phoenix Files: Arrival | Winner |
| 2013
| {{sort|Gleitzman, Morris|Morris Gleitzman}} |After |Winner |
| 2014
| {{sort|Phelan, James|James Phelan}} |13: The Last Thirteen |Winner |
See also
{{Portal|Children's literature}}
Notes
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References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070903092850/http://www.library.act.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0003/57306/shortlist_and_past_winners_2007.doc COOL Awards Shortlist 2007] (Retrieved 10 August 2007)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070810194148/http://www.library.act.gov.au/kids/cool Cool Awards - Children's Choice Book Awards in Canberra] (Retrieved 10 August 2007)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808232849/http://www.cbc.org.au/awards.htm CBCA Awards] (Retrieved 10 August 2007)
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