The Canning Season
The Canning Season is a young adult novel by American-Canadian author Polly Horvath. It was first published in 2003 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Awards and honors
The Horn Book Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Chicago Tribune ''School Library Journal, and The Washington Post included The Canning Season in their lists of the best children's books of 2003.'It also received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly.
| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2003 | National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Winner | |
| 2004 | ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults | Selection | |
| 2004 | Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults | Selection | |
| 2004 | Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award | Winner' | |
| 2004 | Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist |