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History
'The COOL Awards is an annual children's choice award voted on by students in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 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.'
Notes
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Awards were not made in either 2001 or 2002.
Subcategories
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Works About this Award
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Funny, Scary Is COOL, Say Junior Readers 1998 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 June 1998; (p. 3) -
Awards are not a Flop 1997 single work column
— Appears in: The Chronicle , 21 May 1997; -
Horrified Reactions of First Europeans 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 October 1991; (p. 27)
