The Canadian Screen Award for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series is an annual television award, presented by the
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize the achievements of the over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals, most notably through the Canadian Scre ...
to honour the year's best scripted children's television programming produced in Canada.
The award was first presented in 2002 as part of the
Gemini Awards
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States a ...
program. Prior to 2002, a single
Gemini Award for Best Children's or Youth Program or Series The Gemini Awards for Best Children's or Youth Program or Series was presented by the Gemini Awards to honour English children's television programming produced in Canada.
Prior to 1998, a single award was presented for children's programming, rega ...
was presented, inclusive of both fiction and non-fiction programming; in 2002, the award was split into separate categories for fiction and
non-fiction
Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to provide information (and sometimes opinions) grounded only in facts and real life, rather than in imagination. Nonfiction is often associated with be ...
programming.
Since 2013, the award has been presented as part of the
Canadian Screen Awards
The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media (web series) p ...
.
Winners and nominees
Due to the distinction between the former Gemini Awards, which were usually presented in the late fall of the same year that the awards were presented for, and the current Canadian Screen Awards, which are presented early in the following year, awards are listed below under the year of eligibility rather than the year of presentation.
2000s
2002
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The Famous Jett Jackson
''The Famous Jett Jackson'' is a coming-of-age television series for the Disney Channel. The show is about a boy named Jett Jackson (Lee Thompson Young) who plays a teenage secret agent on a fictional show-within-a-show called ''Silverstone''.
P ...
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Big Wolf on Campus
''Big Wolf on Campus'' is a Canadian television series created by Peter A. Knight and Christopher Briggs that ran from 1999 to 2002. The central plot revolves around a teenage boy named Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins, who was bitten by a werewolf durin ...
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Incredible Story Studio
''Incredible Story Studios'' (formerly ''Incredible Story Studio'') was a Canadian television series which aired worldwide. The program would receive stories written by children and make a TV episode segment of the series based entirely on the w ...
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Mentors
Mentorship is the influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the personal and p ...
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Our Hero
''Our Hero'' is a Canadian teen comedy-drama television series. It ran for 26 episodes over two seasons on CBC and WTN from October 5, 2000, until January 20, 2002, and was syndicated in the United States on WAM! and in the United Kingdom on ...
''
2003
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Degrassi: The Next Generation''
* ''Fast Food High''
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Guinevere Jones
''Guinevere Jones'' is a fantasy television series and a series of four novels created by Elizabeth Stewart. It revolves around the adventures of the title character as she uses magic to fight evil, while at the same time dealing with problems an ...
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Moville Mysteries
''Moville Mysteries'' is a Canadian animated horror adventure television series starring Frankie Muniz as Mosley "Mo" Moville. Two seasons were produced with 26 episodes from September 7, 2002, to May 14, 2003. The show was on YTV in Canada and F ...
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* ''The Dinosaur Hunter''
2004
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Degrassi: The Next Generation''
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Edgemont''
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Jacob Two-Two''
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Radio Free Roscoe
''Radio Free Roscoe'' is a Canadian teen comedy-drama television series. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, and produced by Decode Entertainment. It first aired on August 1, 2003, on Family Channel in Canada. It has also been dubbed in F ...
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Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
''Strange Days at Blake Holsey High'' (also known as ''Black Hole High'') is a Canadian science fiction on television, science fiction television series which first aired in North America in October 2002 on Global TV. It is set at the fictional boa ...
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2005
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Radio Free Roscoe
''Radio Free Roscoe'' is a Canadian teen comedy-drama television series. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, and produced by Decode Entertainment. It first aired on August 1, 2003, on Family Channel in Canada. It has also been dubbed in F ...
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15/Love''
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Fries With That?
''Fries with That?'' is a YTV produced sitcom. It first aired in April 2004.
This sitcom revolves around a group of high school students who work at a local fast-food restaurant named Bulky's in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The sitcom follows pri ...
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Fungus the Bogeyman
''Fungus the Bogeyman'' is a 1977 children's picture book by British artist Raymond Briggs. It follows one day in the life of the title character, a working class Bogeyman with the mundane job of scaring human beings. The character and all relate ...
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Instant Star
''Instant Star'' is a Canadian musical comedy-drama television series which aired from 15 September 2004 to 26 June 2008. The series starred Alexz Johnson as teenage singing competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experie ...
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2006
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The Morgan Waters Show
''The Morgan Waters Show'' is a six-minute sketch comedy show starring Morgan Waters, which ran as part of CBC Television's afternoon youth programming lineup in 2006. The series consists of short sketches in which Waters plays various characters, ...
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15/Love''
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Dark Oracle
''Dark Oracle'' is a Canadian teen fantasy television series that premiered in 2004 on YTV. It was created by Jana Sinyor (former writer for '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and creator of ''Being Erica''), and co-developed by Heather Conkie. ...
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renegadepress.com
''renegadepress.com'' is a Canadian teen drama television series, produced by Vérité Films for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.
Plot
The storyline follows the lives of a group of teenagers running an e-zine about their daily exper ...
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* ''The Reading Rangers''
2007
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Wapos Bay: The Series''
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Alice, I Think''
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Degrassi: The Next Generation''
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Jacob Two-Two''
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Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story''
2008
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Degrassi: The Next Generation''
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Instant Star
''Instant Star'' is a Canadian musical comedy-drama television series which aired from 15 September 2004 to 26 June 2008. The series starred Alexz Johnson as teenage singing competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experie ...
''
* ''Tumbletown Tales''
2009
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Life with Derek
''Life with Derek'' is a Canadian television teen situation comedy that aired on Family Channel (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran fo ...
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Instant Star
''Instant Star'' is a Canadian musical comedy-drama television series which aired from 15 September 2004 to 26 June 2008. The series starred Alexz Johnson as teenage singing competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experie ...
''
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The Latest Buzz
''The Latest Buzz'' is a teen sitcom from Decode Entertainment that aired on Family Channel in Canada from September 1, 2007 to April 19, 2010. It was the network's first original multi-camera sitcom.
In this series, a struggling youth magazine ...
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2010s
2010
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Overruled!
''Overruled!'' is a Canadian children's television sitcom about high school kids with problems, which are taken to Teen Court, hosted by Judge Tara; the series aired on Family Channel in Canada and Disney Channel in the United Kingdom. It pre ...
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Degrassi: The Next Generation''
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Pillars of Freedom
Pillars of Freedom is a children's series created by Smiley Guy Studios Inc. and Nexus Media Inc. for TVO to teach children the importance of civics and voting. The plot follows two young dragons called Spirit and Imm who are trying to restore fre ...
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That's So Weird!
''That's So Weird'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television show produced by Halifax Film Company (later DHX Media Halifax), created by Jeff Copeland, broadcasts on YTV. The show has been described as '' SCTV'' or ''Mad TV'' for teenagers and inc ...
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Total Drama Action
''Total Drama Action'' (abbreviated ''TDA'') is a Canadian animated television series. It is the second season of ''Total Drama''. The show premiered on Teletoon at 6:30pm ET/ PT on January 11, 2009. This season was also created by the makers of ...
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2011
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Degrassi
''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their ad ...
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Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock
''Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock'' is a half-hour children's show produced by Panacea Entertainment for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, an Aboriginal peoples in Canada, aboriginal television television network, network in Canada. I ...
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How to be Indie
''How to Be Indie'' is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on YTV from 2009 to 2011 and Disney Channel until 2012. The main character is a 13-year-old Indian-Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera seri ...
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That's So Weird!
''That's So Weird'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television show produced by Halifax Film Company (later DHX Media Halifax), created by Jeff Copeland, broadcasts on YTV. The show has been described as '' SCTV'' or ''Mad TV'' for teenagers and inc ...
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Vacation with Derek
The following is a list of episodes of the Canadian sitcom ''Life with Derek'', which also appeared on Disney Channel. The show premiered on September 18, 2005 and ended its run on March 25, 2009, spanning 4 seasons, with 70 episodes produced.
S ...
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2012
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Degrassi
''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their ad ...
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The Haunting Hour''
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Mudpit''
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That's So Weird!
''That's So Weird'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television show produced by Halifax Film Company (later DHX Media Halifax), created by Jeff Copeland, broadcasts on YTV. The show has been described as '' SCTV'' or ''Mad TV'' for teenagers and inc ...
''
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What's Up Warthogs!
''What's Up Warthogs!'' is a Canadian sitcom that aired on Family. It follows two teen rivals – Victoria and Eric – who with the help of best friend, Charlie, and crazed genius, Laney, come together and make the morning announcements into a s ...
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2013
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Degrassi
''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their ad ...
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* ''ALIVE''
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Life with Boys
''Life with Boys'' is a Canadian teen sitcom that aired in Canada on YTV from September 2011 through August 2013. The show stars Torri Webster, Madison Pettis, Nathan McLeod, Michael Murphy, Jake Goodman, and Sandy Jobin-Bevans. The show follow ...
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Mr. Young
''Mr. Young'' is a Canadian television series that premiered on March 1, 2011, on YTV. The series was filmed in Burnaby, British Columbia. The series was created by Dan Signer (who also worked on Disney Channel series such as ''The Suite Life on ...
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The Next Step''
2014
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Degrassi
''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their ad ...
''
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The Next Step''
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Total Drama All-Stars
''Total Drama All-Stars'' (often shortened as ''TDAS'') and ''Total Drama: Pahkitew Island'' (often shortened as ''TDPI''; ) are the two parts with 13-episode segments that both make up the fifth season of ''Total Drama''. The season was commi ...
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2015
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Degrassi
''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their ad ...
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Annedroids
''Annedroids'' is a Canadian CGI/live action television series created by J. J. Johnson. The series is produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment in association with broadcasters TVOntario, SRC and KiKa. ''Annedroids'' was released on Amazon Prime V ...
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Full Out
''Full Out'', also known as ''Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie'', is a 2015 drama young-adult TV movie directed by Sean Cisterna based on the life story of American gymnast
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requi ...
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Max & Shred
''Max & Shred'' is a comedy television series produced by Breakthrough Entertainment in Canada, with Nickelodeon and YTV involvement throughout the production process. It was created by Josh Greenbaum and Ben McMillan. The series aired on YTV in ...
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2016
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Odd Squad
''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...
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Backstage
Backstage most commonly refers to backstage (theatre), also in motion picture and television production.
Backstage may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Back Stage'' (1969 film), a silent film starring Oliver Hardy
* ''Back Stage'' (1942 fil ...
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Degrassi: Next Class''
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Make It Pop
''Make It Pop'' is a Canadian musical comedy television series created by Thomas W. Lynch and Nick Cannon that aired on Nickelodeon from March 26, 2015 to August 20, 2016. The series stars Megan Lee, Louriza Tronco, Erika Tham, and Dale Whibley.
...
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Wild Kratts
''Wild Kratts'' is a live action/Flash-animated educational children's television series created by the Kratt brothers, Chris and Martin. The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Media Group produce the show, which is presented by PBS Kids in the ...
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2017
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Odd Squad
''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...
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Degrassi: Next Class''
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L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew''
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The Next Step''
2018
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Odd Squad
''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...
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Backstage
Backstage most commonly refers to backstage (theatre), also in motion picture and television production.
Backstage may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Back Stage'' (1969 film), a silent film starring Oliver Hardy
* ''Back Stage'' (1942 fil ...
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The Next Step''
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ReBoot: The Guardian Code''
2019
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Holly Hobbie
Denise Holly Hobbie (née Ulinskas; 1944) is an American writer, watercolorist and illustrator. Holly Hobbie is also the name of a fictional character whom she created.
Personal life
Hobbie is from Connecticut. She married Douglas Hobbie in 1964. ...
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Backstage
Backstage most commonly refers to backstage (theatre), also in motion picture and television production.
Backstage may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Back Stage'' (1969 film), a silent film starring Oliver Hardy
* ''Back Stage'' (1942 fil ...
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Big Top Academy
''Big Top Academy'' is a musical children's TV show, that aired on TVOKids, TVO Kids throughout 2018 and 2019. The show stars a lengthy children's ensemble, including Drew Davis, Cameron Andres, Ava Ro, Liam Patenaude, Madison Brydges, Ellowyn Sta ...
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Creeped Out
''Creeped Out'' is an anthology horror television series created by Bede Blake and Robert Butler as a co-production between CBBC Productions and DHX Media. It premiered in the United Kingdom on CBBC on 31 October 2017 (Halloween), and in Canad ...
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2020
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Odd Squad Mobile Unit
''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...
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Detention Adventure
''Detention Adventure'' is a Canadian children's web series, which premiered May 3, 2019 on CBC Gem. Created by Carmen Albano and Joe Kicak, the series centres on a group of children who stage elaborate pranks every day at school in the hopes of ge ...
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Endlings
An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct. The word was coined in correspondence in the scientific journal ''Nature''. Alternative names put forth for the last indi ...
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Holly Hobbie
Denise Holly Hobbie (née Ulinskas; 1944) is an American writer, watercolorist and illustrator. Holly Hobbie is also the name of a fictional character whom she created.
Personal life
Hobbie is from Connecticut. She married Douglas Hobbie in 1964. ...
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Utopia Falls
''Utopia Falls'' is a Canadian TV series that combines science fiction with hip hop. Created by R.T. Thorne with Joseph Mallozzi as showrunner, the show premiered on the streaming service Hulu on February 14, 2020.
Plot
In the distant future, ...
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2021
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The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional characters who appear in several mystery series for children and teens. The series revolves around teenagers who are amateur sleuths, solving cases that stumped their adult counterpa ...
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Endlings
An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct. The word was coined in correspondence in the scientific journal ''Nature''. Alternative names put forth for the last indi ...
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Lockdown
A lockdown is a restriction policy for people, community or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks (such as COVID-19) that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely.
The term is used for a prison ...
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Odd Squad Mobile Unit
''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...
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2022
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Detention Adventure
''Detention Adventure'' is a Canadian children's web series, which premiered May 3, 2019 on CBC Gem. Created by Carmen Albano and Joe Kicak, the series centres on a group of children who stage elaborate pranks every day at school in the hopes of ge ...
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*''
Holly Hobbie
Denise Holly Hobbie (née Ulinskas; 1944) is an American writer, watercolorist and illustrator. Holly Hobbie is also the name of a fictional character whom she created.
Personal life
Hobbie is from Connecticut. She married Douglas Hobbie in 1964. ...
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Malory Towers
''Malory Towers'' is a series of six novels by English children's author Enid Blyton. The series is based on a girls' boarding school that Blyton's daughter attended, Benenden School, which relocated during World War II to the Hotel Bristol i ...
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The Next Step''
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Odd Squad Mobile Unit
''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...
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References
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Children's fiction
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...