{"id":2902,"date":"2015-09-11T13:42:13","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T18:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calla2.com\/wordpress\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2026-03-22T21:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:18:07","slug":"two-bilsons-and-a-kobzar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/two-bilsons-and-a-kobzar\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Bilsons and a Kobzar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What an amazing week this has been. <em>Underground Soldier<\/em> has been shortlisted for the 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kobzarliteraryaward.com\/\">Kobzar Literary Award <\/a>as well as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookcentre.ca\/awards\/geoffrey_bilson_award_historical_fiction_young_people\">Geoffrey Bilson Award<\/a> for Historical Fiction for Young People.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dance of the Banished<\/em> as also been shortlisted for the Geoffrey Bilson Award!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2902 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/teachers-guides\/undergroundfinal\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Undergroundfinal-193x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Undergroundfinal-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Undergroundfinal-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Undergroundfinal-129x200.jpg 129w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Undergroundfinal.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 85vw, 193px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/dance-of-the-banished-audio-interview\/danceofthebanished_hr_rgb1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DanceOfTheBanished_HR_RGB1-206x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"DanceOfTheBanished_HR_RGB1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DanceOfTheBanished_HR_RGB1-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DanceOfTheBanished_HR_RGB1-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DanceOfTheBanished_HR_RGB1-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DanceOfTheBanished_HR_RGB1-1200x1744.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DanceOfTheBanished_HR_RGB1.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 85vw, 206px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-65'>\n\t\t\t\tGeoffrey Bilson winner\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What an amazing week this has been. Underground Soldier has been shortlisted for the 2016 Kobzar Literary Award as well as the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People. 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