Young Reader's Choice Awards
The Young Reader’s Choice Awards (YRCA) is a year-long reading program for children in Grades 4 to 12 living in Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana and Washington. Sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA), it is the only award where children choose the nominated books and the winners. The nominees for the 2021 YRCA have been selected.
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YRCA 2021 Winners
The votes are in! See who took top spot in each category.
Nominees
Voting goes until April 15, 2022 so choose your favourite title here. Teachers can submit votes on behalf of their class here.
Have you read an awesome book that you want to suggest for a future Young Reader's Choice Award? Suggest a title here.
Junior Division
A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying
by Kelley Armstrong
New Kid (graphic novel)
by Jerry Craft
Shouting at the Rain
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Song for a Whale
by Lynne Kelly
Dragon Pearl
by Yoon Ha Lee
Indian No More
by Charlene Willing McManis
A Wolf Called Wander
by Rosanne Parry
Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga
Intermediate Division
I Can Make This Promise
by Christine Day
We Contain Multitudes
by Sarah Henstra
I Love You So Mochi
by Sarah Kuhn
Spin the Dawn
by Elizabeth Lim
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
by Kwame Mbalia
Sorcery of Thorns
by Margaret Rogerson
The Bridge Home
by Padma Venkatraman
White Rose
by Kip Wilson
Senior Division
With the Fire on High
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Onyx & Ivory
by Mindee Arnett
Pet
by Akwaeke Emezi
We Set the Dark on Fire
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Patron Saints of Nothing
by Randy Ribay
The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me (graphic novel)
by Mariko Tamaki
Frankly in Love
by David Yoon
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Book Profiles (PDF)
Read these brief summaries to learn more about this year's nominees.
YRCA Poster
Print this 11" x 17" 2022 YRCA poster for your classroom.
Classroom Votes
Teachers can submit votes for a school or classroom.
Junior Division
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy
by Tui Sutherland
Intermediate
by Victoria Schwab
Senior
by Rachael Lippincott
