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.
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Winners
Thank you to everyone who voted for our 2024 YRCA titles. We are excited to announce the winners for this year.
Junior Division
1st Unplugged by Gordon Korman
2nd Starfish by Lisa Fipps
3rd The Lion of Mars by Jennifer Holm
Intermediate Division
1st Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
2nd Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
3rd The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley
Senior Division
1st Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
2nd Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
3rd The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
Nominees
Voting goes until April 15, 2025Â so Vote Now for your favourite title.
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
Otter
by Katherine Applegate
A Rover’s Story
by Jasmine Warga
The Ogress and the Orphans
by Kelly Regan Barnhill
New from Here
by Kelly Yang
The Marvellers
by Dhonielle Clayton
Swim Team (Graphic Novel)
by Johnnie Christmas
The Last Mapmaker
by Christina Soontornvat
The Clackity
by Lora Senf
Intermediate Division
Messy Roots (Graphic Novel)
by Laura Gao
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
by Axie Oh
Places We’ve Never Been
by Kasie West
The Sunbearer Trials
by Aiden Thomas
Echoes and Empires
by Morgan Rhodes
The Elephant Girl
by James Patterson
A Song Called Home
by Sara Zarr
The Stars did Wander Darkling
by Colin Meloy
Senior Division
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet
by Jen Ferguson 
I Must Betray You
by Ruta Sepetys
A Magic Steeped in Poison
by Judy I. Lin
Nothing More to Tell
by Karen M. McManus
This Woven Kingdom
by Tahereh Mafi
The Agathas
by Kathleen Glasgow
The Silence that Binds Us
by Joanna Ho
Castles in Their Bones
by Laura Sebastian
Check It Out
YRCA Lists and Blog Posts
Bataille des bouquins 2024
YRCA 2024 - Senior Division (Grades 10-12)
YRCA 2024 - Intermediate Division (Grades 7-9)
YRCA 2024 - Junior Division (Grades 4-6)
Junior Division
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by Gordon Korman
Intermediate
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by Elizabeth Lim
Senior
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by Lynn Painter
