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 2023 YRCA have been selected.
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Nominees
Voting goes until April 15, 2023Â 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
Maya and the Rising Dark
by Rena Barron
City Spies
by James Ponti
When you Trap a Tiger
by Tae Keller
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
by Janae Marks
Everything Sad is Untrue
by Daniel Nayeri
The Barren Grounds
by David Robertson
Wink
by Rob Harrell
When Stars are Scattered (Graphic Novel)
by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
Intermediate Division
Legendborn
by Tracy Deonn
Cemetery Boys
by Aiden Thomas
Clap When You Land
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Elatsoe
by Darcie Little Badger
The Paper Girl of Paris
by Jordyn Taylor
We are not Free
by Traci Chee
The Henna Wars
by Adiba Jaigirdar
Punching the Air
by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Senior Division
The Inheritance Games
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
You Should See Me in a Crown
by Leah Johnson
Felix Ever After
by Kacen Callender
Dear Justyce
by Nic Stone
Parachutes
by Kelly Yang
The Wild
by Owen Laukkanen 
Faith Taking Flight
by Julie Murphy
The Silence of Bones
by June Hur
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Book Profiles (PDF)
Read, opens a new window these brief summaries to learn more about this year's nominees.
YRCA Poster
Print this 11" x 17" 2023 YRCA poster for your classroom.
Classroom Votes
Teachers can submit votes for a school or classroom.
YRCA Bookmarks
Print these 2023 YRCA bookmarks for your students! For best results, print double sided and choose "flip on short edge".
Junior Division
by Jerry Craft
Intermediate
by Padma Venkatraman
Senior
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
