The results for the 2023 YRCA winners are in!
Follow this link to see who won.
The results for the 2023 YRCA winners are in!
Follow this link to see who won.
1st When Stars are Scattered (Graphic Novel) by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (1206 votes)
2nd City Spies by James Ponti (1011 votes)
3rd From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (784 votes)
1st The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor (285 votes)
2nd Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (244 votes)
3rd We are not Free by Traci Chee (202 votes)
1st The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (303 votes)
2nd The Wild by Owen Laukkanen (137 votes)
3rd The Silence of Bones by June Hur (127 votes)
Junior
Unplugged by Gordon Korman
Pony by R.J. Palacio
The Lion of Mars by Jennifer Holm
Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody
Intermediate
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley
Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton (multiple authors)
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan
Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
Senior
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-lyimide
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
The results for the 2022 YRCA are in!
1st New Kid (2097 votes)
2nd: A Wolf Called Wander (1762 votes)
3rd Dragon Pearl (812 votes)
1st The Bridge Home (267 votes)
2nd White Rose (216 votes)
3rd Spin the Dawn (213 votes)
1st We Set the Dark on Fire (124 votes)
2nd Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me (121 votes)
3rd With the Fire on High (120 votes)
The results are in! See the winners of the 2021 YRCA here.
How has the award changed?
A single award was given until 1991 when it was replaced by Youth and Senior divisions.
In 2002 three divisions were designated: Junior, Intermediate, and Senior divisions. The Young Reader’s Choice Award Selection Policy was revised by the Board of the Pacific Northwest Library Association in 2012.
The award program continues to change and grow to attract new supporters and participants. PNLA supports YRCA becoming a 21st-century reading program that will sustain current participation and expand to a new readership and participating libraries.
How do nominations work?
Nominations will be collected from students, librarians, teachers, and parents in the Pacific Northwest – Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Nominations will not be accepted from publishers.
Most importantly nominated titles must already be popular
with young readers.
Nominated titles must be published three (3) years before the award year (for example, for the 2022 nominees must have a copyright date of 2019), printed in the United States or Canada. Nominations may include fiction, nonfiction, and graphic format titles. Submissions of books that are a sequel or part of a series may be considered.
Nominated titles will be judged on popularity with readers. Other considerations will include reading enjoyment; reading level; interest level; genre representation; gender representation; racial diversity; diversity of social, political, economic, or religious viewpoints; regional consideration; effectiveness of expression; and imagination. Age appropriateness will also be considered for placement in a division.
The Pacific Northwest Library Association is committed to intellectual freedom and diversity of ideas. No title will be excluded because of race, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, political or social view of either the author or the
*Updated* YRCA 2022 Nomination Timeline
How do I nominate titles?
When nominating a title, please include the following:
Young Reader’s Choice Award History
Since 1940 young readers in the Pacific Northwest have been participating in the Young Reader’s Choice Award (YRCA). The award was established in 1940 by Harry Hartman, a Seattle bookseller, who believed every student should have an opportunity to select a book that gives him or her pleasure. The Young Reader’s Choice Award is sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Library Association and continues to be the longest-running children’s choice book award. It is also the only international award with young readers in both the United States and Canada participating in the program.
YRCA State and Provincial Representatives:
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