Young Reader’s Choice Award 2026 Nominees

Junior

Four Eyes by Rex Ogle (GN)

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln

A Horse Named Sky by Rosanne Parry

The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett (CDN)

The Moth-Keeper by Kay O’Neill (GN)

The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans

The Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson

Intermediate

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Dreamer by Akim Aliu (GN) (CDN)

Tegan and Sara: Junior High by Tegan Quin (GN) (CDN)

Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu (GN)

The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman

Confessions of a Candy Snatcher by Phoebe Sinclair

Senior

Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks 

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanlfez

To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Ryan North

Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu