Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest)

Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest) references 39 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools. The Young Reader's Choice Award (YRCA) is the oldest children's-choice book award in North America, presented by the Pacific Northwest Library Association since 1940. Each year, students across the Pacific Northwest — including Washington — read from official nominee lists in the Junior and Intermediate divisions and vote for their favorite titles. Its winners include widely loved middle-grade reading such as Bud Not Buddy, Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, Wonder, The Lightning Thief, and Refugee.

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Swim Team · Johnnie Christmas
The 5th Wave · Rick Yancey
The Bridge Home · Padma Venkatraman
The Hidden Oracle · Rick Riordan
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) · Rick Riordan
The Lost Hero · Rick Riordan
The Maze Runner · James Dashner
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane · Kate DiCamillo
The Son of Neptune · Rick Riordan
The Supernaturalist · Eoin Colfer
The Tale of Despereaux · Kate DiCamillo
The Thief Lord · Cornelia Funke
When Stars Are Scattered · Victoria Jamieson
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy · Tui T. Sutherland
Wonder · R.J. Palacio

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This curriculum is one of dozens of named English Language Arts frameworks tracked across US public-school districts. Frameworks differ in scope (district-level vs state-level vs national), in mandate (required vs recommended vs elective), and in how prescriptive their reading lists are (single fixed text list vs broad reading-pool selection).

The book list below represents titles cited as required, recommended, or commonly assigned within this framework, sourced from the framework's primary documentation (or, where the framework is administered at district level, from public district curriculum pages). Each book's detail page links the specific source document for that citation.

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What books does Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest) include?

39 books are referenced by Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest) across applicable K-12 grade levels. Each book page cites the primary source assignment (the official curriculum standard, exemplar list, or syllabus where the title appears).

What grades does Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest) cover?

Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest) is a reading-program curriculum spanning applicable K-12 grade levels via the standards framework. Browse by grade using the grade-filter links on this page or visit /grade for the full grade index across all curricula.

Where does Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest) data come from?

Primary source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Reader%27s_Choice_Award. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest) required reading?

Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest) provides recommended exemplars + assignments — adoption varies by district and teacher. Always check with your school's English department for the specific required vs recommended list at your grade level.

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