Young Reader's Choice Awards
The Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award was
established in 1940 to promote reading for enjoyment. Children and young adults
of Alberta, Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
select the winners from nominees submitted by librarians, teachers, students
and others. Books must be published within the previous 3 years to be eligible.
The Junior Division (formerly "Youth Division") goes to a book for
grades 4-6. The Intermediate Division: grades 7-9. Senior Division: grades
9-12.
2008 Junior Winner
 A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann Martin
Publisher Comments
Squirrel and her brother Bone begin their lives in a toolshed behind someone's summer house. Their mother nurtures them and teaches them the many skills they will need to survive as stray dogs. But when their mother is taken from them suddenly and too soon, the puppies are forced to make their own way in the world... (read more)
2008 Intermediate Winner
 The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Publisher Comments
What if the gods of Olympus were alive in the 21st Century? What if they still fell in love with mortals and had children who might become great heroes — like Theseus, Jason and Hercules? (read more)
2008 Senior Winner
 Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Synopsis
In this national bestseller, three Georgia peaches are in for one juicy summer, as three very different girls discover the secret to finding the right boy, making the truest of friends, and picking the perfect Georgia peach... (read more)
1990 There's
a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Louis
Sachar
1989 Wait
Till Helen Comes A Ghost Story by Mary
Downing Hahn
1988 Sixth
Grade Can Really Kill You by Barthe
DeClements
1987 The
War With Grandpa by Robert
Smith
1986 The
Dollhouse Murders by Betty
Ren Wright
1985 Thirteen
Ways to Sink a Sub by Jamie
Gilson
1984 Indian
in the Cupboard by Lynne
Reid Banks
1983 Superfudge by Judy
Blume
1982 Bunnicula
A Rabbit Tale of Mystery by Deborah
and James Howe
1981 Hail,
Hail Camp Timberwood by Ellen
Conford
1980 Ramona
and Her Father by Beverly
Cleary
1979 Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Call by Mildred
Taylor
1978 The
Great Brain Does It Again by John
D. Fitzgerald
1977 Blubber by Judy
Blume
1976 The
Great Brain Reforms by John
D. Fitzgerald
1975 Tales
of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy
Blume
1974 Mrs.
Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert
C. O'Brien
1973 No Award
1972 Encyclopedia
Brown Keeps the Peace by Donald
J. Sobol
1971 Ramona
the Pest by Beverly
Cleary
1970 Smoke by William
Corbin
1969 Henry
Reed's Baby-Sitting Service by Keith
Robertson
1968 The
Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly
Cleary
1967 Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang by Ian
Fleming
1966 Rascal by Sterling
North
1965 John
F. Kennedy and PT-109 by Richard
Tregaskis
1964 The
Incredible Journey by Sheila
Burnford
1963 Danny
Dunn on the Ocean Floor by Jay
Williams
1962 The
Swamp Fox of the Revolution by Stewart
Holbrook
1961 Danny
Dunn and the Homework Machine by Jay
Williams
1960 Henry
and the Paper Route by Beverly
Cleary
1959 Old
Yeller by Fred
Gipson
1958 Golden
Mare by William
Corbin
1957 Henry
and Ribsy by Beverly
Cleary
1956 Miss
Pickerell Goes to Mars by Ellen
MacGregor
1953 - 1955 No
Awards
1952 Sea
Star by Marguerite
Henry
1951 King
of the Wind by Marguerite
Henry
1950 McElligot's
Pool by Dr.
Seuss
1949 Cowboy
Boots by Shannon
Garst
1948 The
Black Stallion Returns by Walter
Farley
1947 Homer
Price by Robert
McCloskey
1946 The
Return of Silver Chief by Jack
O'Brien
1945 Snow
Treasure by Marie
McSwigan
1944 The
Black Stallion by Walter
Farley
1943 Lassie
Come Home by Eric
Knight
1942 By
the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura
Ingalls Wilder
1941 Mr.
Popper's Penguins by Richard
and Florence Atwater
1940 Paul
Bunyan Swings His Axe by Dell
J. McCormick
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