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ORCA - Oregon Reader's Choice Award - 2019-2020

 What is ORCA? From the ORCA website:

What is the ORCA?
The Oregon Reader’s Choice Award was founded in 2010. The award is intended to be a fun and exciting way for Oregon youth in grades 3-12 to become enthusiastic and discriminating readers. During the course of the school year, Oregon students choose their favorite book in a real-life democratic process.

Nominees for 2020-2021 announced here

MLC 2019-2020 Results here

2019-2020 Nominees
Upper Elementary Division
Grades 3-5

❑ Amina’s Voice on Goodreads, by Kena Khan
❑ Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris
❑ I’m Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups, by Chris Harris and Lane Smith
❑ The Losers Club, by Andrew Clements
❑ Spirit Hunters, by Ellen Oh
❑ Stef Soto, Taco Queen, by Jennifer Torres
❑ The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, by Karina Glaser
❑ Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate

 Middle School Division
Grades 6-8

❑ All’s Faire in Middle School, by Victoria Jamieson
❑ Beyond the Bright Sea, by Lauren Wolk
❑ Frogkisser!, by Garth Nix
❑ One Trick Pony, by Nathan Hale
❑ Podkin One-Ear, by Kieran Larwood
❑ Refugee, by Alan Gratz
❑ Restart, by Gordon Korman
❑ Scar Island, by Dan Gemeinhart

 High School  Division
Grades 9-12

❑ The 57 Bus, by Dashka Slater
❑ The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, by F.C. Yee
❑ Far From the Tree, by Robin Benway
❑ The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, by Mackenzi Lee
❑ Goodbye Days, by Jeff Zentner
❑ Long Way Down, by Jason Reynolds
❑ Moxie, by Jennifer Mathieu
❑ They Both Die at the End, by Adam Silvera