Do you know about YRCA?
The Young Reader’s Choice Awards (YRCA) is for children in Grades 4 to 12 living in Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana and Washington. It is sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA).
What’s so great about these awards? Students choose both the nominated books and the winners!
YRCA divides the nominated books into three categories: Junior, Intermediate, and Senior. When I was teaching, I would find the nominated books from the appropriate level and be sure to have multiple copies of each in my classroom. (In many schools, librarians or teachers purchase these books for the school library knowing they are popular student picks.) My students and I passed those books around and read as many as we could by voting time.
Perhaps your class wants to join the fun! This year, votes are due by April 15, 2025.
For more information, check out these websites: