Divisions 1 and 2, read a minimum of 2 of the 8 competition books by the end of March and then you can vote for your favourite book after Spring Break.

This competition started in 1940 and is not only the longest-running children’s choice book award, it is also the only international children’s book award competition with students from both Canada and the United States participating. The YRCA is specifically for young readers in the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana and Washington.

Check out these book trailers …

Finding Junie Kim

The Last Cuentista

The Lion of Mars

Pony

Rez Dogs – This video is a bit long and from a Public Library somewhere else, so the information at the end does not all apply to us.

Starfish – This is a short clip of the author, Lisa Fipps, introducing her book.

Unplugged – This is a longer video of the author, Gordon Korman, introducing his book a couple of years ago and giving a short reading from the book.

Wilderlore: the accidental apprentice