Young Reader's Choice Award
The Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award is the oldest children's choice award in the U.S. and Canada. The award was established in 1940 by a Seattle bookseller, the late Harry Hartman, who believed every student should have an opportunity to select a book that gives him or her pleasure. Nominations are taken only from children, teachers, parents and librarians in the Pacific Northwest.
The following list includes the award winners, and their respective call numbers in the Millar Library. The Children’s Literature Award Winners are all shelved together at the beginning of the PZ call number range in the southeast corner of the 5th floor. Titles without call numbers are not currently owned by the Millar Library. Ask for help at the reference desk on the 2nd floor if you need assistance with obtaining a copy from another library.
The list of award winners and their locations in the Millar Library can be retrieved by entering “Young Reader’s Choice Award” as a keyword search in the Vikat online catalog.
2005
· Junior: The thief
lord by Corneila Funke (PZ7.F96624 T48 2002)
· Intermediate: Son of the mob by Gordon Korman
· Senior: The house
of the scorpion by Nancy Farmer (PZ7.F23814 H68 2002)
2004
· Junior: Skeleton man by Joseph Bruchac
· Intermediate: Artemis
Fowl by Eoin Colfer (PZ7.C677475 A78 2001)
· Senior: The sisterhood of the traveling pants by Ann Brashares
(on order)
2003
· Junior: Because
of Winn-Dixie by Kate Dicamillo (PZ7 .D5455 B43 2000)
· Intermediate: No
more dead dogs by Gordon Korman (PZ7.K8369 N6 2001)
· Senior: Hope
was here by Joan Bauer (PZ7 .B32615 H67 2000)
2002
· Junior: Bud,
Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (PZ7 .C94137 B83 1999)
· Intermediate: Mary,
Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer (PZ7.M5685 M37 1999)
· Senior: Rewind
by William Sleator (PZ7.S6313 R49 1999)
2001
· Junior: Holes
by Louis Sachar (PZ7 .S1185 H65 1998)
· Senior: The Boxes
by William Sleator (PZ7.S6313 B69 1998)
2000
· Youth: A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith
· Senior: The Taking
of Room 114 by Mel Glenn (PZ7 .G485 T35 1997)
1999
· Youth: Frindle
by Andrew Clements (PZ7 .C59118 F75 1996)
· Senior: SOS Titanic
by Eve Bunting (PZ7 .B91527 S66 1996)
1998
· Youth: Wayside
School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar (PZ7 .S1185 W39 1995)
· Senior: The Midwife's
Apprentice by Karen Cushman (PZ7 .C962 M53 1995)
1997
· Youth: Nasty
Stinky Sneakers by Eve Bunting (PZ7 .B91527 N37 1994)
· Senior: Driver's
Ed by Caroline B. Cooney (PZ7 .C7834 D75 1994)
1996
· Youth: The Boys
Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (PZ7 .N24 B69 1993)
· Senior: The Giver
by Lois Lowry (PZ7 .L9673 G58 1993)
1995
· Youth: Terror
at the Zoo by Peg Kehret (PZ7 .K2518 T47 1992)
· Senior: Who Killed
My Daughter by Lois Duncan (PZ9 .D814 W48 1992)
1994
· Youth: Shiloh
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (PZ7 .N24 S5 1991)
· Senior: Wolf
by the Ears by Ann Rinaldi (PZ7 .R459 W65 1991)
1993
· Youth: Maniac
Magee by Jerry Spinelli (PZ7 .S75663 M3 1990)
· Senior: The Face
on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney (PZ7 .C7834 F33 1996)
1992
· Youth: Danger
in Quicksand Swamp by Bill Wallace (PZ7 .W15473 D36 1989)
· Senior: Eva
by Peter Dickinson (PZ7 .D562 E94 1989)
1991
· Youth : Ten Kids,
No Pets by Ann M. Martin (PZ7 .M3567585 T4 1988)
· Senior: Sex Education
by Jenny Davis (PZ7 .D2923 S4 1988)
1990
There's a Boy in the Girls'
Bathroom by Louis Sachar (PZ7 .S1185 T48 1987)
1989
Wait Till Helen Comes:
A Ghost Story by Mary Downing (PZ7 .H1256 W3 1986)
1988
Sixth Grade Can Really
Kill You by Barthe DeClements (PZ7 .D3584 A15 1985)
1987
The War With Grandpa
by Robert Smith (PZ7 .S65762 W3 1984)
1986
The Dollhouse Murders
by Betty Ren Wright (PZ7 .W933 D6 1983)
1985
Thirteen Ways to Sink
a Sub by Jamie Gil (PZ7 .G4385 T48 1982)
1984
The Indian in the Cupboard
by Lynn Reid Banks (PZ7 .B2262 I5 1980)
1983
Superfudge by Judy
Blume (PZ7 .B6265 S9 1980)
1982
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale
of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe (PZ7 .H836 B8 1979)
1981
Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood
by Ellen Conford (PZ7 .C7593 H3)
1980
Ramona and Her Mother
by Beverly Cleary (PZ7 .C5792 R342 1979)
1979
Roll of Thunder, Hear
My Cry by Mildred Taylor (PZ7 .T21723 R6)
1978
The Great Brain Does It
Again by John D. Fitzgerald (PZ7 .F57535 G69)
1977
Blubber by Judy Blume
(PZ7 .B6265 B55 1974)
1976
The Great Brain Reforms
by John D. Fitzgerald (PZ7 .F57535 G7)
1975
Tales of a Fourth Grade
Nothing by Judy Blume (PZ7 .B6265 T36)
1974
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats
of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (PZ10.3 .O19 M5 1972)
1973 No award given
1972
Encyclopedia Brown Keeps
the Peace by Donald J. Sobol (PZ7 .S68524 E73 1973)
1971
Ramona the Pest by
Beverly Cleary (PZ7 .C5792 R35 1970)
1970
Smoke by William Corbin
(PZ10.3 .M156 S6)
1969
Henry Reed's Baby-Sitting
Service by Keith Robertson (PZ7 .R547 H45 1969)
1968
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary (PZ10.3 .C58 M6 1970)
1967
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
by Ian Fleming (PZ7 .F5997 C47)
1966
Rascal by Sterling
North (PZ10.3 .N68)
1965
John F. Kennedy and PT-109
by Richard Tregaskis (PZ9.5 .K4 T7)
1964
The Incredible Journey
by Sheila Burnford (PZ10.3 .B88 I5)
1963
Danny Dunn on the Ocean
Floor by Jay Williams (PZ7 .W666 D37 1968)
1962
The Swamp Fox of the Revolution
by Stewart Holbrook
1961
Danny Dunn and the Homework
Machine by Jay Williams (PZ7 .W666 D36 1958b)
1960
Henry and the Paper Route
by Beverly Cleary (PZ7 .C5792 H406 1967)
1959
Old Yeller by Fred
Gipson (PZ10.3 .G458 O4 1956b)
1958
Golden Mare by William
Corbin (PZ10.3 .M156 G6)
1957
Henry and Ribsy by
Beverly Cleary (PZ7 .C5792 H4)
1956
Miss Pickerell Goes to
Mars by Ellen MacGregor (PZ7 .M1698 M5 1951b)
1953-1955 No awards given
1952
Sea Star by Marguerite
Henry (PZ10.3 .H43 S4)
1951
King of the Wind by
Marguerite Henry (PZ10.3 .H43 K5)
1950
McElligot's Pool by
Dr. Seuss (PZ8.3 .G276 M3)
1949
Cowboy Boots by Shannon
Garst (PZ7 .G19 C6)
1948
The Black Stallion Returns
by Walter Farley (PZ10.3 .F22 B56 1945a)
1947
Homer Price by Robert
McCloskey (PZ7 .M1336 H6)
1946
The Return of Silver Chief
by Jack O'Brien (PZ10.3 .O14 R4 1943)
1945
Snow Treasure by Marie
McSwigan (PZ7 .M248 S6 1967)
1944
The Black Stallion
by Walter Farley (PZ10.3 .F22 B5)
1943
Lassie Come-Home by
Eric Knight (PZ10.3 .K753 L3 1973)
1942
By the Shores of Silver
Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder (PZ7 .W6461 B86 1953)
1941
Mr. Popper's Penguins
by Richard and Florence Atwater (PZ10.3 .A89 M5)
1940
Paul Bunyan Swings His
Axe by Dell J. McCormick (PZ8.1 .B86 M33 1972)
For more information about the award visit the Pacific Northwest Library Association website: http://www.pnla.org/yrca
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