Young Reader’s Choice Award

2016 Junior Division

Winner of the YRCA 2015 Award

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

Which of the following books will win in 2016?

Young Reader’s Choice Awards2016

• Students in grades 4-6 select the winner

• You must listen to or read at least 2 of the books by April 15th in order to vote

• Children all across the Pacific Northwest are reading these books and participating in their YRCA program. (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Washington and of course Montana.)

• This award was established in 1940 and continues today to encourage kids to read fantastic literature from a variety of genres.

Loki’s Wolves by K. L. Armstrong & M. A. Marr

"The runes have spoken. We have our champion...Matthew Thorsen." Matt hears the words, but he can't believe them. He's Thor's representative?

Destined to fight trolls, monstrous wolves and giant serpents...or the world ends? He's only thirteen. While Matt knew he was a modern-day descendent of Thor,

he's always lived a normal kid's life. In fact, most people in the small town of Blackwell, South Dakota, are direct

descendants of either Thor or Loki, including Matt's classmates Fen and Laurie Brekke. No big deal. But now

Ragnarok is coming, and it's up to the champions to fight in the place of the long-dead gods.

http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/(Accessed July 20, 2015)

Kelley Armstronghttp://www.kelleyarmst

rong.com/

Melissa Marrhttp://www.melissamarrbooks.com/

LOKI’S WOLVES book trailer

What Genre Is It?

• Adventure• Exciting action, often a

struggle against nature, is the most important element.

Fantasy• Involves magic,

mythological, and make-believe characters and settings.

• Historical fiction• Story takes place in the

past

• Humorous fiction• A comical or amusing

story

• Informational text• Text that explains facts.

• Mystery fiction• Character struggles

to solve puzzling events.

• Realistic FictionTakes place in modern time, characters and events could be real.

• School fiction• Realistic fiction that

primarily takes place in school

• Science fiction• Characters deal with

effects of science/technology, often in the future

Answer:

Loki’s Wolves is—

Fantasy – No one is descended from Thor. Many other elements in the story are make-believe, and there is a bit of mythology, too.

Adventure – Matt and his friends have to race against time and struggle against supernatural odds.

Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo

Winner of the 2014 Newbery Medal… A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking new novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo. It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic

accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible

Things Can Happen to You!, is just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has

been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry -- and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the

possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart…

http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/(Accessed July 20, 2015)

Kate DiCamillohttp://www.katedicamillo.com/

FLORA AND ULYSSESbook trailer

Author

Illustrator

K.G. Campbellhttp://kgcampbell.com/

What Genre Is It?

• Adventure• Exciting action, often a

struggle against nature, is the most important element.

Fantasy• Involves magic,

mythological, and make-believe characters and settings.

• Historical fiction• Story takes place in the

past

• Humorous fiction• A comical or amusing

story

• Informational text• Text that explains facts.

• Mystery fiction• Character struggles

to solve puzzling events.

• Realistic FictionTakes place in modern time, characters and events could be real.

• School fiction• Realistic fiction that

primarily takes place in school

• Science fiction• Characters deal with

effects of science/technology, often in the future

Answer:

Flora and Ulysses is—

Fantasy – Vacuum cleaners cannot change animals into supernatural beings.

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein

Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teachers), and an ardent fan of all games: board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative

game maker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the building of the new town library. Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of the first 12 kids in the library for an overnight of fun, food, and lots and

lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors remain locked. Kyle and the other winners must solve every clue and every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route. And the stakes are very high. In this cross between

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and A Night in the Museum, Agatha Award winner Chris Grabenstein uses rib-tickling humor to create the

perfect tale for his quirky characters.

http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/(Accessed July 20, 2015)

Chris Grabensteinhttp://www.chrisgrabenstein.com/

ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO’S LIBRARY

book trailer

What Genre Is It?

• Adventure• Exciting action, often a

struggle against nature, is the most important element.

Fantasy• Involves magic,

mythological, and make-believe characters and settings.

• Historical fiction• Story takes place in the

past

• Humorous fiction• A comical or amusing

story

• Informational text• Text that explains facts.

• Mystery fiction• Character struggles

to solve puzzling events.

• Realistic FictionTakes place in modern time, characters and events could be real.

• School fiction• Realistic fiction that

primarily takes place in school

• Science fiction• Characters deal with

effects of science/technology, often in the future

Answer:

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library is—

Humorous fiction – Kyle Keeley is the class clown. Name one funny thing he said or did.

Mystery – The story is a puzzle the kids have to solve. It also contains puzzles for you to solve.

Never Say Die by Will Hobbs

When the motto of your village is "never say die," you have a lot to live up to. . . . At home in Canada's Arctic, Nick Thrasher is an accomplished

Inuit hunter at fifteen. About to bring home a caribou for his ailing grandfather, Nick loses the meat to a fearsome creature never before seen in the wild. It's half grizzly, half polar bear. Experts will soon be

calling it a "grolar bear." Returning to his village, Nick receives a letter from the half brother he's never met. A former Grand Canyon river guide, Ryan Powers is now a famous wildlife photographer. He'll soon be coming to Nick's part of the world to raft the remote Firth River in search of huge

herds of migrating caribou. Ryan also wants to learn what Inuit hunters are saying about climate change in the Arctic. He invites Nick to come along and help him find the caribou. Barely down the river, disaster

strikes. Nick and Ryan are both thrown into the freezing river and find themselves under a ceiling of solid ice. With nothing but the clothes on

his back and the knife on his hip, Nick is up against it in a world of wolves, caribou, and grizzlies.

All the while, the monstrous grolar bear stalks the land.

http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/(Accessed July 20, 2015)

Will Hobbshttp://www.willhobbsauthor.com/

NEVER SAY DIEBook trailer

What Genre Is It?

• Adventure• Exciting action, often a

struggle against nature, is the most important element.

Fantasy• Involves magic,

mythological, and make-believe characters and settings.

• Historical fiction• Story takes place in the

past

• Humorous fiction• A comical or amusing

story

• Informational text• Text that explains facts.

• Mystery fiction• Character struggles

to solve puzzling events.

• Realistic FictionTakes place in modern time, characters and events could be real.

• School fiction• Realistic fiction that

primarily takes place in school

• Science fiction• Characters deal with

effects of science/technology, often in the future

Answer:

Never Say Die is—

Adventure– Nick and Ryan struggle to stay alive in the Northern wilderness, against the elements and the wild animals, the most fearsome of which is the grolar bear.

Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis Just one boy . . . Jack

McKinley is an

ordinary kid with an

extraordinary

problem. In six

months, Jack is going

to die.

Just one mission . . . After Jack collapses in the middle of a busy street, he's whisked off to a strange hospital in a strange place. There are armed guards and weird kids and fantastic creatures, not to mention no parents, no phones, and no possibility of escape. The place is run by an odd professor named Bhegad, who tells Jack that what's killing him is a genetic trait

inherited from the prince of a long-lost civilization. It's destroying Jack by making him too strong too fast. He'll need to stay strong, though--because it's up to him to save the world.

Just one problem . . . That long-lost civilization sank when seven magic Loculi were stolen and hidden around the world

http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/(Accessed July 20, 2015)

Peter Lerangishttp://

peterlerangis.com/

COLOSSUS RISINGbook trailer

What Genre Is It?

• Adventure• Exciting action, often a

struggle against nature, is the most important element.

Fantasy• Involves magic,

mythological, and make-believe characters and settings.

• Historical fiction• Story takes place in the

past

• Humorous fiction• A comical or amusing

story

• Informational text• Text that explains facts.

• Mystery fiction• Character struggles

to solve puzzling events.

• Realistic FictionTakes place in modern time, characters and events could be real.

• School fiction• Realistic fiction that

primarily takes place in school

• Science fiction• Characters deal with

effects of science/technology, often in the future

Answer:

Colossus Rises is—

Fantasy– One boy has to use supernatural powers to save the world.

Science fiction – Inheriting ancient genes is partly true.

Adventure – The story is based on much fast-passed action.

Middle School: My Brother is a Big Fat Liar by James Patterson, Lisa Papademetriou, and Neil Swaab

Georgia Khatchadorian--the sister of the star of the first two Middle School books, Rafe Khatchadorian--plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed. She's even bet him that she'll quickly become one of the most popular girls in

school. But Rafe left a big mark at HVMS, and no one will give Georgia a chance! Even worse, Rafe has sneakily set

her up to embarrass herself in front of the snooty "Princesses" who run the school and the boy who's caught

her eye. Will she be able to overcome her fears and win her bet with Rafe?

http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/(Accessed July 20, 2015)

James Pattersonhttp://www.jamespatterson.com/ Lisa Papademetriou

http://lisapapa.com/

AUTHORS

Neil Swaab

Middle School: My Brother is a Big Fat Liarbook trailer

What Genre Is It?

• Adventure• Exciting action, often a

struggle against nature, is the most important element.

Fantasy• Involves magic,

mythological, and make-believe characters and settings.

• Historical fiction• Story takes place in the

past

• Humorous fiction• A comical or amusing

story

• Informational text• Text that explains facts.

• Mystery fiction• Character struggles

to solve puzzling events.

• Realistic FictionTakes place in modern time, characters and events could be real.

• School fiction• Realistic fiction that

primarily takes place in school

• Science fiction• Characters deal with

effects of science/technology, often in the future

Answer:

Middle School: My Brother Is a Big Fat Liar is—

Realistic fiction– The middle school students are modern and believable (mostly.)

School fiction– Much of the story takes place at school and involves students and teachers.

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

This is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-

old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has

never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn't kept her from

leading a quietly happy life . . . until now. Suddenly Willow's world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling

world. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. Her journey to

find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to read.

http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/(Accessed July 21, 2015)

Holly Goldberg Sloanhttp://hollygoldbergsloan.com/

COUNTING BY 7Sbook trailer

What Genre Is It?

• Adventure• Exciting action, often a

struggle against nature, is the most important element.

Fantasy• Involves magic,

mythological, and make-believe characters and settings.

• Historical fiction• Story takes place in the

past

• Humorous fiction• A comical or amusing

story

• Informational text• Text that explains facts.

• Mystery fiction• Character struggles

to solve puzzling events.

• Realistic FictionTakes place in modern time, characters and events could be real.

• School fiction• Realistic fiction that

primarily takes place in school

• Science fiction• Characters deal with

effects of science/technology, often in the future

Answer:

Counting by 7s is—

Realistic fiction– The characters, setting, and plot are modern and believable.

The Creature Department by Robert Paul Weston

Elliot Von Doppler and his friend Leslie think nothing ever happens in Bickleburgh; the only excitement is the rumours about what goes

on deep inside the gleaming headquarters of DENKi-3000, the world's eighth-largest electronics factory. No one seems to know what goes on, until Elliot and Leslie are invited to take a glimpse inside and find a collection of strange and magical creatures. But when the evil Chuck threatens to shut down the plant, Elliot and Leslie and their new creature friends must create an invention so

astonishing it will save the Creature Department.

http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/(Accessed July 21, 2015)

Robert Paul Westonhttp://robertpaulweston.com/

THE CREATURE DEPARTMENTbook trailer

What Genre Is It?

• Adventure• Exciting action, often a

struggle against nature, is the most important element.

Fantasy• Involves magic,

mythological, and make-believe characters and settings.

• Historical fiction• Story takes place in the

past

• Humorous fiction• A comical or amusing

story

• Informational text• Text that explains facts.

• Mystery fiction• Character struggles

to solve puzzling events.

• Realistic FictionTakes place in modern time, characters and events could be real.

• School fiction• Realistic fiction that

primarily takes place in school

• Science fiction• Characters deal with

effects of science/technology, often in the future

Answer:

The Creature Department is—

Fantasy– Characters and plot are make-believe and magic.

Wait!!Which author also wrote one of the 39 CLUES books?

• K.L. Armstrong and M.L. Marr• Kate DiCamillo• Chris Grabenstein• Will Hobbs

• Peter Lerangis• James Patterson• Holly Goldberg Sloan• Robert Paul Weston

Broadwater students:Click on the link below to take the quiz:

YRCA 2016 quiz

Who will be this year’s winner?

You will decideRemember to read or listen

to at least 2 of the nominated books

in order for you to vote this year.