Books in Young Reader's Choice Award - 1940–1990
The Young Reader's Choice Award, from the Pacific Northwest Library Association, is the oldest children's choice award in North America; students vote for their favorite book. This category holds its single-division years (1940-1990). Winners are kid favorites of each era, including humor, ghost stories, and fantasy (e.g., Superfudge, The Indian in the Cupboard, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom). Best for ages 9-13.
1990
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom | Louis Sachar | Winner | Log In To Like |
1989
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story | Mary Downing Hahn | Winner | Log In To Like |
1988
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You | Barthe DeClements | Winner | Log In To Like |
1987
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The War with Grandpa | Robert Kimmel Smith | Winner | Log In To Like |
1986
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Dollhouse Murders | Betty Ren Wright | Winner | Log In To Like |
1985
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub | Jamie Gilson | Winner | Log In To Like |
1984
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Indian in the Cupboard | Lynne Reid Banks | Winner | Log In To Like |
1983
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Superfudge | Judy Blume | Winner | Log In To Like |
1982
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery | Deborah Howe | Winner | Log In To Like |
1981
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood | Ellen Conford | Winner | Log In To Like |
1980
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Ramona and her Father | Beverly Cleary | Winner | Log In To Like |
1979
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry | Mildred D. Taylor | Winner | Log In To Like |
1978
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Great Brain Does It Again | John D. Fitzgerald | Winner | Log In To Like |
1977
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Blubber | Judy Blume | Winner | Log In To Like |
1976
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Great Brain Reforms | John D. Fitzgerald | Winner | Log In To Like |
1975
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Judy Blume | Winner | Log In To Like |
1974
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | Robert C. O'Brien | Winner | Log In To Like |
1972
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace | Donald J. Sobol | Winner | Log In To Like |
1971
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Ramona the Pest | Beverly Cleary | Winner | Log In To Like |
1970
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Smoke | William Corbin | Winner | Log In To Like |
1969
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Henry Reed's Baby-Sitting Service | Keith Robertson | Winner | Log In To Like |
1968
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle | Beverly Cleary | Winner | Log In To Like |
1967
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Ian Fleming | Winner | Log In To Like |
1966
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Rascal | Sterling North | Winner | Log In To Like |
1965
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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John F. Kennedy and PT-109 | Richard Tregaskis | Winner | Log In To Like |
1964
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Incredible Journey | Sheila Burnford | Winner | Log In To Like |
1963
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor | Jay Williams | Winner | Log In To Like |
1962
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Swamp Fox of the Revolution | Stewart Holbrook | Winner | Log In To Like |
1961
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine | Jay Williams | Winner | Log In To Like |
1960
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Henry and the Paper Route | Beverly Cleary | Winner | Log In To Like |
1959
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Old Yeller | Fred Gipson | Winner | Log In To Like |
1958
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Golden Mare | William Corbin | Winner | Log In To Like |
1957
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Henry and Ribsy | Beverly Cleary | Winner | Log In To Like |
1956
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars | Ellen MacGregor | Winner | Log In To Like |
1952
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague | Marguerite Henry | Winner | Log In To Like |
1951
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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King of the Wind | Marguerite Henry | Winner | Log In To Like |
1950
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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McElligot's Pool | Dr. Seuss | Winner | Log In To Like |
1949
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Cowboy Boots | Shannon Garst | Winner | Log In To Like |
1948
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Black Stallion Returns | Walter Farley | Winner | Log In To Like |
1947
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Homer Price | Robert McCloskey | Winner | Log In To Like |
1946
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Return of Silver Chief | Jack O'Brien | Winner | Log In To Like |
1945
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Snow Treasure | Marie McSwigan | Winner | Log In To Like |
1944
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Black Stallion | Walter Farley | Winner | Log In To Like |
1943
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Lassie Come-Home | Eric Knight | Winner | Log In To Like |
1942
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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By the Shores of Silver Lake | Laura Ingalls Wilder | Winner | Log In To Like |
1941
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Mr. Popper's Penguins | Richard Atwater | Winner | Log In To Like |
1940
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Paul Bunyan Swings His Axe | Dell J. McCormick | Winner | Log In To Like |