Books in Young Reader's Choice Award - Junior - Grades 4-6

This is the Junior division (grades 4-6) of the Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award, voted by students. Winners are popular middle grade novels and graphic novels (e.g., Wonder, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, El Deafo, Roller Girl). Best for ages 9-12.

2025

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Swim Team	Johnnie Christmas	Winner	Log In To Like

2024

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Unplugged	Gordon Korman	Winner	Log In To Like

2023

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Wink	Rob Harrell	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Everything Sad Is Untrue (A True Story)	Daniel Nayeri	Nominee	Log In To Like
	When You Trap a Tiger	Tae Keller	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Maya and the Rising Dark	Rena Barron	Nominee	Log In To Like
	City Spies	James Ponti	Nominee	Log In To Like
	From the Desk of Zoe Washington	Janae Marks	Nominee	Log In To Like
	The Barren Grounds	David A. Robertson	Nominee	Log In To Like
	When Stars are Scattered	Victoria Jamieson	Nominee	Log In To Like

2022

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Song for a Whale	Lynne Kelly	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Indian No More	Charlene Willing McManis	Nominee	Log In To Like
	New Kid	Jerry Craft	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Shouting at the Rain	Lynda Mullaly Hunt	Nominee	Log In To Like
	A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying	Kelley Armstrong	Nominee	Log In To Like
	A Wolf Called Wander	Rosanne Parry	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Other Words for Home	Jasmine Warga	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Dragon Pearl	Yoon Ha Lee	Nominee	Log In To Like

2021

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Inkling	Kenneth Oppel	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Small Spaces	Katherine Arden	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Granted	John David Anderson	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire	John August	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Sweep: the Story of a Girl and Her Monster	Jonathan Auxier	Nominee	Log In To Like
	The Serpent's Secret	Sayantani DasGupta	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy	Tui T. Sutherland	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Positively Izzy	Terri Libenson	Nominee	Log In To Like

2020

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	The Trials of Morrigan Crow	Jessica Townsend	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Wishtree	Katherine Applegate	Nominee	Log In To Like
	The Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library	Linda Bailey	Nominee	Log In To Like
	The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora	Pablo Cartaya	Nominee	Log In To Like
	The Pants Project	Cat Clarke	Nominee	Log In To Like
	The Wizards of Once	Cressida Cowell	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Refugee	Alan Gratz	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Restart	Gordon Korman	Nominee	Log In To Like

2019

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	The Wild Robot	Peter Brown	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Dog Man	Dav Pilkey	Nominee	Log In To Like
	The Girl Who Drank the Moon	Kelly Barnhill	Nominee	Log In To Like
	It Ain't so Awful Falafel	Firoozeh Dumas	Nominee	Log In To Like
	The Key to Extraordinary	Natalie Lloyd	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Ms. Bixby's Last Day	John David Anderson	Nominee	Log In To Like
	Pax	Sara Pennypacker	Nominee	Log In To Like
	The Inn Between	Marina Cohen	Nominee	Log In To Like

2018

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Roller Girl	Victoria Jamieson	Winner	Log In To Like

2017

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	El Deafo	Cece Bell	Winner	Log In To Like

2016

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library	Chris Grabenstein	Winner	Log In To Like

2015

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Wonder	R. J. Palacio	Winner	Log In To Like

2014

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever	Jeff Kinney	Winner	Log In To Like

2013

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	The Lost Hero	Rick Riordan	Winner	Log In To Like

2012

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	11 Birthdays	Wendy Mass	Winner	Log In To Like

2011

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Amulet: The Stonekeeper	Kazu Kibuishi	Winner	Log In To Like

2010

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Jeff Kinney	Winner	Log In To Like

2009

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane	Kate DiCamillo	Winner	Log In To Like

2008

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray	Ann M. Martin	Winner	Log In To Like

2007

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Dragon Rider	Cornelia Caroline Funke	Winner	Log In To Like

2006

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	The Tale of Despereaux	Kate DiCamillo	Winner	Log In To Like

2005

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	The Thief Lord	Cornelia Caroline Funke	Winner	Log In To Like

2004

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Skeleton Man	Joseph Bruchac	Winner	Log In To Like

2003

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Because of Winn-Dixie	Kate DiCamillo	Winner	Log In To Like

2002

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Bud, Not Buddy	Christopher Paul Curtis	Winner	Log In To Like

2000

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	A Mouse Called Wolf	Dick King-Smith	Winner	Log In To Like

1999

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Frindle	Andrew Clements	Winner	Log In To Like

1998

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger	Louis Sachar	Winner	Log In To Like

1997

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Nasty Stinky Sneakers	Eve Bunting	Winner	Log In To Like

1996

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	The Giver	Lois Lowry	Winner	Log In To Like

1995

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Terror at the Zoo	Peg Kehret	Winner	Log In To Like

1994

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Shiloh	Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	Winner	Log In To Like

1993

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Maniac Magee	Jerry Spinelli	Winner	Log In To Like

1991

	Book	Author	Award Level	Completed
	Ten Kids, No Pets	Ann M. Martin	Winner	Log In To Like