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Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award

The Louisiana Young Readers' Choice program was founded in 1999 with the first award given in 2000. Participation in this program has climbed from 5,485 votes the first year to over 29,000 students participating in 2009. The purpose of the program is to foster a love of reading in the children of Louisiana by motivating them to participate in the recognition of outstanding books. The lists are well-balanced selections of high-quality fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Now entering its 24th year, the program continues to encourage Louisiana’s youth to read for pleasure. The Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award is a reading enrichment program of the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library with additional support from the following sponsors:

 

2021-2022 LOUISIANA READERS' CHOICE WINNERS

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3-5th Grade
Winner: The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) written by Natascha Biebow, illustrated by Steven Salerno
Honor: Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team (HarperCollins Children's Books) written by Susan Hood and Pathana Sornhiran, illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
 
6-8th Grade
Winner: New Kid (Quill Tree Books, HarperCollins) written and illustrated by Jerry Craft
Honor: Maybe He Just Likes You (Aladdin, Simon & Schuster) written by Barbara Dee
 
9-12th Grade
Winner: Two Can Keep a Secret (Delacorte Press, Penguin Random House) written by Karen M. McManus
Honor: With the Fire on High (Quill Tree Books, HarperCollins) written by Elizabeth Acevedo
 

2023-2024 LOUISIANA READERS' CHOICE NOMINATED TITLES

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PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

Promotional materials, including posters, brochures, bookmarks, and seals for award books, are available free of charge while supplies last. Promotional materials may be ordered by downloading and filling out the LYRC Order Form or the LTRC Order Form and e-mailing the form to Megan Thomas, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or faxing to 225-342-3547. (As of September 27, 2022, materials are still available and are still being mailed.)

Any student who reads every title on their Louisiana Readers’ Choice Nominated list can receive a certificate of achievement signed by the State Librarian. 

If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact Youth Services Consultant, Megan Thomas at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 225-342-9716.

LOGO Click here for reproducible images of the LYRC SEAL black and white or color and the LTRC SEAL black and white only. You are welcome to use these logos to promote the LYRC program at your library or school.

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2017 LTRC Study Guide Additional Resources

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2017 LTRC Study Guide and Additional Resources

Below is a collection of resources for each of the 9-12th grade nominated titles. Additionally, Teaching Books has partnered with us to give access to their collection or LYRC nominated resources as well,http://www.teachingbooks.net/qltp8vn
 
1. 100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith
2. Don’t Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski
3. Fake ID by Lamar Giles
4. How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
5. I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
6. Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano
7. Red Rising by Pierce Brown
8. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
9. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
10. When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
 
 

2017 lyrc 6-8 study guides and additional resources

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Below is a collection of resources for each of the 6-8th grade nominated titles.
Additionally, Teaching Books has partnered with us to give access to their collection of LYRC nominated resources as well,http://www.teachingbooks.net/qlomeeg.

1. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

  • Study guide from the publisher
  • Book Trailers made by author:
  • For Skype contact Danielle Koon at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

2. The Dirt Diary #1 by Anna Staniszewski

3. The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm

4. I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora

  • Study guide from publisher
  • Book Trailer (fan made) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sySwI1yOMvg
  • Skype? Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

5. Loot: How to Steal a Fortune by Jude Watson

  • Study guide made by LSU SLIS graduate students
  • Discussion questions from the author, http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/discussion-questions-loot-jude-watson
  • Skype, Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

6. The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

7. The One Safe Place by Tania Unsworth

8. The Perfect Place by Teresa E. Harris

9. Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

10. Saving Lucas Biggs by Marisa de los Santos and David Teague

11. Surrounded by Sharks by Michael Northrop

  • Study guide made by LSU SLIS graduate students
  • Book Trailer (fan made), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYLBCfTkF2I
  • Skype author, contact Antonio Gonzales, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

12. Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie Lamana

 

2017 lyrc 3-5 study guides and additional resources

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Below is a collection of resources for each of the 3-5th grade nominated titles.
Additionally, Teaching Books has partnered with us to give access to their collection for LYRC nominated resources as well, http://www.teachingbooks.net/ql4428p.
 
1. Almost Super by Marion Jensen
2. The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods
3. Eddie Red Undercover #1: Mystery on Museum Mile by Marcia Wells, illustrated by Marcos Calo
4. I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters by Lauren Tarshis
5. Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate
6. Kung Pow Chicken #1: Let’s Get Cracking by Cyndi Marko
7. Lend a Hand: Poems About Giving by John Frank, illustrated by London Ladd
8. Lindbergh:The Tale of a Flying Mouse by Torben Kuhlmann
9. Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown, illus. Frank Morrison
10. Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis, illustrator Gilbert Ford 
11. The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art by Barb Rosenstock
12. Odd, Weird & Little by Patrick Jennings
  • Guide from the publisher that can be used with any Patrick Jennings book.
  • Skype visits, http://www.patrickjennings.com/appearances/
  • Patrick Jennings wanted to be sure that I note on the website that he enjoys school visits and Skype visits as well with students. He is very excited his title was nominated, especially with our Louisiana French speaking heritage. His email address is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
13. Pack of Dorks by Beth Vrabel
14. Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by John Hendrix
15. Wind Dancer by Chris Platt

 

 

   


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