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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.

Pelican 1 (Black and White, Full Color)
Pelican 2 (Black and White, Full Color)

LYRC & LTRC 2021-2022 Program

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To be read by students during the 2021-2021 school year.

Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Program (LYRC)

3-5th Grade

3-5th Grade Title List

3-5th Grade Annotated Title List: Word Doc, PDF

3-5th Grade Ballot of Titles

Brochure for 3-5th Grade Nominated List

Discussion Guides and Additional Resources

3-5th Grade Google Slides Presentations

6-8th Grade

6-8th Grade Title List

6-8th Grade Annotated Title List: Word Doc, PDF

6-8th Grade Ballot of Titles

Brochure for 6-8th Grade Nominated List

Discussion Guides and Additional Resources

6-8th Grade Google Slides Presentations

Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice Program (LTRC)

9-12th Grade

9-12th Grade Title List

9-12th Grade Annotated Title List: Word Doc, PDF

9-12th Grade Ballot of Titles

Brochure for 9-12th Grade Nominated List

Discussion Guides and Additional Resources

9-12th Grade Google Slides Presentations

 

LYRC & LTRC 2022-2023 Program

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To be read by students during the 2022-2023 school year and voted on by May 1, 2023.

Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Program (LYRC)

LYRC Materials Order Form

3-5th Grade

3-5th Grade Title List

3-5th Grade Annotated Title List: Word Doc, PDF

3-5th Grade Ballot of Titles

Brochure for 3-5th Grade Nominated List (coming soon)

Discussion Guides and Additional Resources (coming soon)

3-5th Grade Google Slides Presentations (coming soon)

3-5th Grade PowerPoint Presentation (coming soon)

3-5th Grade Consideration List (coming soon)

6-8th Grade

6-8th Grade Title List

6-8th Grade Annotated Title List: Word Doc, PDF

6-8th Grade Ballot of Titles

Brochure for 6-8th Grade Nominated List

Discussion Guides and Additional Resources (coming soon)

6-8th Grade Google Slides Presentations (coming soon)

6-8th Grade PowerPoint Presentation (coming soon)

6-8th Grade Consideration List (coming soon)

 

Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice Program (LTRC)

LTRC Materials Order Form

9-12th Grade

9-12th Grade Title List

9-12th Grade Annotated Title List: Word Doc, PDF

9-12th Grade Ballot of Titles (coming soon)

Brochure for 9-12th Grade Nominated List (coming soon)

Discussion Guides and Additional Resources (coming soon)

9-12th Grade Google Slides Presentations (coming soon)

9-12th Grade PowerPoint Presentation (coming soon)

9-12th Grade Consideration List (coming soon)

 

2021-2022 LTRC 9-12 Discussion Guides and Additional Resources

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Below is a collection of resources for the 2021-2022 LTRC 9-12 Nominated Titles:

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Teaching Books has partnered with us to give access to their collection of resources through this link: https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?lid=8708. Teaching Books provides access to author interviews, discussion guides, and much more.

A Teaching Books overview can be found here: https://www.teachingbooks.net/support.cgi?f=support_quickstart#t_introvideo

 

Resources are still being added, so please check back soon for more!

 

1. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

2. Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan

3. Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes

4. Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay

5. Slay by Brittney Morris

6. Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

7. They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott; illustrated by Harmony Becker

8. Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

9. With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

10. xL by Scott Brown

 

2021-2022 LYRC 6-8 Discussion Guides and Additional Resources

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Below is a collection of resources for the 2021-2022 LYRC 6-8 Nominated Titles:

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Teaching Books has partnered with us to give access to their collection of resources through this link: https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?lid=8707. Teaching Books provides access to author interviews, discussion guides, and much more.

A Teaching Books overview can be found here: https://www.teachingbooks.net/support.cgi?f=support_quickstart#t_introvideo

 

Resources are still being added, so please check back soon for more!

 

1. All the Greys on Green Street by Laura Tucker, illustrated by Kelly Murphy

2. The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz

3. Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

4. Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee

5. New Kid by Jerry Craft

6. The Next Great Paulie Fink by Ali Benjamin

7. The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

8. Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

9. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

10. Storm Blown by Nick Courage

11. The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

12. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

 

2021-2022 LYRC 3-5 Discussion Guides and Additional Resources

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Below is a collection of resources for the 2021-2022 LYRC 3-5 Nominated Titles:

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Teaching Books has partnered with us to give access to their collection of resources through this link: https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?lid=8702. Teaching Books provides access to author interviews, discussion guides, and much more.

A Teaching Books overview can be found here: https://www.teachingbooks.net/support.cgi?f=support_quickstart#t_introvideo

 

Resources are still being added, so please check back soon for more!

 

1. Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord

2. Carter Reads the Newspaper by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Don Tate

3. The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow, illustrated by Steven Salerno

4. The Friendship War by Andrew Clements

5. Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary by Vicki Conrad, illustrated by David Hohn

6. Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Teresa Martínez

7. Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg

8. Max and the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce

9. Operation Frog Effect by Sarah Scheerger

10. The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden by Heather Smith, illustrated by Rachel Wada

11. Spark by Sarah Beth Durst

12. Stargazing by Jen Wang

13. Stay by Bobbie Pyron

14. Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team by Susan Hood and Pathana Sornhiran, illustrated by Dow Phumiruk

15. Tito the Bonecrusher by Melissa Thomson

 
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