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April 2013

2014 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice (LYRC)
Grades 3-5th, Nominated Title List

Bauer, Joan.  CLOSE TO FAMOUS
Bouler, Olivia.  OLIVIA'S BIRDS : SAVING THE GULF
Brown,  Don.  AMERICA IN UNDER ATTACK
Grandits, John.  TEN RULES YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT BREAK IF YOU WANT TO SURVIVE THE SCHOOL BUS
Hurd, Thatcher.  BONGO FISHING
Jones, Allan Frewin.   TRUNDLE'S QUEST
LaFleur, Suzanne M.  EIGHT KEYS
Lyon, George Ella.  ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD
MacLachlan, Patricia.  WAITING FOR THE MAGIC
McCarthy, Meghan.  THE INCREDIBLE LIFE OF BALTO
Moss, Marissa.  NURSE, SOLDIER, SPY : THE STORY OF SARAH EDMONDS, A CIVIL WAR HERO
Myers, Laurie.  ESCAPE BY NIGHT : A CIVIL WAR ADVENTURE
Nimmo, Jenny.  THE SECRET KINGDOM
Reid, Margarette S. LOTS AND LOTS OF COINS
Sweet, Melissa.  BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY : THE TRUE STORY OF THE MACY'S PARADE

2014 Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice
6-8th Grade Nominated Title List

Bowen, Fred. QUARTERBACK SEASON
DeFelice, Cynthia.  WILD LIFE
Evans, Richard Paul.  MICHAEL VEY : THE PRISONER OF CELL 25
Frost, Helen.  HIDDEN
Greenwald, Tom.  CHARLIE JOE JACKSON'S GUIDE TO NOT READING
Haston, Meg.  HOW TO ROCK BRACES AND GLASSES
Jones, Traci L.  SILHOUETTED BY THE BLUE
Mull, Brandon.  A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES
Rylander, Chris.  THE FOURTH STALL
Selznick, Brian.  WONDERSTRUCK
Van Draanen, Wendelin.  THE RUNNING DREAM
Wells, Robinson E.  VARIANT

Sequoyah Children's Book Award nominees

Children's Book Award

Ada, Alma Flor.  DANCING HOME
Aronson, Sarah.  BEYOND LUCKY
Barrow, Randi.  SAVING ZASHA
Cronin, Doreen. THE TROUBLE WITH CHICKENS
George, Jessica Day.     TUESDAYS AT THE CASTLE
Jacobson, Jennifer.  SMALL AS AN ELEPHANT
Messner, Kate.  MARTY MCGUIRE
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw.   SAVING AUDIE : A PIT BULL PUPPY GETS A SECOND CHANCE.
Santat, Dan. SIDEKICKS
Wardlaw, Lee.  WON-TON : A CAT TALE TOLD IN HAIKU
Warner, Sally. ELLRAY JAKES IS NOT A CHICKEN
White, Ruth.   YOU'LL LIKE IT HERE (EVERYBODY DOES)

Sequoyah Intermediate Book Award

Auxier, Jonathan. PETER NIMBLE AND HIS FANTASTIC EYES: A STORY.
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker.   JEFFERSON’S SONS: A FOUNDING FATHER’S SECRET CHILDREN.
Erskine, Kathryn. THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF MIKE
Evans, Richard Paul. MICHAEL VEY: THE PRISONER OF CELL 25.
Gantos, Jack.  DEAD END IN NORVELT.
Gensler, Sonia.  THE REVENANT.
Greenwald, Tom. CHARLIE JOE JACKSON’S GUIDE TO NOT READING.
Howe, James.  ADDIE ON THE INSIDE
Kirby, Matthew J. ICEFALL.
McCall, Guadalupe Garcia. UNDER THE MESQUITE.
Reinhardt, Dana. THE SUMMER I LEARNED TO FLY.
Schmidt, Gary D. OKAY FOR NOW.
Sepetys, Ruta.  BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY.
Stiefvater, Maggie. THE SCORPIO RACES.
VanDraanen, Wendelin. THE RUNNING DREAM

Sequoyah High School nominees

Bick, Ilsa.  ASHES 
Blake, Kendare.  ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD
Carson, Rae. THE GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS
Cohen, Joshua C.  LEVERAGE
Haines, Kathryn Miller. THE GIRL IS MURDER
Johnson, Maureen.  THE NAME OF THE STAR
Mullin, Mike.  ASHFALL
Myracle, Lauren.   SHINE
Perkins, Stephanie. LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR
Revis, Beth.  ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Riggs, Ransom.  MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Roth, Veronica.  DIVERGENT
Schreiber, Joe. AU REVOIR CRAZY EUROPEAN CHICK
Sepetys ,Ruta. BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY
Smith, Andrew.  STICK

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