Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards Program Booktalks 2019

Kindergarten – Grade 3

Andros, Camille.  CHARLOTTE THE SCIENTIST IS SQUISHED
Clanton, Ben.  NARWHAL : UNICORN OF THE SEA
Derby, Sally. A NEW SCHOOL YEAR : STORIES IN SIX VOICES
John, Jory. THE BAD SEED
Kirk, Daniel.  RHINO IN THE HOUSE : THE TRUE STORY OF SAVING SAMIA
LaReau, Kara.  THE INFAMOUS RATSOS
MacLachlan, Patricia. BARKUS
Miller, Timothy. MOO MOO IN A TUTU
Olien, Jessica. THE BLOBFISH BOOK
Schlitz, Laura Amy. PRINCESS CORA AND THE CROCODILE
Stewart, Melissa.  CAN AN AARDVARK BARK?
Twohy, Mike. MOUSE AND HIPPO
Williams, Lily.  IF SHARKS DISAPPEARED
Wissinger, Tamera Will.  GONE CAMPING
Yolen, Jane. THUNDER UNDERGROUND

Grades 3-6

Applegate, Katherine.  WISHTREE
Baptiste, Tracey.  THE JUMBIES
Brown, Peter.  THE WILD ROBOT
Clements, Andrew.  THE LOSERS CLUB
Eszterhas, Suzi. MOTO AND ME : MY YEAR AS A WILDCAT'S FOSTER MOM
Hale, Shannon. REAL FRIENDS
Hapka, Cathy.  SNOWMAN : THE TRUE STORY OF A CHAMPION
Kelly, Jacqueline. SKUNKED!
King, A. S.  ME AND MARVIN GARDENS
Lysiak, Hilde. HERO DOG!
McGovern, Cammie.  CHESTER AND GUS
O'Connor, Barbars.  WISH
Roy, Katherine.  HOW TO BE AN ELEPHANT. : GROWING UP IN THE AFRICAN WILD
Scattergood, Augusta. MAKING FRIENDS WITH BILLY WONG
Williams-Garcia, Rita.  CLAYTON BYRD GOES UNDERGROUND

  Grades 6-8

Auxier, Jonthan. SOPHIE QUIRE AND THE LAT STORYGUARD
Barry, Dave.  THE WORST CLASS TRIP EVER
Connor, Leslie.  ALL RISE FOR THE HONORABLE PERRY T. COOK
Creech, Sharon. MOO
Gratz, Alan.  REFUGEE
Grimes, Nikki.  GARVEY'S CHOICE
Harrington, Karen.  MAYDAY
Holbrook, Sara.  THE ENEMY : DETROIT, 1954
Key, Watt.  TERROR AT BOTTLE CREEK 
Kline, Christina Baker. ORPHAN TRAIN GIRL
Korman, Gordon.  RESTART
Mann, Jennifer Ann. SCAR : A REVOLUTIONARY WAR TALE
Messner, Kate. THE EXACT LOCATION OF HOME
Reynolds, Jason.  GHOST
Shulman. Polly. THE POE ESTATE

Young Adult
Benway, Robin. FAR FROM THE TREE
Black, Holly. THE CRUEL PRINCE
Garber, Stephanie.  CARAVAL
Georges, Nicole. FETCH : HOW A BAD DOG BROUGHT ME HOME
Lord, Emery.  THE NAMES THEY GAVE US
Lu, Marie. WARCROSS
Mathieu, Jennifer.  MOXIE
McManus, Karen M. ONE OF US IS LYING
Menon, Sandhya. WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI
Reck, Jared. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
Reynolds, Jason.  LONG WAY DOWN
Silvera, Adam. THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END
Slater, Dashka. THE 57 BUS
Swanson, James L.  CHASING KING'S KILLER
Thomas, Angie. THE HATE U GIVE
 

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