Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards Program Booktalks 2020

Kindergarten – Grade 3

Butler, Dori Hillestad. KING AND KAYLA AND CASE OF THE LOST TOOTH
Cusolito, Michelle. FLYING DEEP : CLIMB INSIDE DEEP-SEA SUBMERSIBLE ALVIN
Haring, Kay.  KEITH HARING : THE BOY WHO JUST KEPT DRAWING
Harrison, David L.  A PLACE TO START A FAMILY : POEMS ABOUT CREATURES THAT BUILD
Higgins, Ryan T. WE DON'T EAT OUR CLASSMATES!
Miedoso, Andres. DESMOND COLE GHOST PATROL. 01. THE HAUNTED HOUSE NEXT DOOR
Newbold, Amy.  IF PICASSO PAINTED A SNOWMAN
O'Brien, Anne Sibley. SOMEONE NEW
Robinson. Casey W. IVER & ELLSWORTH
Selznick, Brian.  BABY MONKEY, PRIVATE EYE
Stemple, Heidi E. Y. COUNTING BIRDS : THE IDEA THAT HELPED SAVE OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS
Valdez, Patricia. JOAN PROCTER, DRAGON DOCTOR : THE WOMAN WHO LOVED REPTILES
Verde, Susan.  THE WATER PRINCESS
Wittenstein, Barry. THE BOO-BOOS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD : A TRUE STORY ABOUT AN ACCIDENTAL INVENTION (REALLY!)
Zemke, Deborah. MY LIFE IN PICTURES

Grades 3-6

Barton, Chris. DAZZLE SHIPS : WORLD WAR I AND THE ART OF CONFUSION
Beasley, Kate. LIONS & LIARS
Birney, Betty G. LIFE ACCORDING TO OG THE FROG
Creech, Sharon. SAVING WINSLOW
DiCamillo, Kate.  LOUISIANA'S WAY HOME
Fleming,  Candace.  STRONGHEART : WONDER DOG OF THE SILVER SCREEN
Gidwitz, Adam. UNICORN RESCUE SOCIETY. 01 : THE CREATURE OF THE PINES
Latham, Irene.  CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? : POEMS OF RACE, MISTAKES, AND FRIENDSHIP
Maynard, Thane. SAVING FIONA : THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BABY HIPPO
O’Connor , Barbara.  WONDERLAND
Phelan, Matt. KNIGHTS VS. DINOSAURS
Polacco, Patricia. REMEMBERING VERA
Rose, Deborah Lee. BEAUTY AND THE BEAK : HOW SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND A 3D-PRINTED BEAK RESCUED A BALD EAGLE
Thermes, Jennifer. GRANDMA GATEWOOD HIKES THE APPALACHIAN
Woodson, Jacqueline. THE DAY YOU BEGIN

Grades 6-8
Auxier, Jonathan. SWEEP : THE STORY OF A GIRL AND HER MONSTER
Bowling, Dusti.  INSIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF A CACTUS
Burt , Jake. GREETINGS FROM WITNESS PROTECTION!
Cartaya, Pablo. MARCUS VEGA DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH
Diaz, Alexandra. THE ONLY ROAD
Elliot, L. M. SUSPECT RED
Johnson, Varian. THE PARKER INHERITANCE
Kelly, Erin Entrada.  HELLO, UNIVERSE
Long, Jessica Tatiana. UNSINKABLE : FROM RUSSIAN ORPHAN TO PARALYMPIC SWIMMING  WORLD CHAMPION 
Martin, Laura.  FLOAT
Nielsen, Jennifer A. RESISTANCE
Riggs, Ransom.  TALES OF THE PECULIAR
Rinaldi, Tom. THE RED BANDANNA : YOUNG READERS' EDITION
Scott, Elaine.  TO PLUTO AND BEYOND
Woodson, Jacqueline. HARBOR ME

Young Adult

Acevedo, Elizabeth. POET X
Adeyemi, Tomi.  CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE
Ahmed, Samira.  LOVE, HATE AND OTHER FILTERS
Anderson, Laurie Halse. SPEAK : THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Goo, Maureen. THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL
Johnson, Maureen. TRULY DEVIOUS
Khorram, Adib. DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY
Kiely, Brendan. TRADITION
Krosoczka, Jarrett J.  HEY, KIDDO
Murphy, Julie. PUDDIN'
Ribay, Randy. AFTER THE SHOT DROPS
Saedi, Sara. AMERICANIZED : REBEL WITHOUT A GREEN CARD
Shusterman, Neal.  DRY
Stevenson, Bryan. JUST MERCY : ADAPTED FOR YOUNG ADULTS : A TRUE STORY OF THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
Watson, Renee. PIECING ME TOGETHER

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