The Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award (LYRC) is a reading enrichment program, encouraging young people to read and to decide on which of the books they read should win the award. For more details and how to vote see LYRC on the State Library of Louisiana’s site. There are three separate age group categories and we’ll look at the nominees for the other groups in the coming weeks.
(drum roll please) Here are the nominees for 3-5th grade:
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
The Blue Shoe: A Tale of Thievery, Villainy, Sorcery, and Shoes by Roderick Townley
The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett
The Dream Stealer by Sid Fleischman
The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
Flight of the Phoenix by R. L. LaFevera
The Hidden Bestiary of Marvelous, Mysterious, and (Maybe Even) Magical Creatures by Judy Young
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
Redwoods by Jason Chin
Sassy: Little Sister Is Not My Name by Sharon Draper
Sea of the Dead by Julia Durango
Tsunami! by Kimiko Kajikawa
We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes by Patrick Jennings
Wild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff
