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YRCA 2014 Nominees by Mrs. Anderberg
- 1. Young Reader’s Choice Award 2014 Junior Division
- 2. Winner of the Young Reader’s Choice Award 2013 Students voted for The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
- 3. Young Reader’s Choice Award 2014 Students in grades 4-6 select the winner You must listen to or read at least 2 of the books by April 15th in order to vote Children all across the Pacific Northwest are reading these books and participating in their YRCA program. (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Washington and of course Montana.) This award was established in 1940 and continues today to encourage kids to read fantastic literature from a variety of genres.
- 4. Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney School property has been vandalized and Greg Heffley swears he is innocent--sort of. Just as the authorities are about to pin him down, a freak blizzard hits trapping the Heffleys in their home and leaving Greg to wonder whether being stuck with his family for the holidays really is better than facing the punishment he knows is coming when the snow is gone.
- 6. What genre is it? Fantasy Science Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Graphic Novel Biography Informational Text Procedural Text Poetry Traditional Literature
- 7. Answer: REALISTIC FICTION Made up story Humorous fiction Characters are normal humans and believable Involves surprise and unexpected events Involves exaggeration and nonsense Takes place in modern times The stories deal with believable family and friend relationships The setting is a real place Everything that happens in the story could really happen to anyone.
- 8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
- 9. Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick Relates the stories of twelve-year-old Ben, who loses his mother and his hearing in a short time frame and decides to leave his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he has never known in New York City; and Rose, who lives with her father but feels compelled to search for what is missing in her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.
- 11. What genre is it? Fantasy Science Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Graphic Novel Biography Informational Text Procedural Text Poetry Traditional Literature
- 12. Answer: HISTORICAL FICTION The setting is in the past May include real people or events from history, but the main characters are fictional Fictional main characters are used to give a human perspective to historical facts. Imaginary events are based on events of the past Conflict may develop when the character leaves a secure environment and moves into the unknown.
- 13. Other books by Brian Selznick
- 14. 13 Gifts by Wendy Mass Shy, withdrawn Tara is sent to stay with her aunt, uncle, and cousin in her parents' hometown, where she makes friends with an elderly collector, who seems to be trying to give Tara a mysterious message.
- 16. What genre is it? Fantasy Science Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Graphic Novel Biography Informational Text Procedural Text Poetry Traditional Literature
- 17. Answer: REALISTIC FICTION Made up story Characters are normal humans and believable Takes place in modern times The stories deal with believable family and friend relationships The setting is a real place Everything that happens in the story could really happen to anyone.
- 18. Other books by Wendy Mass
- 19. Middle School, Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson When Rafe Kane enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.
- 21. What genre is it? Fantasy Science Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Graphic Novel Biography Informational Text Procedural Text Poetry Traditional Literature
- 22. Answer: REALISTIC FICTION Made up story Characters are normal humans and believable Takes place in modern times The stories deal with believable family and friend relationships The setting is a real place Everything that happens in the story could really happen to anyone.
- 23. Darth Paper Strikes Back by Tom Angleberger Harvey, upset when his Darth Paper finger puppet brings humiliation, gets Dwight suspended, but Origami Yoda asks Tommy and Kellan, now in seventh grade, to make a new casefile to persuade the School Board to reinstate Dwight.
- 25. What genre is it? Fantasy Science Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Graphic Novel Biography Informational Text Procedural Text Poetry Traditional Literature
- 26. Answer: REALISTIC FICTION Made up story Characters are normal humans and believable Takes place in modern times The stories deal with believable family and friend relationships The setting is a real place Everything that happens in the story could really happen to anyone.
- 27. Origami Yoda series continues
- 28. Last Council by Kazu Kibuishi The lost city of Cielis is not what they expected. While part of her crew are taken prisoner, Emily is forced to fight for her life in a series of tests that will determine which young Stonekeeper will join the Guardian Council which governs Alledia. As the tests continue, a terrible secret is uncovered, one that will change the heroes' lives forever.
- 30. What genre is it? Fantasy Science Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Graphic Novel Biography Informational Text Procedural Text Poetry Traditional Literature
- 31. Answer: GRAPHIC NOVEL Fantasy Format is in comic-book style Magical characters Hero involved in a battle against strong odds. Strange creatures such as wizards, dragons, elves, mermaids, etc. Stories include impossible events Good vs. evil theme Imaginary or mysterious setting Characters are in a conflict against a supernatural power
- 33. Big Nate Out Loud by Franklin Peirce Contains reprints of daily and Sunday "Big Nate" comic strips that follow the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright.
- 35. What genre is it? Fantasy Science Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Graphic Novel Biography Informational Text Procedural Text Poetry Traditional Literature
- 36. Answer: GRAPHIC NOVEL Format is in comic-book style Realistic Fiction Made up story Characters are normal humans and believable Takes place in modern times The stories deal with believable family and friend relationships The setting is a real place Everything that happens in the story could really happen to anyone.
- 37. Big Nate series continues
- 38. The Medusa Plot by Gordon Korman Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought the search for the thirty-nine clues leading to the source of their family's power was over, but when Cahills are kidnapped by the Vespers, Amy and Dan find themselves with only a few days to fulfill a bizarre ransom request before their friends start dying.
- 40. What genre is it? Fantasy Science Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Graphic Novel Biography Informational Text Procedural Text Poetry Traditional Literature
- 41. Answer: REALISTIC FICTION Exciting fast-paced plot Made up story Characters are normal humans and believable Unusual occurrence Takes place in modern times Contains clues for the reader to follow the action The stories deal with believable family and friend relationships Usually a crime has been committed The setting is a real place Main character attempts to discover “who dun-it” MYSTERY Everything that happens in the story could really happen to anyone. Mystery
- 42. 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers
- 43. Who will be this year’s winner? You will decide! Read or listen to at least 2 books to vote this year.
- 44. Citation Images from Destiny taken 10-19-2013 Content from http:/www.pnla.org/yrca www.youtube.com http://hsd1.follettdestiny.com