Young Reader's Choice Award
Vote for YRCA 2025 • March 15 - April 15
Let your voice be heard! Vote for your favorite book!
The Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) presents an annual award that is decided by teens and tweens. It allows young readers (in grades 4 through 12) to vote on their favorite books, based on a list of nominees. Below, you'll find the list of all the YRCA 2025 Nominees, plus, direct links to any formats that Coeur d'Alene Public Library has access to.
Ready to vote? Click here to find the 2025 YRCA Voting Ballot. (Voting is available from March 15 - April 15. Winners will be announced by April 30, 2025.)
The Young Reader's Choice Award (YRCA) nominees for 2025 are...
JUNIOR (Grades 4-6)
A Rover's Story - by Jasmine Warga ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
The Ogress and the Orphans - by Kelly Regan Barnhill ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
New from Here - by Kelly Yang audioCD
The Marvellers - by Dhonielle Clayton
Swim Team - by Johnnie Christmas
The Last Mapmaker - by Christina Soontornvat ⓔbook | ⓔaudio | playaway
The Clackity - by Lorna Senf ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
INTERMEDIATE (Grades 7-9)
Messy Roots - by Laura Gao ⓔbook (only)
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - by Axie Oh ⓔaudio
Places We've Never Been - by Kasie West ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
The Sunbearer Trials - by Aiden Thomas ⓔaudio
Echoes and Empires - by Morgan Rhodes ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
The Elephant Girl - by James Patterson and Ellen Banda-Aaku
A Song Called Home - by Sara Zarr ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
The Stars Did Wander Darkling - by Colin Meloy ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
SENIOR (Grades 10-12)
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet - by Jen Ferguson
I Must Betray You - by Ruta Sepetys ⓔaudio
A Magic Steeped in Poison - by Judy I. Lin ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
Nothing More to Tell - by Karen M. McManus ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
This Woven Kingdom - by Tahereh Mafi ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
The Agathas - by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
The Silence that Binds us - by Joanna Ho ⓔbook | ⓔaudio
Castles in Their Bones - by Laura Sebastian
If the book that you'd like to read isn't available through our physical or digital collection, feel free to request that we purchase it through our Purchase Suggestion Form.
Previous YRCA-Related Booklists
Young Reader’s Choice Award (YRCA) Winners
2024
2023