July 2018

Ahmed, Roda. MAE AMONG THE STARS
Averbeck, Jim. TWO PROBLEMS FOR SOPHIA
Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta.  THE UNITED STATES V. JACKIE ROBINSON
Booth, Tom.  DAY AT THE BEACH
Calandrelli, Emily. ADA LACE, TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER
Calmenson, Stephanie. OUR PRINCIPAL IS A FROG!
Charbonneau, Joelle. TIME BOMB
Colfer, Eoin. ILLEGAL
Engle, Margarita.  JAZZ OWLS : A NOVEL OF THE ZOOT SUIT RIOTS
Fan, Terry. OCEAN MEETS SKY
Foley, Kat. KAT WRITES A SONG
Greenberg, Mike. MVP MOST VALUABLE PUPPY
Hall, Kirsten. THE HONEYBEE
Harvey, Jeanne Walker. MAYA LIN : ARTIST-ARCHITECT OF LIGHT AND LINES
Hegedus, Bethany. ALABAMA SPITFIRE : THE STORY OF HARPER LEE AND TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Herkert, Barbara. A BOY, A MOUSE, AND A SPIDER : THE STORY OF E.B. WHITE
Hendra, Sue. KEITH THE CAT WITH THE MAGIC HAT
Iturbe, Antonio.  THE LIBRARIAN OF AUSCHWITZ
Johnson, Cindy Chambers.  RUSSELL WRESTLES THE RELATIVES
Kurtz, Jane. WHAT DO THEY DO WITH ALL THAT POO?
Krull, Kathleen.  ONE FUN DAY WITH LEWIS CARROLL : A CELEBRATION OF WORDPLAY AND A GIRL NAMED ALICE
Lane, Tamsin. YAEL AND THE PARTY OF THE YEAR
Levy, Debbie.  I DISSENT : RUTH BADER GINSBURG MAKES HER MARK
Lockhart, E.  GENUINE FRAUD
Lupica, Mike. THE HALF-COURT HERO
Lupica, Mike.  THE MISSING BASEBALL
Lupica, Mike. TEAM PLAYERS
Markel, Michelle.  BALDERDASH! : JOHN NEWBERY AND THE BOISTEROUS BIRTH OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS
McGhee, Alison.  WHAT I LEAVE BEHIND
McGillivary, Dave. DREAM BIG : A TRUE STORY OF COURAGE AND DETERMINATION
Nelson, S.D.  RED CLOUD  : A LAKOTA STORY OF WAR AND SURRENDER
Perelman, Helen. ROYAL RESCUE ROYAL SWEETS
Quackenbush, Robert. DIG TO DISASTER
Ransom, Candice. AMANDA PANDA AND THE BIGGER, BETTER BIRTHDAY
Reynolds, Peter H. THE WORD COLLECTOR
Russell, Erin. HOW TO TRICK THE TOOTH FAIRY
Rylant, Cynthia. ROSETOWN
Sanders, Rob. PRIDE : THE STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG
Shusterman, Neal.  SCYTHE
Stone, Tanya Lee.  WHO SAYS WOMEN CAN'T BE COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS? : THE STORY OF ADA LOVELACE
Weatherford, Carole Boston.  BE A KING : DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S DREAM AND YOU
Weatherford, Carole Boston. HOW SWEET THE SOUND : THE STORY OF AMAZING GRACE
Weatherford, Carole Boston.SCHOMBURG : THE MAN WHO BUILT A LIBRARY
Wilson, Jamia. YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK : MEET 52 BLACK HEROES FROM PAST AND PRESENT
Wilson, Karma. A DOG NAMED DOUG
Wood, Douglas.  AMERICANS
Yolen, Jane. A BEAR SAT ON MY PORCH TODAY

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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