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    What is the ORCA?
    The Oregon Reader's Choice Award was founded in 2010. The award is intended to be a fun and exciting way for Oregon youth in grades 3-12 to become enthusiastic and discriminating readers. During the course of the school year, Oregon students choose their favorite book in a real-life democratic process. 

     

    2024 - 2025 ORCA Nominees

    Grades 3-5:

    • A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser
    • Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua
    • Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd
    • The Last Hope in Hopetown by Maria Tureaud
    • Miss Quinces by Kat Farjardo
    • The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill 
    • The Real Riley Mayes by Rachel Elliot
    • A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga

    Grades 6-8:

    • Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King
    • Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge,
      and the teachings of plants by Monique Gray Smith
    • The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
    • Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case
    • Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed
    • The Patron Thief of Bread by Lindsay Eagar
    • Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
    • Tales of a Seventh Grade Lizard Boy by Jonathan Hill

    Grades 9-12:

    • The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
    • All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
    • The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
    • Squire by Nadia Shammas
    • We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
    • The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
    • Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds
    • Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith