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Notice dated: August 30, 2010
The Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA)
2010-2011 Nominations:
JUNIOR DIVISION (4th - 6th grade)
Masterpiece by Elise Broach
Found: Book 1 of Missing Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon & Dean Hale
The Stonekeeper: Amulet 1 by Kazu Kibuishi
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION (7th - 9th grade)
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go by Dale Basye
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Elephant Run by Roland Smith
After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
SENIOR DIVISION (10th - 12th grade)
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Paper Towns by John Green
Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
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 4-12 to become enthusiastic and disciminating readers. During the course of the school year, Oregon students choose their favorite book in a real-life democratic process.
How are the books chosen?
Books must be nominated for inclusion on the ORCA ballot. In order to be considered, the book needs to have a copyright date of two years prior to when the ballots are announced. This delay ensures that the title will be readily available in paperback during the voting year. Oregon students, teachers, and librarians are all able to nominate books. The nominations are reviewed by a committee of librarians and educators. The committee creates the final ballots based upon a number of criteria, including literary quality, creativity, reading enjoyment, reading level, and regional interest.
Who may vote?
Oregon students in grades 4-12.
When does voting take place?
Voting will occur during the spring. Please check back for an updated voting schedule.
The 2010-2011 ORCA Committee
Chairperson:
Rebecca Cohen (OLA OYAN/CSD & OASL) Newport Public Library
Members:
Jackie Partch, (OLA CSD) Multnomah County Library System, Portland
Rick Samuelson (OLA CSD) WCCLS, Hillsboro
Traci Glass, (OYAN) Eugene Public Library
Nina Kramer, (OYAN) Albina Library, Portland
Eila Overcash, (OYAN) Summit High School, Bend-La Pine SD
Stuart Levy, (OASL) Wood Middle School, West Linn-Wilsonville SD
Trey Imfeld, (OASL) South Albany High School, Greater Albany PSD
Adrienne Gillespie, (OASL) William Walker Elementary, Beaverton SD
Carol Brown, Oregon Reading Association
Linda Erickson, Oregon Reading Association
Gretchen Hamilton, Oregon Reading Association
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