YRCA 2022 Junior Division
Read the nominees for the 2022 Young Reader's Choice Awards
Dragon Pearl
Lee, Yoon Ha, 1979- author
2019
Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.
Indian no more
McManis, Charlene Willing, 1953-2018, author
2019
When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home.
New kid
Craft, Jerry, author, illustrator
2019
After his parents send him to a prestigious private school known for its academics, Jordan Banks finds himself torn between two worlds.
Other words for home
Warga, Jasmine, author
2019
Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian hometown is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the family members who were left behind as she adjusts to a new life with unexpected surprises.
A royal guide to monster slaying
Armstrong, Kelley, author
2019
Twelve-year-old Rowan is destined to be Queen; her twin brother, Rhydd, to be Royal Monster Hunter. Rowan would give anything to switch places, but the oldest child is always next in line, even if she is only older by two minutes. She resigns herself to admiring her monster hunting aunt's glorious sword and joining her queen mother for boring diplomatic teas. But tragedy shatters the longstanding rule, and Rowan finds herself hunting the most dangerous monster of all: a gryphon.
Shouting at the rain
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly, author
2020
Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her.
Song for a whale
Kelly, Lynne, author
2019
Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.
A wolf called Wander
Parry, Rosanne, author
2019
A young wolf cub, separated from his pack, journeys 1000 miles across the Pacific Northwest, dealing with forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before finding a new home. Based on the true story of a wolf called OR-7. Includes facts about wolves and their habitats.