2008 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award

Awards List

Grades 6-8

The Lightning Thief
(Winner)
Rick Riordan

Young Adult

Dairy Queen
(Winner)
Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Grades 3-6

Mallory Vs. Max
(Nominee)
Laurie B. Friedman

Freedom on the Menu
(Nominee)
Carole Boston Weatherford

Twenty-One Elephants: And Still Standing
(Nominee)
April Jones Prince

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
(Nominee)
Kate DiCamillo

Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts!
(Nominee)
Frances O'Roark Dowell

Grades 6-8

Worth
(Nominee)
A. La Faye

Travel Team
(Nominee)
Mike Lupica

The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
(Nominee)
E.L. Konigsburg

Gossamer
(Nominee)
Lois Lowry

Peter and the Shadow Thieves
(Nominee)
Ridley Pearson; Dave Barry

Double Identity
(Nominee)
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Grades K-3

Thesaurus Rex
(Nominee)
Laya Steinberg

Precious and the Boo Hag
(Nominee)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

The Hello, Goodbye Window
(Nominee)
Norton Juster

Best in Show for Rotten Ralph
(Nominee)
Jack Gantos

Hi! Fly Guy
(Nominee)
Tedd Arnold

Lilly's Big Day
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct
(Nominee)
Mo Willems

Young Adult

Wild Roses
(Nominee)
Deb Caletti

Crackback
(Nominee)
John Coy

Copper Sun
(Nominee)
Sharon M. Draper

Award Categories

Grades 3-5

Grades 3-6

Grades 3-8

Grades 6-8

Grades K-3

Young Adult

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