2011 ORCA WINNERS
More than 7,500 votes were cast during the first-ever round of ORCA voting! The voting is now officially complete and the winners have been chosen. They are:
JUNIOR DIVISION
THE STONEKEEPER (AMULET BOOK 1)
by Kazu Kibuishi
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
ELEPHANT RUN
by Roland Smith
SENIOR DIVISION
THE HUNGER GAMES
by Suzanne Collins
2012 ORCA Nominees
Junior Division (grades 4-6)
* “The Day-Glo Brothers” by Chris Barton
* “N.E.R.D.S.” by Michael Buckley
* “Magician’s Elephant” by Kate DiCamillo
* “Odd and the Frost Giants” by Neil Gaiman
* “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” by Grace Lin
* “11 Birthdays” by Wendy Mass
* “Heart of a Shepherd” by Rosanne Perry
* “The Storm in the Barn” by Matt Phelan
Intermediate Division (grades 7-9)
* “North of Beautiful” by Justina Chen Headley
* “Scat” by Carl Hiaasen
* “Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice” by Phillip Hoose
* “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate” by Jacqueline Kelly
* “The Carbon Diaries, 2015” by Saci Lloyd
* “Notes from the Dog” by Gary Paulsen
* “When You Reach Me” by Rebecca Stead
* “Leviathan” by Scott Westerfeld
Senior Division (grades 10-12)
* “Wintergirls” by Laurie Halse Anderson
* “Tales of the Madman Underground” by John Barnes
* “The Maze Runner” by James Dashner
* “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman
* “Love is the Higher Law” by David Levithan
* “Marcelo in the Real World” by Francisco X. Stork
* “Lips Touch: Three Times” by Laini Taylor
* “The Monstrumologist” by Richard Yancey
Check out the ORCA blog! So many good titles on these lists. I have read a number of them (not all, by any means 😉 and enjoyed them. Just remember, these are going to be among the more popular titles out there. If you reserve them from the library, you might have to wait a bit before it’s your turn.
Happy reading!
Ms. Nancy