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GMHS Library Home Page: PAYRCA 2024

The Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award is sponsored by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association. The purpose of the award is to promote the reading of quality books by young people in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to promote teacher and librarian involvement in children's and young adult literature, and to honor authors whose works have been recognized by the students of Pennsylvania. Titles linked below are currently in our library collection, others will be added as they become available.

PAYRCA 2024 Nominees

Author/Contributor Title
Blum, Isaac The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
Fahmy, Huda Huda F Are You?
Fleming, Candace Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime (Also available as an eBook)
Glasgow, Kathleen and Liz Lawson The Agathas
Kulper, Kendall Murder for the Modern Girl
La Sala, Ryan The Honeys
McQuiston, Casey I Kissed Shara Wheeler
Owen Margaret Little Thieves
Sepetys, Ruta I Must Betray You (Also available as an eBook and audiobook)
Sharma, Nisha Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance
Stirling, Danie Crumbs
Smith, Tommie, Derrick Barnes and Dawud Anyabwile Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice
Tahir, Sabaa All My Rage
Treuer, Anton Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask (Young Reader's Edition)
Yoon, Nicola Instructions for Dancing (Also available as an eBook and an audiobook)