1. Oregon Reader’s Choice Awards
2019 winners and 2020 nominations
Lori Lieberman, Lincoln High School (Portland Public Schools)

2. What is ORCA?
Founded in 2010.
Fun and exciting way for Oregon youth in grades 3-12 to become enthusiastic and discriminating readers.
Students choose their favorite book in a real-life democratic process.

3. How are the books chosen?
Oregon students, teachers, and librarians may nominate titles.
Copyright date must be three years prior to when the winners are announced.
Nominations are reviewed by a committee of Oregon librarians, educators, and booksellers.
Committee creates the final list!

4. Committee members: Chair, MacKenzie Ross, Beaverton City Library
Grades 3 - 5:
Taylor Worley, Springfield Public Library -- CSD
Deborah VanDetta, Estacada Public Library -- CSD
Grace Butler, Whitman Elementary School, Portland -- OASL
Beth LaForce, George Fox University (retired) -- ORA
Grades 6 - 8:
Bekah Westmark, Coos Bay Public Library -- CSD
Elizabeth Johnson, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library -- OYAN
Anna Bruce, Happy Valley Library -- OYAN
Anna Moser, Alsea School -- ORA
Grades
Jen Blair, Beaverton School District -- OASL
Lori Lieberman, Lincoln High School, Portland -- OASL
Amy Korst, Willamina High School -- OYAN
Carol Lauritzen, -- ORA
Billie Bloebaum, Third Street Books, McMinnville -- PNBA

5. And the winners are...

6. 2019 Upper Elementary Winner
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

7. 2019 Middle School Winner
Ghost by Jason Reynolds

8. 2019 High School Winner
Scythe by Neal Shusterman

9. 2020 Upper Elementary Nominations

10. Upper Elementary Division

11. 2020 Middle School Nominations

12. Middle School Division

13. 2020 High School Nominations

14. High School Division