MYRCA Northern Lights Nominees 2025Unpublished

Updated April 29, 2024

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At the Speed of Gus

Scrimger, Richard

Paper Book

A smartly funny and sympathetic story about being different and finding your way. Meet the compelling, charismatic 13-year-old Augustus Constantine, a boy whose mind (and mouth) operate at a different speed than the rest of society. Gus has ADHD, and he's on medication to help him focus....

Flight plan

Walters, Eric

Paper Book

When all technology breaks down and he's far from home, thirteen-year-old Jamie learns he's stronger (and braver) than he thought he was in this dystopian adventure. Thirteen-year-old Jamie's plane is just taking off when something goes terribly wrong. The lights go out, communications...

Hopeless in Hope

John-Kehewin, Wanda

Paper Book

★ Among CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens list, a starred selection of exceptional caliber We live in a hopeless old house on an almost-deserted dead-end street in a middle-of-nowhere town named Hope. This is the oldest part of Hope; eventually it will all be torn...

Opposite identicals

Kerbel, Deborah

Paper Book

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection A MYRCA Northern Lights selection A CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens selection Opposite Identicals is a non-stop adrenaline rush from start to finish. Deborah Kerbel has written two unforgettable characters who take turns telling...

Out of the Dark

Lawson, Julie

Paper Book

A follow-up of the bestselling, Geoffrey Bilson Award--and Victoria Book Prize--nominated A Blinding Light, focusing on the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion and the onset of the Great Influenza Pandemic. When Jane Mooney's older brother Connor lies about his age and enlists...

The probability of everything

Everett, Sarah

Paper Book

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and facts, as she navigates grief and loss at a moment when life as she knows it changes forever. Eleven-year-old Kemi Carter loves scientific facts, specifically probability. It's how...

The secret of the ravens

Cacao, Joanna

Paper Book

In this charming middle grade graphic novel, orphan twins Elliot and Liza find themselves taking on a series of mysterious raven quests in order to make money and survive--only for Liza to be mortally injured during one of their adventures. Now, Elliot must team up with a mysterious...

Simon sort of says

Bow, Erin

Paper Book

A Newbery Honor Book written by Erin Bow, winner of the Governor General's and TD Children's Literature Awards.Simon O'Keeffe tells a lot of stories: like how his family was driven out of Omaha by alpacas. And how his church-deacon dad accidentally gave a squirrel a holy sacrament. And how...

The space between here & now

Suk, Sarah

Paper Book

Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories. Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has...

You owe me one, universe

Lucas, Chad

Paper Book

Brian and Ezra's story continues in the moving sequel to Thanks a Lot, Universe, which New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone called "a glorious ode to the beauty of preteen friendship." Brian knows that anxiety and depression aren't things that...

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