2027 MYRCA Northern Lights nominees

Updated May 6, 2026
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Dark times of nimble nottingham, the
Black, Ryan James
Paper Book
Set during World War II, a twelve-year-old orphan who accidentally unleashes a shadow monster onto the streets of London must team up with unlikely allies to hunt it down. "The twists and surprises just keep on coming. My kind of book!"-R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps and...

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The factory
Egan, Catherine
Paper Book
Step inside the Factory in this suspenseful exploration of power, exploitation, and the nature of time that Kirkus calls a "gripping, fast-paced story with a cliffhanger ending," and a "complex beginning to what will surely be a sought-after series"! Thirteen-year-old Asher Doyle is...

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Fierce voice
Currie, Susan
Paper Book
Words bawling...Melody howling...Fierce Voice rising Iz has everything she's ever wanted: she's found the foster home of her dreams and is attending the prestigious music school she moved heaven and earth to get into. But secrets from her past keep threatening to spill...

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In the Forests of the Night
Hughes, Alison
Paper Book
"We must get to the forests of the night!" Lora cried out after a nightmare. A year after her mysterious disappearance from Clearwood Home for Orphans, Lora's words still haunt her best friend, Ellis. Everyone knows about the Blight that killed every forest in the world, but can there...

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Under attack
Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk
Paper Book
This gripping, accessible novel by celebrated Ukrainian Canadian author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch follows two sisters as they struggle to survive the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. 12-year-old twin sisters Rada and Dariia Popkova couldn't be more different. Dariia is outgoing and...

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Meet me at blue hour
Suk, Sarah
Paper Book
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets Past Lives in this gripping, emotional story of two childhood friends navigating the fallout of one erasing their memory of the other, from acclaimed author Sarah Suk. Seventeen-year-old Yena Bae is spending the...

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Red flags and butterflies
Azzam, Sheryl
Paper Book
"A tender, heartfelt, and intelligent coming-of-age story that celebrates quiet strength and trusting your instincts." Starred Review -- Kirkus Reviews Straight A student, talented artist, swim team star -- tenth-grader Lexie Moore is a shoo-in for Sunridge High's prestigious fine art...

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True colors : growing up weird in the '90s
Gravel, Elise
Paper Book
Growing up is always just a little too much for a kid to handle, but taking your time is all it takes Tweeny-bopper Elise knows she's different, but kind of just chalks it up to being a weirdo. And in the 90s, who isn't? Other girls might be shifting their attention to boys,...

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The vanished ones
Lucas, Chad
Paper Book
From award-winning author Chad Lucas comes an enthralling new story about a strange island where boys go missing--and the two boys intent on uncovering the truth about it On Rhodenroode Island, a remote colony of the Homeland, there sits a Mission on the Hill, where boys are...

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Fireboy
Willett, Edward
Paper Book
Finalist, Best Young Adult Novel, 2026 Aurora Awards Nominee, 2027 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards (Northern Lights) "I knew things were getting weird when I saw my best friend's face in the campfire. I didn't realize how weird until the campfire followed me home...

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