ORCA - Oregon Reader's Choice Awards

3rd-5th nominees for 2027

Updated May 16, 2026
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Pocket bear
Applegate, Katherine
Paper Book
An instant New York Times Bestseller! Meet Pocket, created as a good luck charm for soldiers going into battle, whose bravery and loyalty lives on long after the war. From Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Odder and...
Dream on
Hale, Shannon
Paper Book
Dream On is the perfect summer read for young readers, especially fans of graphic novels, friendship stories, and hopeful, inspiring reads. A Good Housekeeping's Best Book of the Year! "If you have Raina-obsessed readers in your life who have...
Xolo : how one good dog saved humankind
Higuera, Donna Barba
Paper Book
It is said the mighty feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl, helped create the earth. He is the hero who stole back the bones of humanity from the evil god of the Underworld. In his quest to bring humans to the earth, Quetzalcoatl's dog-headed twin brother, Xolotl, was present. Not much is known of...
The gate, the girl, and the dragon
Lin, Grace
Paper Book
From award-winning and bestselling author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin comes a gorgeously illustrated story about a lion cub and a girl who must open a portal for the spirits, based on Chinese folklore. Jin is a Stone Lion-one of the guardians of the...

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