ORCA - Oregon Reader's Choice Awards

3rd-5th nominees for 2025

Updated October 30, 2025
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Something like home
Arango, Andrea Beatriz
Audiobook
The Pura Belpré Honor winning novel in verse, in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only for them to find family in each other along the way. From the Newbery Honor winning author of Iveliz Explains It All. "Trust me: this book will touch...
Max in the house of spies
Gidwitz, Adam
Audiobook
"Max in the House of Spies is everything you could hope for in a book," -R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wonder, White Bird, and Pony "Espionage! Secrets! Suspense! If you've ever dreamed of being a spy, this book is for you." -Alan Gratz,...
Finally seen
Yang, Kelly
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a "involving, realistic" (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and the...

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