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
One big open sky
Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Paper Book
A Newbery Honor Book Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free--or cost them everything they have--in this intergenerational verse novel that explores the history of the Black homesteader movement. 1879, Mississippi. Young dreamer...
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...
The undead fox of Deadwood Forest
Hartman, Aubrey
Paper Book
A Newbery Honor Award Book! A fox and a badger begrudgingly team up to change their destinies in this endearing middle grade novel Featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout, this critically acclaimed novel brings Deadwood Forest to life through both words and art....
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 full-color 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...

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