Young Reader's Choice Award
The Young Reader's Choice Award was inaugurated in 1940 by Harry Hartman, a well-known Seattle based bookseller. This makes it the oldest "children's choice" award in the U.S. and Canada and the only award chosen by children in two countries. Initially a single award, in 1991 the award expanded to include both a Youth and Senior category. In 2002, a third award category, Intermediate, was created. The Pacific Northwest Library Association now offers three annual awards for books selected by schoolchildren in the Pacific Northwest. The PNLA homepage heading is "Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Washington", a list of the four U.S. states and two Canadian provinces where most of its members are located. It is the oldest regional association and the only binational one in the US and Canada.
The three winners of 2018 awards were published during 2015. The voting, open to "anyone in grades four through twelve in the Pacific Northwest who has read at least one title from the list", is conducted by member libraries during March and April.
The nomination process was last revised in 2012. Children, teachers, parents and librarians in Pacific Northwest may recommend books to their state, provincial representatives or to the YRCA Chair. Nominations of 2017 publications are due in February 2018. One nominee in each category must also include either a Canadian author or a title where the story primarily occurs in Canada.
Recipients, 1940–1990
| Year | Author | Title |
| 1940 | Dell J. McCormick | Paul Bunyan Swings His Axe |
| 1941 | Richard and Florence Atwater | Mr. Popper's Penguins |
| 1942 | Laura Ingalls Wilder | By the Shores of Silver Lake |
| 1943 | Eric Knight | Lassie Come-Home |
| 1944 | Walter Farley | The Black Stallion |
| 1945 | Marie McSwigan | Snow Treasure |
| 1946 | Jack O'Brien | The Return of Silver Chief |
| 1947 | Robert McCloskey | Homer Price |
| 1948 | Walter Farley | The Black Stallion Returns |
| 1949 | Shannon Garst | Cowboy Boots |
| 1950 | Dr. Seuss | McElligot's Pool |
| 1951 | Marguerite Henry | King of the Wind |
| 1952 | Marguerite Henry | Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague |
| No awards, 1953–1955 | ||
| 1956 | Ellen MacGregor | Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars |
| 1957 | Beverly Cleary | Henry and Ribsy |
| 1958 | William Corbin | Golden Mare |
| 1959 | Fred Gipson | Old Yeller |
| 1960 | Beverly Cleary | Henry and the Paper Route |
| 1961 | Jay Williams | Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine |
| 1962 | Stewart Holbrook | The Swamp Fox of the Revolution |
| 1963 | Jay Williams | Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor |
| 1964 | Sheila Burnford | The Incredible Journey |
| 1965 | Richard Tregaskis | John F. Kennedy and PT-109 |
| 1966 | Sterling North | Rascal |
| 1967 | Ian Fleming | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| 1968 | Beverly Cleary | The Mouse and the Motorcycle |
| 1969 | Keith Robertson | Henry Reed's Baby-Sitting Service |
| 1970 | William Corbin | Smoke |
| 1971 | Beverly Cleary | Ramona the Pest |
| 1972 | Donald J. Sobol | Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace |
| 1973 | No award | |
| 1974 | Robert C. O'Brien | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH |
| 1975 | Judy Blume | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing |
| 1976 | John D. Fitzgerald | The Great Brain Reforms |
| 1977 | Judy Blume | Blubber |
| 1978 | John D. Fitzgerald | The Great Brain Does It Again |
| 1979 | Mildred Taylor | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry |
| 1980 | Beverly Cleary | Ramona and Her Father |
| 1981 | Ellen Conford | Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood |
| 1982 | Deborah and James Howe | Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery |
| 1983 | Judy Blume | Superfudge |
| 1984 | Lynne Reid Banks | The Indian in the Cupboard |
| 1985 | Jamie Gilson | Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub |
| 1986 | Betty Ren Wright | The Dollhouse Murders |
| 1987 | Robert Kimmel Smith | The War with Grandpa |
| 1988 | Barthe DeClements | Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You |
| 1989 | Mary Downing Hahn | |
| 1990 | Louis Sachar | There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom |
Recipients, 1991–2001
Recipients, 2002–present
Nominations, 2019
| Author | Title |
| Dav Pilkey | Dog Man |
| Kelly Barnhill | The Girl Who Drank the Moon |
| Firoozeh Dumas | It Ain't so Awful Falafel |
| Natalie Lloyd | The Key to Extraordinary |
| John David Anderson | Ms. Bixby's Last Day |
| Sara Pennypacker | Pax |
| Peter Brown | The Wild Robot |
| Marina Cohen | The Inn Between |
| Author | Title |
| Kwame Alexander | Booked |
| Marissa Meyer | Heartless |
| Rick Riordan | The Hidden Oracle |
| Iian Lawrence | The Skeleton Tree |
| Nicole Castroman | Blackhearts |
| Lauren Oliver | Replica |
| Alwyn Hamilton | Rebel of the Sands |
| Wesley King | OCDaniel |
| Author | Title |
| Mindy McGinnis | The Female of the Species |
| E.K. Johnston | Exit, Pursued by a Bear |
| Shaun David Hutchinson | We are the Ants |
| Ruta Sepetys | Salt to the Sea |
| Kendare Blake | Three Dark Crowns |
| Ranson Riggs | Tales of the Peculiar |
| Ryan North | The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe |
| Alexandra Bracken | Passenger |