Columbia River Kids' Choice Award
Columbia River Kids' Choice Award
The goal of the Columbia River Kid’s Choice Award is to highlight novels that are developmentally appropriate and appealing, with a variety of genres and reading levels, for 4th and 5th grade students. Third and sixth graders are welcome to participate.
Right Back at You by Carolyn Mackler
The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon
The Liars Society by Alyson Gerber
The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien
Lucky Duck by Chris Kurtz
The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie
Farther Than the Moon by Lindsay Lackey
Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell
The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
Lightningborn (bk 1 of Storm Dragons) by Julie Kagawa
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And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps
2nd place: Quantum Interstellar Sports League by J. Scott Savage
3rd place: Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd
Just Gus by McCall Hoyle
Stella by McCall Hoyle
3rd-5th graders who have read a minimum of two nominees are eligible to vote. Voting is done by the librarian.
Deadline: Friday, May 22nd, 2026
Sandra Lee Sandra.Lee@ksd.org
Robin Duncan rr_duncan@charter.net
Jennifer Hildman Jennifer.Hildman@ksd.org
Kelly Taton Kelly.Taton@ksd.org
Sharron Herring Sharron.Herring@ksd.org
Webmasters: Sandra and Jennifer
*Play book advertisement trailers to promote books
*Make a video of all of the nominees and play for students to promote them.
*Give the students a list of the nominees
*Have a special place in your library for the books to promote the nominees.
*Give out bookmarks with the nominee books.
*Have students who have read the nominees make a cover for the book.
*Have students who have read the books write a "You should read this book because . . ." promotion for the books and post it with the nominees.
*Hold a voting party for students who have read 2 nominees.
The Columbia River Kids' Choice Committee released their first set of nominees for the 2024 year.