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Students in grades 3-5 who read and pass AR tests on books from the list below will be invited to attend the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice (LYRC) Award voting party. The Secretary of State's office will provide real voting machines for students to cast a ballot for their favorite book on Wednesday, January 20, 2027! These books can be found in the EGM Library and at all Shreve Memorial Library locations, and online as e-books on Hoopla Digital and Overdrive/Libby (free using your SML library card!).
LYRC Reading LOGS (Click to select)
LYRC Reading LOGS (Click to select)
3rd Grade (Comeaux)
3rd Grade GTWY (Ameen)
4th Grade (Wagner)
4th Grade GTWY (Poland)
5th Grade (Bazzell)
5th Grade GTWY (Poland)
Ant Story by Jay Hosler
Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen
Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed by Jose Pablo Iriarte
Big Bertha: How a Massive Tunnel Boring Machine Dug a Highway Under Seattle by Amanda Abler
Eleanor McGrath, Pet Doctor: The Story of America's First Female Veterinarian by Jacqueline Johnson
Eyes on the Ice by Anna Rosner
The Great Zoodini by PJ Gardner
The Iguanodon's Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again and Again by Sean Rubin
Jose Feeds the World: How a Famous Chef Feeds Millions of People in Need Around the World by David Unger
The Magic Callaloo by Trish Cooke
The School for Wicked Witches by Will Taylor
The Sherlock Society by James Ponti
Trouble at the Tangerine by Gillian McDunn
Up Periscope!: How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding by Jennifer Swanson
When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation by Kristen Tracy
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
A team of 5th graders will be selected based on the students who read the most books from this year's LYRC list. This team will represent EGM at ArtBreak's Battle of the Books competition in April 2027. Students will face off in several challenges (Constructed Response, Quiz, Battle Bafflers, Puzzler) to bring home the coveted "Chalice of Champions."
Congratulations to our 2026 BOTB team for winning 2nd place! 🏆
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