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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 21, 2026! 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)
Balto and Togo: Hero Dogs of Alaska by Helen Moss
The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby by G.Z. Schmidt
Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation by C.E. Winters
Darwin’s Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular by Polly Owen
Heroic Heart: An Illustrated Biography of Joe Delaney by Frank Murphy and Charnaie Gordon
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
Moving the Millers’ Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story by Dave Eggers
My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom
Penny Draws a Best Friend by Sara Shepard
Saving Chupie by Amparo Ortiz
Spanish Is the Language of My Family by Michael Genhart
Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd
The Whispering Pines (EXIT 13) by James Preller
Wishing Season by Anica Mrose Rissi
Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story about an Amazing Swimmer by Lynne Cox
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 2026. Students will face off in several challenges (Constructed Response, Quiz, Battle Bafflers, Puzzler) to bring home the coveted "Chalice of Champions." 🏆
Congratulations to our 2025 BOTB team for their top 10 finish!
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