2. ORCA Oregon's Reader’s Choice Awards The 2015 Winners and 2016 Nominees Presenters: Nina Kramer, Multnomah County Library; Karren Timmermans, Pacific University; Jessica R. Marie, Salem Public Library

3. What is ORCA?  Founded in 2010  Fun and exciting way for Oregon youth in grades 3-12 to become enthusiastic and discriminating readers  Students choose their favorite book in a real- life democratic process

4. How are the books chosen?  Must be nominated  Copyright date of two years prior to when the ballots are announced  Nominations are reviewed by ORCA committee of librarians and educators  ORCA committee creates the final ballots

5. Who may vote? Oregon students in grades 3-12 When does voting take place? March 1-31 https://oregonreaderschoiceaward.wordpress.com/

6. The 2014-2015 ORCA Committee CHAIRPERSON: Nina Kramer, (OLA OYAN/CSD) Albina Library, Portland MEMBERS: Elizabeth LaShomb Christley (OYAN / Lake County Libraries, Lakeview) Lisa Elliott (OYAN / Tigard Public Library) Teena Nelson (OYAN / Driftwood Public Library, Lincoln City) Beth LaForce (ORA / George Fox University) Marie LeJeune (ORA / Western Oregon University) Karren Timmermans (ORA / Pacific University) Melanie Hetrick (OLA CSD / Tillamook County Library, Tillamook) Jessica Marie (OLA CSD / Salem Public Library) Denise Willms (OLA CSD / Willamina Public Library) Kathryn Harmon (OASL / Neahkahnie School, Rockaway Beach) Kiva Liljequist (OASL / Metropolitan Learning Center, Portland) Laurie Nordahl (OASL / North Bend High School, North Bend) Kira Porton (PNBA / A Children’s Place Bookstore, Portland)

7. 2014-2015 ORCA Upper Elementary Nominees And the winner is…………………………..

8. 2014-2015 Upper Elementary Division Winner Author’s Website and Book Trailer: http://theoneandonlyivan.com/http://theoneandonlyivan.com/

9. 2014-2015 ORCA Middle Division Nominees And the winner is…………………………..

10. 2014-2015 Middle Division Winner

11. 2014-2015 ORCA High School Division Nominees And the winner is…………………………..

12. 2014-2015 High School Division Winner!

13. Upper Elementary Division Nominee Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo Accolades: Winner of the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor, a National Book Award Finalist, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winner Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/j6cdkkJvgaAhttps://youtu.be/j6cdkkJvgaA Interview with the Author: https://youtu.be/QQymCUPGl0Qhttps://youtu.be/QQymCUPGl0Q

14. Upper Elementary Division Nominee Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/0QSVA7SJAEshttps://youtu.be/0QSVA7SJAEs

15. Upper Elementary Division Nominee True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/6wHUMloYN2Ahttps://youtu.be/6wHUMloYN2A

16. Upper Elementary Division Nominee Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein Official Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/ruIsoKmR8eohttps://youtu.be/ruIsoKmR8eo Additional Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/QHsUpw5HuGchttps://youtu.be/QHsUpw5HuGc

17. Upper Elementary Division Nominee A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/75kruyZgs_ohttps://youtu.be/75kruyZgs_o

18. Upper Elementary Division Nominee Donner Dinner Party by Nathan Hale

19. Upper Elementary Division Nominee Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell Book Trailer - https://youtu.be/ou85rDqQ4e0https://youtu.be/ou85rDqQ4e0

20. Upper Elementary Division Nominee Jinx by Sage Blackwood Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/gMgosSttKxAhttps://youtu.be/gMgosSttKxA

21. Middle School Division Nominee Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan Book Trailers: https://youtu.be/iuhoQ1IfX1Uhttps://youtu.be/iuhoQ1IfX1U https://youtu.be/OAhkvNQ8lZ4 Author Video: https://youtu.be/Fg4MmKi8s_Ehttps://youtu.be/Fg4MmKi8s_E

22. Middle School Division Nominee Serafina’s Promise by Ann E. Burg Unofficial Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLjjC_LSBkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLjjC_LSBk Discussion Guide from Scholastic: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/serafinas-promise- discussion-guide http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/serafinas-promise- discussion-guide

23. Middle School Division Nominee Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff Official Website: http://www.delilahdirk.com/http://www.delilahdirk.com/ Interview with Tony Cliff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFqQv8saTKAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFqQv8saTKA

24. Middle School Division Nominee The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, The Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson Unofficial Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/luhMnLz1d8khttps://youtu.be/luhMnLz1d8k

25. Middle School Division Nominee Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet by Andrea Cheng Author’s Guide: http://www.andreacheng.com/book/etched-clayhttp://www.andreacheng.com/book/etched-clay Teacher’s Guide: https://www.leeandlow.com/books/2815/teachers_guidehttps://www.leeandlow.com/books/2815/teachers_guide

26. Middle School Division Nominee Brotherhood by A.B. Westrick Official Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/9stIGHhh3C8https://youtu.be/9stIGHhh3C8

27. Middle School Division Nominee Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/aOhd6BCCI2khttps://youtu.be/aOhd6BCCI2k Finishing School Series Website: http://www.gailcarriger.com/books/finishing-school-series

28. Middle School Division Nominee One Came Home by Amy Timberlake Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQTIF10KHJIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQTIF10KHJI

29. High School Division Nominee The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/HL8-89g0twshttps://youtu.be/HL8-89g0tws

30. High School Division Nominee The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/HL8-89g0twshttps://youtu.be/HL8-89g0tws

31. High School Division Nominees The Living by Matt de la Peña Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ6KI20ChnQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ6KI20ChnQ Author Website: http://mattdelapena.com/http://mattdelapena.com/

32. High School Division Nominees Reality Boy by A.S. King Author Website: http://www.as-king.com/http://www.as-king.com/

33. High School Division Nominees More Than This by Patrick Ness Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/2UHFDa3yHkshttps://youtu.be/2UHFDa3yHks

34. High School Division Nominees Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n58w0BctOvshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n58w0BctOvs Author Website: http://www.danieljamesbrown.com/http://www.danieljamesbrown.com/

35. High School Division Nominees Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick BookTrailer: http://us.macmillan.com/midwinterblood/MarcusSedgwickhttp://us.macmillan.com/midwinterblood/MarcusSedgwick Author Website: http://www.marcussedgwick.com/http://www.marcussedgwick.com/

36. High School Division Nominees All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ889CZ9Zwohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ889CZ9Zwo Author website: http://cristinterrill.com/http://cristinterrill.com/

37. For ORCA-related Resources, visit the ORCA Blog https://oregonreaderschoiceaward.wordpress.com/