2. Grand Canyon Reader Award Spring 2016

3. Last Year’s Winner Drama by Raina Telgemeier JAE 8/22/14 Rev. 1

4. Some Previous Winners The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (2014) The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (2013) The Maze Runner by James Dashner (2012) Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2011) Schooled by Gordon Korman (2010) Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (2009) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (2008) Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman (2007) Eragon by Christopher Paolini (2006) The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (2005) The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (2004) JAE 8/20/12 Rev. 1

5. Voting Requirements You must read at least THREE books to voteYou must read at least THREE books to vote Votes are due by the end of MarchVotes are due by the end of March Listen for announcements when voting beginsListen for announcements when voting begins Students who vote for the winning book will receive cool prizesStudents who vote for the winning book will receive cool prizes JAE 8/22/14 Rev. 1

6. Colin Fischer by Ashley Edward Miller Author: Jordan Sonnenblick Realistic fiction A boy with autism teams up with the high school bully to get to the bottom of a cafeteria crime. http://safeshare.tv/w/duMFDyahIr

7. Dead City Author: James Ponti Horror Seventh-grader Molly has always been an outsider, even at New York City's elite Metropolitan Institute of Science and Technology, but that changes when she is recruited to join the Omegas, a secret group that polices and protects zombies. http://safeshare.tv/w/oGdLGCQzEP

8. Strike Three, You're Dead Author: Josh Berk Mystery Lenny Norbeck and his friends The Mikes set out to investigate the suspicious death of a young pitcher at a Phillies game. http://safeshare.tv/w/qpWNoUcjxK

9. Far Far Away Author: Tom McNeal Fantasy When Jeremy Johnson Johnson's strange ability to speak to the ghost of Jacob Grimm draws the interest of his classmate, Ginger Boltinghouse, the two find themselves at the center of a series of disappearances in their hometown. National Book Award Finalist http://safeshare.tv/w/OCdCsgLuzJ

10. One Came Home Author: Amy Timberlake Historical fiction In 1871 Wisconsin, thirteen-year0old Georgia sets out to find her sister Agatha, presumed dead when remains are found wearing the dress she was last seen in, and before the end of the year gains fame as a sharpshooter and foiler of counterfeiters. Newbery Honor Award http://safeshare.tv/w/BAgCLvmAkU

11. The Testing Author: Joelle Carbonneau Science Fiction Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures out htat her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing. http://safeshare.tv/w/tkHVfASrzT

12. Prisoner B-3087 Author: Alan Gratz Historical Fiction Based on a true story Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau. http://safeshare.tv/w/OQozICPmYO

13. The Mark of the Dragonfly Author: Jaleigh Johnson Fantasy Since her father's death in a factory in the Dragonfly territories, thirteen-year-old Piper has eked out a living as a scrapper in Merrow Kingdom, but the arrival of a mysterious girl sends her on a dangerous journey to distant lands. http://safeshare.tv/w/PkjTbSzkcj

14. Counting by 7's Author: Holly Goldberg Sloan Realistic Fiction Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident. http://safeshare.tv/w/CeXYvGvBFb

15. Tesla's Attic Author: Neal Shusterman Science Fiction With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla. http://safeshare.tv/w/utWPktzIdH