The Young Reader's Choice Award is a Pacific Northwest award that is chosen by students.  Students in fourth - sixth grade can vote for their favorite book after reading three from the list.  These books would be a great place to start your summer reading. 

  Junior Division

Gossamer by Lois Lowry
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
     by Kate Dicamillo
To Dance by Siena Cherson Siegel
Room One:  A mystery or Two
      by Andrew Clements
Rules by Cnythia Lord
The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin

For more information check out the
Young Reader's Choice web site:  http://www.pnla.org/yrca/