Established in 1940 by Harry Harman, a bookseller from Seattle, WA, the Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Awards is the oldest children's choice award in the United States and Canada. 

2009 Winners 

Junoir (4th-6th Grade)  

Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Kate Dicamillo

Intermediate (7th-9th Grade)

Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne

Senior (10th-12th Grade)

New Moon, Stephanie Meyer

Young Reader's Choice Awards Website