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The Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards program was founded in 1999 with the first award given in 2000. Louisiana’s young people have read nearly 1.5 million books and cast over 460,000 votes in the 25 years since the program began.
The purpose of the program is to foster a love of reading in the children of Louisiana by motivating them to participate in the recognition of outstanding books. The lists are well-balanced selections of high-quality fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Now entering its 26th year, the program continues to encourage Louisiana’s youth to read for pleasure.
You can find the 2025-2026 nominated titles here (PDF).
You can find previous nominated titles and additional information about the program here.
Any student who reads every title on their Louisiana Readers’ Choice Nominated list can receive a certificate of achievement signed by the State Librarian.
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Louisiana Young Readers' Choice (Black and White, Full Color)
Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice (Black and White, Full Color)
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K-2nd Grade
Honor: Chez Bob (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Hachette Book Group) written and illustrated by Bob Shea |
3-5th Grade
Honor: The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field (Millbrook Press, Lerner Publishing Group) written by Scott Riley, illustrated by Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien |
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6-8th Grade 
Winner: Starfish (Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin Random House) written by Lisa Fipps Honor: Deadman's Castle (Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House) written by Iain Lawrence |
9-12th Grade
Honor: Any Sign of Life (Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins) written by Rae Carson |
An archive of winners and honor titles can be found here.
The Louisiana Readers’ Choice Awards is a reading enrichment program of the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library with additional support from the following sponsors:
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Winner: Are You a Cheeseburger (Katherine Tegen Books, HarperCollins) written and illustrated by Monica Arnaldo
Winner: Allergic (Graphix, Scholastic) written by Megan Wagner Lloyd, illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter
Winner: Firekeeper's Daughter (Henry Holt & Co. Books for Young Readers, Macmillan) written by Angeline Boulley