Bairdmore MYRCA Response Blog

Bairdmore MYRCA Response Blog is a private blog for Grade 4 - 6 students participating in the Manitoba Young Readers' Choice program at Bairdmore School.

Bairdmore Grade 4 - 6 students are being encouraged to participate in the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Sundogs Award reading program.  M.Y.R.C.A. aims to promote reading and Canadian literature by giving young people the opportunity to vote for their favourite Canadian book from an annual preselected list.  The books are nominated on their quality and reader appeal.  

Back by popular demand, read 3 books and vote for your favorite! The more you read from the list of nominated titles, the more times you can vote…

3 books = 1 vote
6 books = 2 votes

Book descriptions are from the Official MYRCA website:

2022 MYRCA Sundogs Nominees

Bloom by Kenneth Oppel

Bloom
by Kenneth Oppel
Alfred A Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2020
9781524773007

When a mysterious plant species shows up after a downpour, Anya, Petra and Seth, three teens from Salt Spring, do not think twice about it. But when the plant becomes invasive, taking over and feeding off the town, panic sets in. The teens, immune to the plant’s effects, must figure out a way to not only save their town, but save the world as well.

 

ConQuest by Sam Maggs

ConQuest
by Sam Maggs
Imprint, 2020
 9781250307279

12-year-old twins, Cat and Alex, are pumped about the Comic-Con, and more importantly, competing in an epic scavenger hunt. But the last thing 14-year-old Fi wants to do is baby-sit her nerdy siblings at this nerdy convention while their parents are working. Cat and Alex need to work together to slip away from Fi and win the hunt, while Fi must hunt them down, before her parents find out they’re missing.

Me and Banksy by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

Me and Banksy
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Puffin, 2020
9780735266919

Dominica and her friends attend a private school with security cameras in every corner.  Students no longer feel safe and protected by the cameras when someone starts hacking them and posting embarrassing pictures on the student forum.  The viral videos cause so much misery.  When the adults cause roadblocks instead of finding solutions, Dominica turns to art to help solve the mystery. Can graffiti save the day?

Music for Tigers by Michelle Kadarusman

Music for Tigers
by Michelle Kadarusman
Pajama Press, 2020
9781772780543

When Louisa is sent to stay at her family’s Tasmanian rainforest camp, she isn’t impressed. She needs to spend the summer practicing her violin to prepare for her audition with the youth symphony. In spite of herself, Louisa is fascinated by tales of her grandmother’s work to save the now extinct Tasmanian tiger. Could the rumours of tiger sightings be true and, if they are, can Louisa find a way to carry on her grandmother’s mission?

Planet Hockey by J Torres and Tim Levins

Planet Hockey
by J Torres and Tim Levins
Scholastic
9781443128896

A mix-up of galactic proportions finds Isaac and Lily, two human kids, playing hockey for (literally) the worst team in the galaxy. Isaac has not played hockey since breaking his arm in the big game (and costing his team the victory), preferring to limit his playing to online hockey, where he is a star. Lily, a superstar goalie, helps Isaac return to the ice, and in doing so, they both help their new team rise in the ranks of the Galaxian Hockey League.

The Barren Grounds By David Robertson

The Barren Grounds
By David Robertson
Penguin Random House Canada, 2020
9780735266100

Morgan doesn’t want to start over with another foster home. But then she and her new foster brother, Eli, find a portal in the attic to another world. They discover Aski, a frozen land where people and animals can still communicate and Ochek, a fisher who can teach them the traditional ways of their people. Can the kids help Ochek save his community and drive back the endless winter that threatens to freeze them all?