And the TRCA 2018 winner is....


Thank you to all NNEC students who participated in reading, discussing and voting for this year's top title!  Watch for The Hate U Give in theaters near you later this year!

Don't forget voting for this year's Teen Reader's Choice Award is happening now! Voting runs from May 14th until June 8th - the deadline has been extended!  

Have you read one, some or all of the TRCA 2018 top ten? Then stop by the library and cast your vote today!  Students who vote will have their name entered in for a great prize draw when the winner is announced - June 12th!

For more information be sure to check out the TRCA blog at:  https://ccrsbteenchoice.wordpress.com/
where you can also cast a vote for your favorite TRCA title! #4:10:1   #TRCA2018

New Fiction Books:

Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

Eighteen-year-old Eliza Mirk is the anonymous creator of Monstrous Sea, a wildly popular webcomic, but when a new boy at school tempts her to live a life offline, everything she's worked for begins to crumble. - Worldcat

Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis.
 
Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

In his long-awaited return, John Green, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars, shares Aza’s story with shattering, unflinching clarity in this brilliant novel of love, resilience, and the power of lifelong friendship.  - Amazon

City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Andersen

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl in this enthralling murder mystery set in Kenya.

In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn't exist. After fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya looking for the chance to build a new life and home. Her mother quickly found work as a maid for a prominent family, headed by Roland Greyhill, one of the city’s most respected business leaders. But Tina soon learns that the Greyhill fortune was made from a life of corruption and crime. So when her mother is found shot to death in Mr. Greyhill's personal study, she knows exactly who’s behind it.

With revenge always on her mind, Tina spends the next four years surviving on the streets alone, working as a master thief for the Goondas, Sangui City’s local gang. It’s a job for the Goondas that finally brings Tina back to the Greyhill estate, giving her the chance for vengeance she’s been waiting  for. But as soon as she steps inside the lavish home, she’s overtaken by the pain of old wounds and the pull of past friendships, setting into motion a dangerous cascade of events that could, at any moment, cost Tina her life. But finally uncovering the incredible truth about who killed her mother—and why—keeps her holding on in this fast-paced nail-biting thriller.  - Amazon.ca

	The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten

The instant Adam Spencer Ross meets Robyn Plummer in his Young Adult OCD Support Group, he is hopelessly, desperately drawn to her. Robyn has an hypnotic voice, blue eyes the shade of an angry sky, and ravishing beauty that makes Adam's insides ache. She's also just been released from a residential psychiatric program the kind for the worst, most difficult-to-cure cases; the kind that Adam and his fellow support group members will do anything to avoid joining.  - World Cat

CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award is back and in full swing!

The seventh annual CCRSB library services Teen Reader's Choice Award is back and the top ten titles have been announced! Beginning March 6th students are encouraged to read one or more of the TRCA Top Ten titles.  Participants can share their thoughts on the TRCA Blog.

2018 TRCA Top Ten:

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 

The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos 

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline 

Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 

The Reader by Traci Chee 

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner 

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon 

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera 

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon.

 

Copies of the top ten nominees are available in the NNEC library.  If the title you wish to read is out -  be sure to leave your name with the librarian so you can be put on the request list when a top ten title is returned! You can also check out the public library page for more copies or possible ebook copies.  Follow the TRCA on the CCRSB page or Facebook. If you tweet be sure to use and look for our hastags #4:10:1 and #TRCA2018. 

Vote for your favorite between May 14th and June 1st.  The winning book will be announced June 12th.  Students who vote will have their name entered into a draw for a prize.  So read one, read some, or read them all and have your say in this years TRCA!!

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