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WA Young Readers’
Book AwardThis is
great!
WAYRBA
2012
The West Australian Young
Readers’ Book Award
(WAYRBA)
is a readers’ choice award is a readers’ choice award
organised on a state wide basis for
young readers.
WAYRBA aims to promote reading-
To give recognition to those who
read and write children’s literature.
To provide a focus for the mutual
interest of those concerned with
children and their literature.
WA Young Readers’ Book Award is modelled
on similar programmes in the United States.
In July 1979, the School Libraries Section
(WA Group) of the Australian Library &
Information Association appointed a Information Association appointed a
subcommittee in to investigate the
establishment of an award for Western
Australia’s young readers.
In March 1980, the WAYRBA was officially launched.
Organisation of Award
• The Award operates on two levels.
• Younger Readers• and• and
• Older Readers
• Both public and school libraries
throughout the state can participate.
• Newsletter with information on how
to participate
• Reading list
Beginning of the Year
• Nomination form
• Voting form
• Order form
• Schedule of events
You will receive your beginning of
the year newsletter through
the post. If you don’t receive your
newsletter, it can be found on our newsletter, it can be found on our
website.
http://wayrba.org.au/
There is merchandise you can
purchase to help promote
WAYRBA.
• Posters
• Stickers
• Book Marks
We’ve even had
high school
Every year we have a new poster.
high school
students
design the
posters.
Some
past
posters
2009
posterposter
You can also purchase
bookmarks and coloured stickers.
The stickers help identify the
books on the current reading list.books on the current reading list.
You can participate without
purchasing merchandise.
The sale of the
merchandise pays for
the newsletters, the newsletters,
postage as well as
other costs involved in
running the award.
Nominating a book for
the reading lists.
• Books are nominated by students
and can be sent to us at any time
during the year.
To be eligible for the reading
list, a book must be -
•Published within the last five years
•Currently in print
•The author must be alive
The nomination
form needs your
library’s name
written on it before
W A Y R B A N O M I N A T I O N F O R M
I f y o u h a v e j u s t r e a d a g r e a t b o o k , w e 'd l i k e t o k n o w a b o u t i t !
T o g e t i t o n n e x t y e a r 's W A Y R B A l i s t , f i l l o u t t h e f o r m b e l o w a n d h a n d i t t o y o u r l i b r a r i a n .
T h i s b o o k s h o u l d g o o n t h e : Y o u n g e r R e a d e r s ' L i s t ���� O l d e r R e a d e r s ' L i s t ����
A U T H O R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
T I T L E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
P U B L I S H E R A N D D A T E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Y O U R N A M E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A G E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
N A M E O F S C H O O L O R
P U B L I C L I B R A R Y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
* L i b r a r i a n o r T e a c h e r L i b r a r i a n o r P a r e n t t o r e a d a n d s i g n *
I h a v e s i g h t e d t h e a b o v e M E N T I O N E D b o o k a n d t h e p u b l i c a t i o n d e t a i l s a r e c o r r e c t .
S I G N A T U R E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S e n d t o W A Y R B A , P O B O X 2 5 6 , G U I L D F O R D W A 6 9 3 5
W A Y R B A N O M I N A T I O N F O R M
written on it before
you photocopy the
sheet.
W A Y R B A N O M I N A T I O N F O R M
I f y o u h a v e j u s t r e a d a g r e a t b o o k , w e 'd l i k e t o k n o w a b o u t i t !
T o g e t i t o n n e x t y e a r 's W A Y R B A l i s t , f i l l o u t t h e f o r m b e l o w a n d h a n d i t t o y o u r l i b r a r i a n .
T h i s b o o k s h o u l d g o o n t h e : Y o u n g e r R e a d e r s ' L i s t ���� O l d e r R e a d e r s ' L i s t ����
A U T H O R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
T I T L E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
P U B L I S H E R A N D D A T E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Y O U R N A M E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A G E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
N A M E O F S C H O O L O R
P U B L I C L I B R A R Y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
* L i b r a r i a n o r T e a c h e r L i b r a r i a n o r P a r e n t t o r e a d a n d s i g n *
I h a v e s i g h t e d t h e a b o v e M E N T I O N E D b o o k a n d t h e p u b l i c a t i o n d e t a i l s a r e c o r r e c t .
S I G N A T U R E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S e n d t o W A Y R B A , P O B O X 2 5 6 , G U I L D F O R D W A 6 9 3 5
Student readers
complete the
nomination
form.
We do
appreciate that
you double
check the
WAYRBA NOMINATION FORM
If you have just read a great book, we'd like to know about it!
To get it on next year's WAYRBA list, fill out the form below and hand it to your librarian.
This book should go on the: Younger Readers' List ���� Older Readers' List ����
AUTHOR _____________________________________________________
TITLE ________________________________________________________
PUBLISHER AND DATE ________________________________________
check the
information
and add your
signature.
YOUR NAME ____________________________________ AGE ________
NAME OF SCHOOL OR
PUBLIC LIBRARY _____________________________________________
* Librarian or Teacher Librarian or Parent to read and sign*
I have sighted the above MENTIONED book and the publication details are correct.
SIGNATURE ______________________________________________________
Send to WAYRBA, PO BOX 256, GUILDFORD WA 6935
Nominations are kept for the
following reading year.
The committee checks that the books
meet the criteria for the reading lists.
Promoting
the
nomination
of booksof books
Vote for your
favourite author!
How to vote
Write the
name of your
library on the
voting form
before
*WAYRBA Voting Form*
AUTHOR ______________________________________________________________
TITLE __________________________________________________________________
Name of reader_______________________________________________ TERRIFIC
Name of School/Library_________________________________________ GOOD
Signature of Teacher/Librarian___________________________________ OK
AWFUL
MALE � FEMALE �
Send to WAYRBA, PO Box 256, GUILDFORD WA 6935
*WAYRBA Voting Form*
AUTHOR ______________________________________________________________
TITLE __________________________________________________________________
before
photocopying
Name of reader__________________________________________ TERRIFIC
Name of School/Library_________________________________________ GOOD
Signature of Teacher/Librarian___________________________________ OK
AWFUL
MALE � FEMALE �
Send to WAYRBA, PO Box 256, GUILDFORD WA 6935
*WAYRBA Voting Form*
AUTHOR ______________________________________________________________
TITLE __________________________________________________________________
Name of reader_____________________________________________ TERRIFIC
Name of School/Library_________________________________________ GOOD
Signature of Teacher/Librarian___________________________________ OK
AWFUL
MALE � FEMALE �
Send to WAYRBA, PO Box 256, GUILDFORD WA 6935
Students complete the voting form.Librarians need to sign the bottom of the form.
*WAYRBA Voting Form*
AUTHOR ______________________________________________________________
TITLE __________________________________________________________________
Name of reader_______________________________________________ TERRIFIC
Name of School/Library_________________________________________ GOOD
Signature of Teacher/Librarian___________________________________ OK
AWFUL
MALE � FEMALE �
Send to WAYRBA, PO Box 256, GUILDFORD WA 6935
Send your votes to –
Vote Coordinator
WAYRBAPO Box 256PO Box 256
GUILDFORD WA 6935
You will find the address on our newsletters as well as on
the bottom of the nomination and voting forms.
It helps us immensely if votes
are sorted into alphabetical
order by author.
Please do not staple the votes together.
Recording votes on a tally sheet.
Reading Lists• There are new reading lists every
year. year.
• Students can read from the older and
younger lists of a given year.
Reading
List
Older
WAYRBA Lists 2009
Younger Readers’ List Older Readers’ List 1 ADORNETTO, A Shadow Thief 1 BAXTER, S H-Bomb Girl
2 ARENA, F Fartimus Maximus 2 BEALE, F Transformation of Minna Hargreaves
3 BELL, K No Tears 3
BROOKSBANK, A Mother’s Day
4 BORTOLI, S Eco-Warrior 4 CARTER, A
I’d Tell You I Love You, but Then I’d Have to Kill You
5 CADDY, D Pope Max 5 CIDDOR, A Night of the fifth moon
6 CASSIDY, C Lucky Star 6 DEPP, L Consequences: Don’t Call Me Baby
7 COLFER, e Artemis Fowl & the Time Paradox 7 DESSEN, S Just Listen
8 CULLEN, E Flitterwig 8 EDWARDS, R River Sai
9 D’ATH, J Anaconda Ambush 9 FORRESTAL, E Black Jack Anderson
10 DI TERLIZZI, T Kenny and the Dragon 10 GERVAY, S
That’s Why I Wrote This Song
11 FIENBERG, A Tashi and the Phoenix 11 GLASS, L
Year the Gypsies Came
12 FORSYTH, K Sea Magic 12 GROGAN, J Marley ane Me
13 FRENCH, J The Camel who Crossed Australia 13 HOROWITZ, A
Nightrise (Power of Five Bk 3) 13 Little Blue
Older
and
Younger
14 FUNKE, C Inkdeath 14 JOHNSON, M 13 Little Blue Envelopes
15 GRIFFITHS, A Pencil of Doom 15 LANDY, D Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire
16 HACKETT, D UFO Afloat 16 LAWSON, S Finding Darcy
17 HARRIS, C Audrey of the Outback 17 LOTT, T Fearless
18 HIGGINS, F E The Black Book of Secrets 18 MALLEY, G Declaration
19 HONEY, E To the Boy in Berlin 19
MARCHETTA, M Finnikin of the Rock
20 JONELL, L Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat 20 MAWTER, J Unleased
21 JORGENSEN, N Jack’s Island 21 MEYER, S Breaking Dawn
22 KINNEY, J Diary of a Wimpy Kid 22 PATTOU, E North Child
23 LEE, D Stolen Jade 23 PEET, M Tamar
24 LYONS, J 100% Wolf 24 PIERCE, t Terrier
25 MCDONALD, M Judy Moody Around the
Worlds in 8 ½ Days 25 REEVE, P Larklight
26 MORGAN, S Curly and the Fent 26 ROSE, M Double Check
27 RODDA, E The Wizard of Rondo 27 SCOTT, M The Alchemyst
28 SAGE, A Queste 28 SPINELLI, J Love, Stargirl
29 WAGNER, M Undys Let the Games Begin 29 URSU, A The Shadow Thieves
30 WILKINSON, C Dragon Dawn 30 WEATHERLY, L Kat got your Tongue
You DO NOT have to
purchase all the books in
order to participate.
When purchasing the
books, please refer to your
school’s selection policy.
Older Reader List
Younger Reader List
Picture Book
List
Past WAYRBA Celebrations
Winning authors receive a trophy.
Duncan Ball cleaning his
WAYRBA trophies.
WAYRBA website -
http://wayrba.org.au/