Upper Elementary Division

The 2021 ORCA Upper Elementary School (Grades 3-5) winner is Front Desk by Kelly Yang.

The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande (The Unicorn Rescue Society #4) by Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles with illustrations by Hatem Aly
Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell
Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
Stargazing by Jen Wang
The Strangers (The Greystone Secrets #1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Two Truths and a Lie: Forces of Nature by Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander with illustrations by Kadir Nelson