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2019 OTTER Award

GAME OVER, SUPER RABBIT BOY! (PRESS START! #1) by Thomas Flintham.
2019 OTTER Nominees

- Catstronauts: mission moon by Drew Brockington (Little, Brown)
- Dragons and Marshmallows (Zoey and Sassafras) by Asia Citro, illustrated by Marion Lindsay (The Innovation Press)
- Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy! (Press Start!) by Thomas Flintham (Branches/Scholastic)
- Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko Florence, illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic (FSG / Macmillian Kids)
- March of the Mini-Beasts (The D.A.T.A. Set) by Ada Hopper, illustrated by Sam Ricks (Little Simon / Simon & Schuster)
- Dolphin Rescue (Animal Planet Adventures) by Catherine Nichols , illustrated by James Burks (Liberty Street / Time Inc. Books)
2018 OTTER Award

The Bad Guys: Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey
In its second year, 5,500 students across WA state read & voted for their favorite nominee. The Bad Guys: Episode 1 received 2,024 votes.
2018 OTTER Nominees
2017 OTTER Awards
Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick
In its inaugural year, a total of 4,919 students in 83 Washington schools who read a minimum of 2 books on the OTTER Award list voted for their favorite nominee. Hilo received 1,521 votes.
83: Schools in Washington State that participated 4,919: Students who read at least 2 books to vote 34: Public schools that promoted and voted for the award 2: Independent schools that promoted and voted for the award 6: Books on the inaugural reading list 603: Votes for Kung Pow Chicken: Let’s Get Cracking! 649: Votes for Shelter Pet Squad: Jelly Bean 664: Votes for The Haunted Library 674: Votes for Dragon Masters: Rise of the Earth Dragon 808: Votes for Ranger in Time: Rescue on the Oregon Trail 1,521: Votes for Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth 1: Winning book – Hilo: The Boy who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick

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