California Young Reader Medal
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The California Young Reader Medal is an award given annually to books nominated and voted on by children in California. The medal was established in 1974 and encourages recreational reading. The medal is sponsored by four organizations that promote reading and literacy: the California Association of Teachers of English, the California Library Association, the California Reading Association, and the California School Library Association.[1]
The medals are awarded in five categories: Primary (grades K-2), Intermediate (grades 3-5), Middle School/Junior High (grades 6-8), Young Adult (grades 9-12), and Picture Books for Older Readers (all grades).[2]
The criteria for the awards are:
- The book must have a strong appeal for the age group
- The book must be often read or requested by the age group
- The book must have been published within the past four years and must still be in print
- The author must still be living
- The book must be an original work of fiction and available in the English language[3]
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[edit] Winners
The winners:[4]
[edit] 1970s
- 1975 Intermediate: How to Eat Fried Worms, Thomas Rockwell
- 1976 Primary: How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head, by Bill Peet
- 1977 Intermediate: Freaky Friday, by Mary Rodgers
- 1977 Young Adult: Watership Down, by Richard Adams
- 1978 Primary: Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth, by Lucy Bate
- 1979 Intermediate: Danny, the Champion of the World, by Roald Dahl
- 1979 Young Adult: The Late Great Me, by Sandra Scoppettone
[edit] 1980s
- 1980 Primary: Big Bad Bruce, by Bill Peet
- 1980 Middle School/Junior High: The Pinballs, by Betsy Byars
- 1981 Intermediate: Summer of the Monkeys, by Wilson Rawls
- 1981 Young Adult: A Summer to Die, by Lois Lowry
- 1982 Primary: Miss Nelson is Missing, by Harry Allard
- 1982 Middle School/Junior High: Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood, by Ellen Conford
- 1983 Primary: Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp, by Mercer Mayer
- 1983 Intermediate: Superfudge, by Judy Blume
- 1983 Middle School/Junior High: Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume
- 1983 Young Adult: Summer of Fear, by Lois Duncan
- 1984 Primary: Bagdad at It, by Phyllis Green\
- 1984 Intermediate: The Trouble with Tuck, by Theodore Taylor
- 1984 Middle School/Junior High: There's a Bat in Bunk Five, by Paula Danziger
- 1984 Young Adult: Stranger with My Face, by Lois Duncan
- 1985 Primary: Herbie's Troubles, by Carol Chapman
- 1985 Intermediate: The Indian in the Cupboard, by Lynne Reid Banks
- 1985 Middle School/Junior High: Taking Terri Mueller, by Norma Fox Mazer
- 1985 Young Adult: The Truth Trap, by Frances Miller
- 1986 Primary: Space Case, Edward Marshall
- 1986 Intermediate: Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade, by Barthe DeClements
- 1986 Middle School/Junior High: Girl with the Silver Eyes, by Willo Davis Roberts
- 1986 Young Adult: The Darkangel, by Meredith Pierce
- 1987 Primary: The Napping House, by Audrey Wood
- 1987 Intermediate: The Dollhouse Murders, by Betty Ren Wright
- 1987 Middle School/Junior High: You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye, by Patricia Hermes
- 1987 Young Adult: Pursuit, Michael French
- 1988 Primary: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Joffe Numeroff
- 1988 Intermediate: Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days, by Stephen Manes
- 1988 Middle School/Junior High: The Root Cellar, by Janet Lunn
- 1988 Young Adult, Interstellar Pig, by William Sleator
- 1989 Primary: What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs?, by Carol Carrick
- 1989 Intermediate: The Castle in the Attic, by Elizabeth Winthrop
- 1989 Middle School/Junior High: The Stalker, by Joan Lowery Nixon
- 1989 Young Adult: The Face at the Edge of the World, by Eve Bunting
[edit] 1990s
- 1990 Primary: Eyes of the Dragon, by Margaret Leaf
- 1990 Intermediate: The War with Grandpa, by Robert Kimmel Smith
- 1990 Middle School/Junior High: The Other Side of Dark, by Joan Lowery Nixon
- 1990 Young Adult: Izzy, Willy Nilly, by Cynthia Voigt
- 1991 Primary: Tacky the Penguin, by Helen Lester
- 1991 Intermediate: Harry's Mad, by Dick King-Smith
- 1991 Middle School/Junior High: December Stillness, by Mary Downing Hahn
- 1991 Young Adult: Night Kites, by M.E. Kerr
- 1992 Primary: Never Spit on Your Shoes, by Denys Cazet
- 1992 Intermediate: All About Sam, by Lois Lowry
- 1992 Middle School/Junior High: Sniper, by Theodore Taylor
- 1992 Young Adult: A Sudden Silence, by Eve Bunting
- 1993 Primary: Julius, the Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes
- 1993 Intermediate: Fudge-a-Mania, by Judy Blume
- 1993 Middle School/Junior High: Something Upstairs, by Avi
- 1993 Young Adult: The Silver Kiss, by Annette Curtis Klause
- 1994 Primary: High-Wire Henry, by Mary Calhoun
- 1994 Intermediate: Scared Stiff, by Willo Davis Roberts
- 1994 Middle School/Junior High: There's a Girl in My Hammerlock, by Jerry Spinelli
- 1994 Young Adult: We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier
- 1995 Primary: Martha Speaks, by Susan Meddaugh
- 1995 Intermediate: Stonewords, by Pam Conrad
- 1995 Middle School/Junior High: Rescue Josh McGuire, by Ben Mikaelsen
- 1995 Young Adult: Downriver, by Will Hobbs
- 1996 Primary: Stellaluna, by Jannell Cannon
- 1996 Intermediate: Time for Andrew, by Mary Downing Hahn
- 1996 Middle School/Junior High: Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick
- 1996 Young Adult: Shadow of the Dragon, by Sherry Garland
- 1997 Primary: Don't Fidget a Feather, by Erica Silverman
- 1997 Intermediate: Jennifer Murdley's Toad, by Bruce Coville
- 1997 Middle School/Junior High: Sparrow Hawk Red, by Ben Mikaelsen
- 1997 Young Adult: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, by Chris Crutcher
- 1998 Primary: Dog Breath, by Dav Pilkey
- 1998 Intermediate: The Junkyard Dog, by Erika Tamar
- 1998 Middle School/Junior High: The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, Christopher Paul Curtis
- 1998 Young Adult: Ironman, Chris Crutcher
- 1999 Primary: Livingstone Mouse, by Pam Edwards
- 1999 Intermediate: The 13th Floor, by Sid Fleischman
- 1999 Middle School/Junior High: Under the Blood Red Sun, by Graham Salisbury
- 1999 Young Adult: The Only Alien on the Planet, by Kristen Randle
[edit] 2000s
- 2000 Primary: Lost, by Celeste Lewis
- 2000 Intermediate: Riding Freedom, by Pam Muñoz Ryan
- 2000 Middle School/Junior High: Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
- 2000 Young Adult: Breaking Bones, by A.M. Jenkins
- 2001 Primary: Grandpa's Teeth, by Rod Clement
- 2001 Intermediate: Honus and Me, by Dan Gutman
- 2001 Middle School/Junior High: Among the Hidden, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- 2001 Young Adult: Armageddon Summer, by Jane Yolen and Bruce Coville
- 2002 Primary: Hooway for Wodney Wat, by Helen Lester
- 2002 Intermediate: The Million Dollar Shot, by Dan Gutman
- 2002 Middle School/Junior High: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, by Jack Gantos
- 2002 Young Adult: Bad, by Jean Ferris
- 2002 Picture Books for Older Readers: Weslandia, by Paul Fleischman
- 2003 Primary: I Will Never, Not Ever, Eat a Tomato, by Lauren Child
- 2003 Intermediate: Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
- 2003 Middle School/Junior High: Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mikaelsen
- 2003 Young Adult: Define "Normal", by Julie Anne Peters
- 2003 Picture Books for Older Readers: The Babe and I, by David A. Adler
- 2004 Primary: A Fine, Fine School, by Sharon Creech
- 2004 Intermediate: The School Story, by Andrew Clements
- 2004 Middle School/Junior High: Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen
- 2004 Young Adult: Ties that Bind, Ties that Break, by Lensey Namioka
- 2004 Picture Books for Older Readers: And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon, by Janet Stevens
- 2005 Primary: Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!, by Candace Fleming
- 2005 Intermediate: Ruby Holler, by Sharon Creech
- 2005 Middle School/Junior High: Things Not Seen, by Andrew Clements
- 2005 Young Adult: Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz
- 2005 Picture Books for Older Readers: Mr. Lincoln's Way, by Patricia Polacco
- 2006 Primary: Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook, by Michael Garland
- 2006 Intermediate: The Good Dog, by Avi
- 2006 Middle School/Junior High: 12 Again, by Sue Corbett
- 2006 Young Adult: After, by Francine Prose
- 2006 Picture Books for Older Readers: Boxes for Katje, by Candace Fleming and Stacey Dressen-McQueen
- 2007 Primary: My Lucky Day, by Keiko Kasza
- 2007 Intermediate: Christopher Mouse, by William Wise
- 2007 Middle School/Junior High: Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko
- 2007 Young Adult: Shattering Glass, by Gail Giles
- 2007 Picture Books for Older Readers: The Cats in Kransinski Square, by Karen Hesse
- 2008 Primary: Superdog: The Heart of a Hero, by Caralyn Buehner
- 2008 Intermediate: Each Little Bird That Sings, by Deborah Wiles
- 2008 Middle School/Junior High: The Schwa Was Here, by Neal Shusterman
- 2008 Young Adult: Private Peaceful, by Michael Morpurgo
- 2008 Picture Books for Older Readers: Mr. Maxwell's Mouse, by Frank Asch
- 2009 Primary: Stanley's Wild Ride, by Linda Bailey
- 2009 Intermediate: Sheep, by Valerie Hobbs
- 2009 Middle School/Junior High: Heat, by Mike Lupica
- 2009 Young Adult: Sold, by Patricia McCormick
- 2009 Picture Books for Older Readers: Mystery at the Club Sandwich, by Doug Cushman
[edit] 2010s
- 2010 Primary: Millie Waits for the Mail, by Alexander Steffensmeier
- 2010 Intermediate: No Talking, by Andrew Clements
- 2010 Middle School/Junior High: Alabama Moon, by Watt Key
- 2010 Young Adult: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
- 2010 Picture Books for Older Readers: Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch, by Mona Kerby
- 2011 Primary: Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy
- 2011 Intermediate: Zorgamazoo, by Robert Paul Weston
- 2011 Middle School/Junior High: Cracker: The Best Dog in Vietnam, by Cynthia Kadohata
- 2011 Young Adult: The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
- 2011 Picture Books for Older Readers: John, Paul, George, and Ben, by Lane Smith[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "California Young Reader Medal". http://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "California Young Reader Medal". http://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "California Young Reader Medal". http://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Winners". California Young Reader Medal. http://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/winners.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Winners". California Young Reader Medal. http://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/winners.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
