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NEWS
May 1, 2013
The
California Young Reader Medal is pleased to announce the WINNERS for the 2012-2013 California Young Reader Medals:
PRIMARY
We Are in a Book! written and illustrated by Mo Willems. Hyperion Books for Children, 2010.
INTERMEDIATE
The Giant Slayer by Iain Lawrence. Delacorte Press, 2009.
MIDDLE SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010.
YOUNG ADULT
Matched by Ally Condie. Dutton, 2010.
PICTURE BOOKS FOR OLDER READERS
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle written by Brian Dennis. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009.
February 1, 2013
The
California Young Reader Medal is pleased to announce the NOMINEES for the 2013-2014 California Young Reader Medals:
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Primary
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein (Candlewick, 2010)
Stars by Mary Lyn Ray, Illustrated by Marla Frazee (Beach Lane Books, 2011)
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010)
Press Here by Herve Tullet (Chronicle Books, 2011)
Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011)
Intermediate
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2010)
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (Aladdin, 2011)
A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole (Katherine Tegen Books, 2010)
Middle School/Junior High
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia (Ammistad, 2010)
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press, 2011)
Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Naylor Reynolds (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2009)
Young Adult
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2011)
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2010)
Divergent by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books, 2011)
Picture Books for Older Readers
14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy in collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Nalyomah. Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez (Peachtree Publishers, 2009)
Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the True Story of an American Feud by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain. Illustrated by Larry Day (Dutton, 2011)
Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011) |
August 1, 2012
The Resource Guide for 2012-2013 Nominees can be found HERE.
Past Resource Guides (2006-2011) are now available
HERE.
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What is CYRM?
The
California Young Reader Medal (CYRM) program encourages recreational
reading of popular literature among the young people
of our state. Since its inception in 1974, millions
of California children have nominated, read, and voted
for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal.
Young
people recommend the titles of their favorite books for nomination,
or teachers and librarians note repeatedly read or requested
titles, and these are submitted to the California Young
Reader Medal Committee. Members of the committee read
the suggested books, discuss their merits and appeal
to children, and then decide upon a well-balanced list
of nominees.
To be considered for nomination, a book must be an original work of fiction published within the last four years by a living author. Recommendations for nomination are due each year by April 1 for consideration as a nominee the following year. It is a two-year cycle from the time of nomination by students to the presentation of the California Young Reader medal to the winning authors and illustrators.
Books are nominated for the medal in five categories:
| Primary (Grades K-3) |
| Intermediate (Grades 3-6) |
| Middle School/Junior High (Grades 6-9) |
| Young Adult (Grades 9-12) |
| Picture Books for Older Readers (4th Grade and up) |
Students may read and vote for books in any and all categories, but they must read all the books nominated in a category to be eligible to vote. Students read the nominated books from July through March and vote for their favorite. Teachers and librarians introduce the nominees to students, often in exciting and innovative ways. They provide ballots for the students, compile vote totals, and submit results to the CYRM committee. All CYRM ballots submitted must be postmarked by April 1 of each year.
Once the ballots are counted by members of the CYRM committee, the winners are notified and results are posted on the CYRM website on May 1. The authors and illustrators of the winning books receive their California Young Reader Medal awards at special ceremonies held annually at the state conferences of each sponsoring organization. Local students are selected to present the CYRM bronze medals to the winners.
Sponsorship and Committee Members
The CYRM program is sponsored
by four statewide organizations committed to books and
reading. A
committee of representatives from each organization
coordinates CYRM activities at the state level. The
committee develops a promotional packet about the program
and provides all the materials needed for participation.
These materials include the ballots, nomination forms,
and nominee lists.
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Award Ceremonies 2013-2014
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February 14-16, 2014
MS/JH, PBOR
San Diego, CA.
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November 3-5, 2013
Young Adult
Long Beach, CA.
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November 1-2, 2013
Intermediate
Sonoma, CA.
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February 6-9, 2014
Primary
San Diego, CA. |
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