| Where can I find the list of nominees? |
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| When and where is the next year’s list of nominees announced? |
| February 1st on this website. |
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| When and where is the list of the current nominees’ winners announced? |
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| Where do I get the books? |
| Check your school or local public library. |
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| Where can I buy the books? |
| You can purchase the books from many sources. Check your local bookstores that carry children’s books (independent booksellers, Barnes and Noble, Borders, etc.) You can also check online sources such as amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, etc. Ask your school librarian for more sources. |
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| Why don’t all the books come in paperback? |
| This decision is made by the publishers. The CYRM Committee appraises each publisher of nominated books and asks for their commitment to keep the book in print for at least another year and a half. Other than that, the committee has no way of making a publisher publish the book in paperback. |
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| Can we only read the books nominated in our grade level? |
| Students can read and vote in one or more categories as long as they read all the books nominated in that category. |
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| Why are there suggested grade levels for each category? |
| The suggested grade levels for each category are to help guide teachers and students as to the appropriateness of the content of books. These suggested grade levels are not based on reading levels but rather how appropriate a book’s content is for students in certain grades. |
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| When and where do we turn in our votes? |
| All official ballots must be mailed to the CRA office in Costa Mesa. Please have your OFFICIAL BALLOT postmarked by April 1st to be counted. No votes can be taken electronically. We ask that you use the official ballot to make counting the votes easy. We receive over 500,000 votes which would be difficult to count individually |
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| Who nominates the books? |
| Students nominate the books through their teachers and/or librarians. |
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| Can publishers nominate books? |
| No, this is a student program and books can only be nominated and voted upon by students. |
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| Who chooses the winners? |
| Students read and vote for their favorite book in each category. |
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| Where can I find a list of all the nominees and winners from past years? |
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| Where can I get the Resource Book? |
You can download the entire Current Resource Book from the TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS page of this website except for the Reader’s Theatre section. You can purchase a complete Resource Book CD (including the Reader's Theatre) from the CRA office using the Order Form on the TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS page. |
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| Why can’t the Reader’s Theatres be posted on the website? |
| Due to copyright laws, we are unable to do so. |
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| When will the new resource book be posted? |
| The next year’s resource book will be posted on this website in August. |
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