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California Young Reader Medal

Award Winning Books Chosen for Children, by Children: 1975 - 2011

This program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have read, nominated and voted for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal!

For more information: http://californiayoungreadermedal.org

NOMINEES 2010-2011
Primary (Grades K-3)
Becker, Bonnie	A Visitor for Bear
Breathed, Berkeley	Pete and Pickles
Cecil, Randy	Duck
Deedy, Carmen Agra	Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
Sierra, Judy	Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie
Intermediate (Grades 3-6)
Funke, Cornelia	Igraine the Brave
Kerley, Barbara	Greetings from Planet Earth
Weston, Robert Paul	Zorgamazoo
Picture Books for Older Readers (Grades 4-6)
Aston, Diana	Moon Over Star
Smith, Lane	John Paul George & Ben
Williams, Karen	Four Feet, Two Sandals
Middle School / Junior High (Grades 7-8)
Curtis, Christopher Paul	Elijah of Buxton
Kadohota, Cynthia	Cracker: the Best Dog in Vietnam
Landy, Derek	Skulduggery Pleasant: Scepter of the Ancients, Book 1
Young Adult (Grades 9-12)
Collins, Suzanne	Hunger Games
Pearson, Mary E.	Adoration of Jenna Fox
Shusterman, Neal	Unwind
California Young Reader Medal Winners
Picture Books (E)
Adler, David.	The Babe and I
Allard, Harry.	Miss Nelson is Missing
Asch, Frank.	Mr. Maxwell’s Mouse
Bailey, Linda.	Stanley's Wild Ride
Bate, Lucy.	Little Rabbit’s Loose Tooth
Buehner, Caralyn.	Superdog: the Heart of a Hero
Calhoun, Mary.	High-Wire Henry
Cannon, Janell.	Stellaluna
Cazet, Denys.	Never Spit on Your Shoes
Clement, Rod.	Grandpa’s Teeth
Creech, Sharon.	A Fine, Fine School
Edwards, Pam.	Livingstone Mouse
Fleming, Candace.	Boxes for Katje Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
Fleischman, Paul.	Weslandia
Garland, Michael.	Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook
Green, Phyllis.	Bagdad At It
Henkes, Kevin.	Julius, the Baby of the World
Johnson, Paul.	Lost
Kasza, Keiko.	My Lucky Day
Kerby, Mona.	Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch
Leaf, Margaret.	Eyes of the Dragon
Lester, Helen.	Tacky the Penguin
Lowry, Lois.	All About Sam
Lester, Helen.	Hooway for Wodney Wat
Marshall, Edward.	Space Case
Mayer, Mercer.	Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp
Meddaugh, Susan.	Martha Speaks
Numeroff, Laura.	If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Peet, Bill.	Big Bad Bruce How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head
Pilkey, Dav.	Dog Breath
Silverman, Erica.	Don’t Fidget a Feather
Steffensmeier, Alexander.	Millie Waits for the Mail
Stevens, Janet.	And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon
Wood, Audrey.	The Napping House
3rd & 4th Grade (JX)
Cushman, Doug.	Mystery at the Club Sandwich
Hesse, Karen.	Cats in Krasinski Square
Polacco, Patricia.	Mr. Lincoln’s Way
Wise, William.	Christopher Mouse
5th & 6th Grade (J)
Avi.	The Good Dog Something Upstairs
Banks, Lynne.	The Indian in the Cupboard
Blume, Judy.	Fudge-a-Mania Superfudge
Byars, Betsy.	The Pinballs
Chapman, Carol.	Herbie’s Troubles
Choldenko, Gennifer.	Al Capone Does My Shirts
Clements, Andrew.	No Talking
Clements, Andrew.	The School Story
Conford, Ellen.	Hail, Hail, Camp Timberwood
Conrad, Pam.	Stonewords: A Ghost Story
Corbett, Sue.	12 Again
Coville, Bruce.	Jennifer Murdley’s Toad
Creech, Sharon.	Ruby Holler
Curtis, Christopher.	The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Danziger, Paula.	There’s a Bat in Bunk Five
DeClements, Barthe.	Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade
DiCamillo, Kate.	Because of Winn Dixie
Fleischman, Sid.	The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story
Gantos, Jack.	Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Gutman, Dan.	Honus and Me Million Dollar Shot
Haddix, Margaret.	Among the Hidden
Hanh, Mary.	Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story December Stillness
Hermes, Patricia.	You Shouldn’t Have to Say Goodbye
Hobbs, Valerie.	Sheep
King-Smith Dick.	Harry’s Mad
Levine, Gail.	Ella Enchanted
Lowry, Lois.	A Summer to Die
Lunn, Janet.	The Root Cellar
Lupica, Mike.	Heat
Manes, Stephen.	Be a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days
Mazer, Norma.	Taking Terri Mueller
Mikaelsen, Ben.	Rescue John McGuire
Philbrick, Rodman.	Freak the Mighty
Rawls, Wilson.	Summer of the Monkeys
Roberts, Willo.	Scared Stiff Girl with the Silver Eyes
Rodgers, Mary.	Freaky Friday
Ryan, Pam.	Riding Freedom
Salisbury, Graham.	Under the Blood-Red Sun
Smith, Robert.	The War with Grandpa
Spinelli, Jerry.	There’s a Girl in My Hammerlock
Tamar, Erika.	The Junkyard Dog
Taylor, Theodore.	Sniper The Trouble with Tuck
Wiles, Deborah.	Each Little Bird That Sings
Winthrop, Elizabeth.	The Castle in the Attic
Wright, Betty.	The Dollhouse Murders
7th-12th Grade (YA)
Adams, Richard.	Watership Down
Alexie, Sherman.	The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Blume, Judy.	Tiger Eyes
Bunting, Eve.	A Sudden Silence
Cormier, Robert.	We All Fall Down
Crutcher, Chris.	Ironman Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Duncan, Lois.	Stranger With My Face
Ferris, Jean.	Bad
French, Michael.	Pursuit
Garland, Sherry.	Shadow of the Dragon
Giles, Gail.	Shattering Glass
Hobbs, Will.	Downriver
Horowitz, Anthony.	Stormbreaker
Jenkins, A.M.	Breaking Boxes
Kerr, M.E.	Night Kites
Key, Watt.	Alabama Moon
Klause, Annette.	The Silver Kiss
McCormick, Patricia.	Sold
Mikaelsen, Ben.	Touching Spirit Bear Sparrow Hawk Red
Miller, Frances.	The Truth Trap
Morpurgo, Michael.	Private Peaceful
Namioka, Lensey.	Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Nixon, Joan.	The Other Side of Dark The Stalker
Peters, Julie.	Define “Normal”
Pierce, Meredith.	The Darkangel
Prose, Francine.	After
Randle, Kristen.	The Only Alien on the Planet
Scoppettone, Sandra.	The Late Great Me
Shusterman, Neil.	The Schwa Was Here
Sleater, William.	Interstellar Pig
Van Draanen, Wendlin.	Flipped
Voigt, Cynthia.	Izzy, Willy Nilly
Yolen, Jane.	Armageddon Summer

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