California Young Readers Medal Winners

The California Young Reader Medal (CYRM) program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Since its ...more

Winners

	Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 184,816 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Young Adult (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 35,505 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Middle School/Junior High (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss 4.19 avg rating — 836 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Picture Books for Older Readers (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pax (Pax #1) by Sara Pennypacker (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 52,846 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 27,328 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Primary (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7,205 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Picture Books for Older Readers (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 889,874 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Young Adult (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1) by Shannon Messenger (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 63,474 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Middle School/Junior High (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) by Chris Grabenstein (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 53,009 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Jon Klassen (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 8,922 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Primary (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport 4.22 avg rating — 1,745 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Picture Books for Older Readers (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 860,941 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Young Adult (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dogtag Summer by Elizabeth Partridge 3.71 avg rating — 222 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Middle School/Junior High (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 3,251 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 52,698 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Primary (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team by Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,961 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Picture Books for Older Readers (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 4,729,540 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Young Adult (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The False Prince (Ascendance, #1) by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 89,634 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Middle School/Junior High (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wonder (Wonder, #1) by R.J. Palacio 4.38 avg rating — 1,009,277 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal 4.26 avg rating — 5,812 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Primary (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg 3.90 avg rating — 4,388 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Picture Books for Older Readers (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,684,154 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Young Adult (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick 4.17 avg rating — 56,561 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Middle School/Junior High (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1) by Lisa McMann (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 37,802 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Press Here by Hervé Tullet 4.42 avg rating — 23,665 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Primary (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine a Miracle by Brian Dennis 4.38 avg rating — 1,910 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Picture Books for Older Readers (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 746,753 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Young Adult (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 147,810 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Middle School/Junior High (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Giant-Slayer by Iain Lawrence (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 690 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Are in a Book! (Elephant & Piggie, #13) by Mo Willems 4.53 avg rating — 17,624 ratings California Young Readers Medal for Primary (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars