Award Winning Books
SSYRA Jr. (Grades K-2) Nominees
Fox & Chick: the Quiet Boat Ride and Other Stories (Early Chapter for Kids, Books about Friendship, Preschool Picture Books) by ISBN: 9781452152899Publication Date: 2019-03-05
SSYRA Grades 3-5 Nominees 2020-2021
Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker by Call Number: RBdigital eAudiobookISBN: 9781980038825Publication Date: 2019
Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen by Call Number: cloudLibrary eBookISBN: 9781524770426Publication Date: 2019
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat #1 by Call Number: cloudLibrary eBookISBN: 9781524787202Publication Date: 2019-02-26
Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere by Call Number: cloudLibrary eBookISBN: 0062351265Publication Date: 2017-03-14
Operation Frog Effect by Call Number: cloudLibrary eBookISBN: 9780525644125Publication Date: 2019-02-26
Planet Earth Is Blue by Call Number: cloudLibrary eBookISBN: 9780525646570Publication Date: 2019-05-14
Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen by Call Number: cloudLibrary eBookISBN: 9781101934128Publication Date: 2018-02-06
Voyage of the Dogs by Call Number: cloudLibrary eBookISBN: 9780062686022Publication Date: 2018-09-04
SSYRA (Grades 6-8) Nominees
Teen Reads (Grades 9-12) Nominees
Ain't Burned All the Bright by Call Number: YA 811.6 REYNOLDSISBN: 9781534439467Publication Date: 2022-01-11
All My Rage by Call Number: YA FIC TAHIRISBN: 9780593202340Publication Date: 2022-03-01
Blackout by Call Number: E-BOOKISBN: 9780063088115Publication Date: 2021-06-22
The Cost of Knowing by Call Number: YA FIC MORRISISBN: 9781534445451Publication Date: 2021-04-06
Defy The Night by Call Number: E-BOOKISBN: 9781547604678Publication Date: 2021-09-14
The Getaway by Call Number: YA FIC GILESISBN: 9781338752014Publication Date: 2022-09-20
I Must Betray You by Call Number: YA FIC SEPETYSISBN: 9781984836038Publication Date: 2022-02-01
In Harm's Way (Young Readers Edition) by Call Number: J 940.545 STANTONISBN: 9781250771322Publication Date: 2022-02-08
Live, Laugh, Kidnap by Call Number: YA FIC NOONEISBN: 9780593327296Publication Date: 2022-03-29
The Mary Shelley Club by Call Number: YA FIC MOLDAVSKISBN: 9781250230102Publication Date: 2021-04-13
Mirror Girls by Call Number: E-BOOKISBN: 9780316393713Publication Date: 2022-02-08
Roxy by Call Number: YA FIC SHUSTERMANISBN: 9781534451254Publication Date: 2021-11-09
We Weren't Looking to Be Found by Call Number: E-BOOKISBN: 9781368066747Publication Date: 2022-06-21
The Weight of Blood by Call Number: E-BOOKISBN: 9780063029163Publication Date: 2022-09-06
The Agathas by Call Number: E-BOOKISBN: 9780593431139Publication Date: 2022-05-03
The Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) Program is a statewide reading motivational program for students in grades 3 through 8. The purpose of the SSYRA Program is to encourage students to read independently for pleasure and to read books that are on, above, and below their reading level in order to improve their reading fluency. Sunshine State books are selected for their wide appeal, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation. The SSYRA committee is comprised of 20 qualified school librarians located throughout the state of Florida, subdivided into two committees- grades 3-5 and grades 6-8.
The Florida Teens Read (FTR) program is a student- choice reading award program to determine which YA book wins the annual award as the favorite of teens in Florida. The reading list is comprised of fifteen titles that have been chosen by a committee of twelve school librarians specifically to engage high school students (grades 9 through 12) in reading and reflect their interests as well as represent a variety of genres, formats, reading levels, viewpoints, and ethnic and cultural perspectives.