California Young Reader Medal

Awarded annually to outstanding fiction and picture books in five categories, and voted on by young California readers.

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Are You A Cheeseburger?
Book - 2021 Winner, Primary, 2025
Nominees: Monica Arnaldo
E FIC ARN
Available in some locations
I Must Betray You
Book - 2022 Winner, Young Adult, 2025
Nominees: Ruta Sepetys
TEEN FIC SEP
Available in some locations
New From Here
Book - 2022 Winner, Intermediate, 2025
Nominees: Kelly Yang
J FIC YAN
Available in some locations
The Blackbird Girls
Book - 2020 Winner, Middle School/jr. High, 2025
Nominees: Anne Blankman
J FIC BLA
Available in some locations
The Gardener of Alcatraz
The Gardener of Alcatraz
The Gardener of Alcatraz
Book Winner, Picture Books For Older Readers, 2025
Nominees: Emma Bland Smith
Across the Desert
Book - 2021 Winner, Intermediate, 2024
Nominees: Dusti Bowling
J FIC BOW
All copies in use. Availability details
Alone
eBook Winner, Middle School/jr. High, 2024
Nominees: Megan E. Freeman
EBOOK
Not Currently Available.Holds: 6 on 1 Copy
Chez Bob
Book - 2021 Winner, Primary, 2024
Nominees: Bob Shea
E FIC SHE
Available in some locations
I'm Not Dying With You Tonight
Book - 2019 Winner, Young Adult, 2024
Nominees: Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones
TEEN FIC JON
Available in some locations
The Elephants Come Home
The Elephants Come Home
The Elephants Come Home A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship By Tomsic, Kim
Book - 2021 Winner, Picture Books For Older Readers, 2024
Nominees: Kim Tomsic
E 333.9596716096 TOM
Available in some locations
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