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?
Picture Book - 2021 Winner, Primary, 2025
Nominees: Monica Arnaldo
JPB Arnaldo M
Available in some locations
I Must Betray You
Book - 2022 Winner, Young Adult, 2025
Nominees: Ruta Sepetys
TEEN FIC Sepetys R
Available in some locations
New From Here
Book - 2022 Winner, Intermediate, 2025
Nominees: Kelly Yang
J FIC Yang K
Available in some locations
The Blackbird Girls
Book - 2020 Winner, Middle School/jr. High, 2025
Nominees: Anne Blankman
TEEN FIC Blankman A
Available in some locations
The Gardener of Alcatraz
eBook - 2022 Winner, Picture Books For Older Readers, 2025
Nominees: Emma Bland Smith
Across the Desert
Across the Desert
Across the Desert
Book Winner, Intermediate, 2024
Nominees: Dusti Bowling
Alone
Book - 2021 Winner, Middle School/jr. High, 2024
Nominees: Megan E. Freeman
J FIC Freeman M
Available in some locations
Chez Bob
Picture Book - 2021 Winner, Primary, 2024
Nominees: Bob Shea
JPB Shea B
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 Jones K
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
eBook - 2021 Winner, Picture Books For Older Readers, 2024
Nominees: Kim Tomsic
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