Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr.
Welcome! The mission of the SSYRA Jr. program is to develop student interest in reading for pleasure by exposing them to a wide range of appropriate literature. Sunshine State Jr. books are selected for their wide appeal, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation. Students are encouraged to listen to these books read to them, read them in a small group setting, or read independently to develop skills in fluency and comprehension. Students will be eligible to vote in the spring after listening/reading at least three of the books. The winning author and illustrator will be recognized at the annual FAME conference.
Attention Parents:
The SSYRA program is facilitated through your child's school. In most cases the school library media specialist administers the program, registers the school, and organizes voting. Please see your school librarian to ask how your child can get involved in the SSYRA program. Homeschooled students are welcome to participate as well. Please contact the SSYRA Jr. chair, Debora McNeil, for more information.
The SSYRA program is facilitated through your child's school. In most cases the school library media specialist administers the program, registers the school, and organizes voting. Please see your school librarian to ask how your child can get involved in the SSYRA program. Homeschooled students are welcome to participate as well. Please contact the SSYRA Jr. chair, Debora McNeil, for more information.
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(2021-2022 forthcoming) 2020-2021 Titles:
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The 2021 SSYRA JR. Winner!
Click the video for the reveal of the top 2020 SSYRA Jr. titles, winning book and author!
Book Recommendation Form:
The SSYRA Jr. Committee accepts suggestions of book titles to be considered for the SSYRA Jr. list. Books suggested between April 18, 2019 and February 28, 2020 will be considered for the 2020-21 SSYRA Jr. list. Suggested titles will be considered regardless of the number of times a title is nominated; suggesting a title more than once will not ensure its inclusion on the reading list or the SSYRA Jr. list.
Books suggested for the SSYRA Jr.list must:
· Be fiction: Picture Book or Beginning Chapter Book/Graphic Novel.
· Have a US copyright date of 2018, 2019 or 2020.
· Be age-appropriate for grades K-2.
· Be the first in a series (if it is part of a series);
· Have literary/artistic merit and appeal to young readers;
· Have received a favorable review in at least one of the following reviewing publications:
Booklist, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Hornbook, Kirkus, or School Library
Journal.
The SSYRA Jr. Committee accepts suggestions of book titles to be considered for the SSYRA Jr. list. Books suggested between April 18, 2019 and February 28, 2020 will be considered for the 2020-21 SSYRA Jr. list. Suggested titles will be considered regardless of the number of times a title is nominated; suggesting a title more than once will not ensure its inclusion on the reading list or the SSYRA Jr. list.
Books suggested for the SSYRA Jr.list must:
· Be fiction: Picture Book or Beginning Chapter Book/Graphic Novel.
· Have a US copyright date of 2018, 2019 or 2020.
· Be age-appropriate for grades K-2.
· Be the first in a series (if it is part of a series);
· Have literary/artistic merit and appeal to young readers;
· Have received a favorable review in at least one of the following reviewing publications:
Booklist, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Hornbook, Kirkus, or School Library
Journal.
SSYRA JR. 2017-2018 Committee:
