Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr.
Welcome to the newest reading award program sponsored by FAME: the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr. (SSYRA Jr)! 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, Laurie Arnez, 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, Laurie Arnez, for more information.
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2018-2019 Titles:
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2018-2019 Book Resources and Activities:
Click in the book cover for resources for that title.
Click in the book cover for resources for that title.
by Dan Santat
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by Ryan T. Higgins
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by Drew Brockington
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by Dashka Slater & illustrated Sydney Hanson
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by Kate Messner & illustrated by Heather Ross
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by Hilde Lysiak & illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
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by Ross Burach
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by Gaia Cornwell
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by Katrina Charman & illustrated by Jeremy Norton
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by Drew Daywalt & Illustrated by Adam Rex
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by Aaron Reynolds & illustrated by Matt Davies
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by Tedd Arnold, Mitch Weiss & Martha Hamilton
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by Jonathan Emmet & Illustrated by Poly Bernatene
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by Douglas Rees & Illustrated by Jed Henry
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by Ame Dyckman & Illustrated by Liz Climo
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The 2018 SSYRA JR. Winner!
Click the video for the reveal of the top three 2018 SSYRA Jr. titles, winning book and author!
Congratulations Ben Clanton!
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2017-2018 SSYRA Jr. Resources:
Book Taco
Book Taco (booktaco.com) is a FREE online resource designed to motivate young readers to be active participants in student book award programs and class reading lists while providing educators a dynamic, interactive platform where they can monitor student reading progress, assign activities, reward effort and consolidate student book reviews and voting. Accessible by students 24/7 on PC, Apple, Chromebook, tablet, iPad or Kindle.
Important: Please note that the purpose of FAME's student-choice reading programs is to promote reading for enjoyment in students. Book Taco is an optional resource for you to use in your schools and libraries, but is NOT to be used as an assessment tool for grades or required in schools. Also, you must use FAME's registration and voting procedures to submit your votes, and not rely on Book Taco for your school votes. Thank you!
Book Taco (booktaco.com) is a FREE online resource designed to motivate young readers to be active participants in student book award programs and class reading lists while providing educators a dynamic, interactive platform where they can monitor student reading progress, assign activities, reward effort and consolidate student book reviews and voting. Accessible by students 24/7 on PC, Apple, Chromebook, tablet, iPad or Kindle.
Important: Please note that the purpose of FAME's student-choice reading programs is to promote reading for enjoyment in students. Book Taco is an optional resource for you to use in your schools and libraries, but is NOT to be used as an assessment tool for grades or required in schools. Also, you must use FAME's registration and voting procedures to submit your votes, and not rely on Book Taco for your school votes. Thank you!
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, 2017 and February 28, 2018 will be considered for the 2018-19 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 2016, 2017 or 2018.
· 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, 2017 and February 28, 2018 will be considered for the 2018-19 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 2016, 2017 or 2018.
· 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:
