SSYRA Jr. 2025-2026 
Click on the links below for free resources for the 2025-2026 list:
SSYRA JR. Annotated List 
SSYRA Jr. Cover Poster 
SSYRA Jr. Simple List 
2025-2026 List Reveal Video 
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2024-2025 Winner Reveal
Book Recommendation Form:
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The SSYRA Jr. Committee accepts suggestions of book titles to be considered for the SSYRA Jr. list. Books suggested between January 1st, 2025 and December 31st, 2025 will be considered for the 2026-2027 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 2023, 2024, or 2025.
·  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.