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 | First edition Winner, Primary, 2025
Nominees: Monica Arnaldo
E ARN
Available in some locations
I Must Betray You
Book - 2022 Winner, Young Adult, 2025
Nominees: Ruta Sepetys
FIC SEP
Available in some locations
New From Here
New From Here
New From Here
Book Winner, Intermediate, 2025
Nominees: Kelly Yang
The Blackbird Girls
The Blackbird Girls
The Blackbird Girls
Book Winner, Middle School/jr. High, 2025
Nominees: Anne Blankman
The Gardener of Alcatraz
eBook - 2022 Winner, Picture Books For Older Readers, 2025
Nominees: Emma Bland Smith
Across the Desert
Paperback - 2023 | First trade paperback edition Winner, Intermediate, 2024
Nominees: Dusti Bowling
FIC BOW
Available in some locations
Alone
Alone
Alone
Book Winner, Middle School/jr. High, 2024
Nominees: Megan E. Freeman
Chez Bob
Picture Book - 2021 | First edition. Winner, Primary, 2024
Nominees: Bob Shea
E SHE
Available in some locations
I'm Not Dying With You Tonight
Book - 2019 Winner, Young Adult, 2024
Nominees: Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones
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
eBook - 2021 Winner, Picture Books For Older Readers, 2024
Nominees: Kim Tomsic
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