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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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Dogtown
Book - 2024 | 1st Square Fish ed Winner, Intermediate, 2026
Nominees: Gennifer Choldenko and Katherine Applegate
Available in some locations
Endlessly Ever After
Endlessly Ever After
Endlessly Ever After Pick your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! : A Story of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, Hansel, Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, A Wolf, A Witch, A Goose, A Grandmother, Some Pigs, and Endless Variations By Snyder, Laurel
Picture Book - 2022 Winner, Primary, 2026
Nominees: Laurel Snyder
Available in some locations
Instructions for Dancing
Book - 2022 | First Ember edition Winner, Young Adult, 2026
Nominees: Nicola Yoon
Available in some locations
The Great Stink
The Great Stink
The Great Stink How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem By Paeff, Colleen
Book - 2021 | First edition Winner, Picture Books For Older Readers, 2026
Nominees: Colleen Paeff
Available in some locations
What Happened to Rachel Riley?
Book - 2023 | First edition Winner, Middle School/jr. High, 2026
Nominees: Claire Swinarski
Available in some locations
Are You A Cheeseburger?
Picture Book - 2021 | First edition Winner, Primary, 2025
Nominees: Monica Arnaldo
Available in some locations
I Must Betray You
Book - 2023 Winner, Young Adult, 2025
Nominees: Ruta Sepetys
Available in some locations
New From Here
Book - 2022 | First edition Winner, Intermediate, 2025
Nominees: Kelly Yang
Available in some locations
The Blackbird Girls
Book - 2021 Winner, Middle School/jr. High, 2025
Nominees: Anne Blankman
Available in some locations
The Gardener of Alcatraz
Book - 2022 Winner, Picture Books For Older Readers, 2025
Nominees: Emma Bland Smith
Available in some locations
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