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      California Young Reader Medal Winners

      Browse California Young Reader Medal winners and nominees by year or category. Start with the latest results, then explore historical winners across the full award archive.

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      2023 Intermediate

      The Lion of Mars

      Holm, Jennifer L.

      Winner · Intermediate

      2023 Picture Books for Older Readers

      This Way, Charlie

      Levis, Caron

      Winner · Picture Books for Older Readers

      2023 Primary

      We Don't Eat Our Classmates!

      Higgins, Ryan T.

      Winner · Primary

      2023 Middle School/Junior High

      Winterhouse

      Guterson, Ben

      Winner · Middle School/Junior High

      2023 Young Adult

      With the Fire on High

      Acevedo, Elizabeth

      Winner · Young Adult

      2022 Primary

      Drawn Together

      Le, Minh

      Winner · Primary

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      Each year page shows the full California Young Reader Medal results for that year, grouped by category.

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      Category pages show one slice of the award across many years, which is useful for readers tracking a specific prize.

      Primary

      Browse California Young Reader Medal Primary winners and nominees across the full archive.

      111 results across this category

      Intermediate

      Browse California Young Reader Medal Intermediate winners and nominees across the full archive.

      59 results across this category

      Young Adult

      Browse California Young Reader Medal Young Adult winners and nominees across the full archive.

      49 results across this category

      Middle School

      Browse California Young Reader Medal Middle School winners and nominees across the full archive.

      35 results across this category

      Picture Books for Older Readers

      Browse California Young Reader Medal Picture Books for Older Readers winners and nominees across the full archive.

      34 results across this category

      Middle School/Junior High

      Browse California Young Reader Medal Middle School/Junior High winners and nominees across the full archive.

      17 results across this category

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      2023 California Young Reader Medal Winners

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      California Young Reader Medal – Primary

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      California Young Reader Medal – Intermediate

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