2016 California Young Reader Medal Winners

Awards List

Intermediate

True (. . . Sort Of) (Nominee)
Katherine Hannigan

May-2011
/ General Fiction

Wildwood (Nominee)
Colin Meloy

Sep-2011
/ Action Adventure

A Dog Called Homeless (Nominee)
Sarah Lean

Sep-2012
/ General Fiction

Middle School

Dogtag Summer (Nominee)
Elizabeth Partridge

Mar-2011
/ General Fiction

Doll Bones (Nominee)
Holly Black

May-2013
/ Mystery

Ghost Hawk (Nominee)
Susan Cooper

Sep-2013
/ Action Adventure

Picture Bk/Older Reader

Helen's Big World (Nominee)
Doreen Rappaport

Oct-2012
/ General Fiction

Primary

Dragons Love Tacos (Nominee)
Adam Rubin

Jun-2012
/ General Fiction

Creepy Carrots! (Nominee)
Aaron Reynolds

Sep-2012
/ General Fiction

Count the Monkeys (Nominee)
Mac Barnett

Jun-2013
/ General Fiction

The Day the Crayons Quit (Nominee)
Drew Daywalt

Jul-2013
/ General Fiction

Paul Meets Bernadette (Nominee)
Rosy Lamb

Dec-2013
/ General Fiction

Young Adult

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Nominee)
Ransom Riggs

Jun-2011
/ Fantasy

Cinder (Nominee)
Marissa Meyer

Jan-2012
/ Science Fiction Romance

Eleanor & Park (Nominee)
Rainbow Rowell

Mar-2013
/ Contemporary Romance

Award Categories

High School

Intermediate

Middle School

Middle School/Junior High

Picture Books for Older Readers

Primary

Young Adult

Award Years

Romance

Mystery/Thriller

Speculative

Younger Readers

2016 California Young Reader Medal (Awarded by California Young Reader Medal Committee)

Awards List

Intermediate

Middle School

Picture Bk/Older Reader

Primary

Young Adult

Award Categories

Award Years