2022 California Young Reader Medal Winners

Awards List

Intermediate

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Winner)
Dan Gemeinhart

Jan-2019
/ General Fiction

Wishtree (Nominee)
Katherine Applegate

Oct-2017
/ General Fiction

Other Words for Home (Nominee)
Jasmine Warga

May-2019
/ General Fiction

Middle School/Junior High

The Jigsaw Jungle (Winner)
Kristin Levine

Jun-2018
/ Mystery

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nominee)
Jessica Townsend

Oct-2017
/ Fantasy

The Length of a String (Nominee)
Elissa Brent Weissman

May-2018
/ General Fiction

Picture Books for Older Readers

Let the Children March (Nominee)
Monica Clark-Robinson

Jan-2018
/ Historical

Primary

Drawn Together (Winner)
Minh Le

Jun-2018
/ General Fiction

All Are Welcome (Nominee)
Alexandra Penfold

Jul-2018
/ General Fiction

Dreamers (Nominee)
Yuyi Morales

Sep-2018
/ General Fiction

Hair Love (Nominee)
Matthew A. Cherry

Apr-2019
/ General Fiction

Sulwe (Nominee)
Lupita Nyong'o

Oct-2019
/ General Fiction

Young Adult

The Fountains of Silence (Winner)
Ruta Sepetys

Oct-2019
/ General Fiction

Patron Saints of Nothing (Nominee)
Randy Ribay

Jun-2019
/ Thriller

Frankly in Love (Nominee)
David Yoon

Sep-2019
/ 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

2022 California Young Reader Medal (Awarded by California Young Reader Medal Committee)

Awards List

Intermediate

Middle School/Junior High

Picture Books for Older Readers

Primary

Young Adult

Award Categories

Award Years