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      California Young Reader Medal Winners

      Browse California Young Reader Medal winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.

      Awarded by California Young Reader Medal Committee Award Archive Browse by Year or Category

      Recent Award Winners

      Recent California Young Reader Medal winning books across major categories.

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      The Lion of Mars cover
      2023 Intermediate

      The Lion of Mars

      Holm, Jennifer L.

      Winner · Intermediate

      This Way, Charlie cover
      2023 Picture Books for Older Readers

      This Way, Charlie

      Levis, Caron

      Winner · Picture Books for Older Readers

      We Don't Eat Our Classmates! cover
      2023 Primary

      We Don't Eat Our Classmates!

      Higgins, Ryan T.

      Winner · Primary

      Winterhouse cover
      2023 Middle School/Junior High

      Winterhouse

      Guterson, Ben

      Winner · Middle School/Junior High

      With the Fire on High cover
      2023 Young Adult

      With the Fire on High

      Acevedo, Elizabeth

      Winner · Young Adult

      Drawn Together cover
      2022 Primary

      Drawn Together

      Le, Minh

      Winner · Primary

      California Young Reader Medal Winners by Year

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

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      California Young Reader Medal Categories

      Browse California Young Reader Medal categories including Novel, First Novel, Paperback Original, and more.

      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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      1. Start with a year if you want the full California Young Reader Medal results for that year, including winners and nominees in every category.
      2. Start with a category if you want to follow one prize across multiple years.
      3. Use this hub as the main California Young Reader Medal page before drilling into deeper award slices.

      Popular California Young Reader Medal Winners and Categories

      Explore recent winners, major categories, and popular award archives.

      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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