California Young Reader Medal Winners Middle School/Junior High

Awards List

2022

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

2021

Lily and Dunkin (Winner)
Donna Gephart

May-2016
/ General Fiction

Hope in the Holler (Nominee)
Lisa Lewis Tyre

Jan-2018
/ General Fiction

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster (Nominee)
Jonathan Auxier

Sep-2018
/ General Fiction

2020

Refugee (Winner)
Alan M. Gratz

Jul-2017
/ Historical

It Ain't So Awful, Falafel (Nominee)
Firoozeh Dumas

May-2016
/ General Fiction

When Friendship Followed Me Home (Nominee)
Paul Griffin

Jun-2016
/ General Fiction

2019

Echo (Winner)
Pam Munoz Ryan

Feb-2015
/ Historical

Wolf Hollow (Nominee)
Lauren Wolk

May-2016
/ Historical

Ms. Bixby's Last Day (Nominee)
John David Anderson

Jun-2016
/ Action Adventure

2006

Pictures of Hollis Woods (Nominee)
Patricia Reilly Giff

May-2004
/ General Fiction

Stand Tall (Nominee)
Joan Bauer

Jun-2005
/ General Fiction

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

California Young Reader Medal - Middle School/Junior High (Awarded by California Young Reader Medal Committee)

Awards List

2022

2021

2020

2019

2006

Award Categories

Award Years