2018-2019 Sunshine State Young Readers Award Book Lists

Over the next few months, I will be creating Literature Studies for many of the 2018-2019 Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) books. Rather than create a lengthy unit study, I will be focusing on reading and writing skills based on the chosen book. Because many of these books lend themselves to cross curriculum integration, I will be posting my favorite resources to help you create a full unit study using the SSYRA book as a foundation. Check back often to see what new Literature Studies have been added.

If you are not familiar with SSYRA, you can learn more about this program at: https://www.floridamediaed.org/ssyra.html.


SSYRA Jr. Book List (Grades K-2)

• After the Fall by Dan Santat
• Be Quiet! by Ryan T. Higgins
• CatStronauts: Mission Moon by Drew Brockington
• Escargot by Dashka Slater
• Fergus and Zeke by Kate Messner
• Hilde Cracks the Case: Hero Dog! by Hilde Lysiak
• I am Not a Chair! by Ross Burach
• Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwell
• The Last Firehawk: The Ember Stone by Katrina Charman
• The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt
• Nerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reynolds
• Noodleheads See the Future by Tedd Arnold, Mitch Weiss, and Martha Hamilton
• Prince Ribbit by Jonathan Emmet
• Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna The Very First Chicken by Douglas Rees
• You Don't Want a Unicorn! by Ame Dyckman

SSYRA Book List (Grades 3-5)

• Double Cross by Jackson Pearce
• Edge of Extinction: The Ark Plan by Laura Martin
• The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff
• Heartwood Hotel: A True Home by Kallie George
• I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
• Lemons by Melissa Savage
• Next Best Junior Chef: Episode 1 Lights, Camera, Cook! by Charise Mericle Harper
• The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown by Crystal Allen
• Survivor Diaries: Overboard! by Terry Lynn Johnson
• Longburrow: Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
• The Sweetest Sound by Sherri Winston
• Ugly Cat & Pablo by Isabel Quintero
• Welcome to Wonderland: Home Sweet Motel by Chris Grabenstein
• Wish by Barbara O'Connor
• Zoey and Sassafras: Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro

SSYRA Book List (Grades 6-8)

•  Click'd by Tamara Ireland Stone
• A Crack in the Sea by H. M. Bouwman
• The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
• The Firefly Code by Megan Frazer Blakemore
• Secrets of the Seven: The Eureka Key by Sarah Thomson
• The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez
• Wing & Claw: Forest of Wonders by Linda Sue Park
• Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
• Ghost by Jason Reynolds
• The Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth Durst
• How Lunchbox Jones Saved Me from Robots, Traitors, and Missy the Cruel by Jennifer Brown
• Restart by Gordon Korman
• Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan
• The Library: Surrender the Key by D. J. Machale
• The Van Gogh Deception by Deron Hicks

Florida Teens Read (Grades 9-12)

• The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
• Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
• Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray
• Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
• Invictus by Ryan Graudin
• Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
• A List of Cages by Robin Roe
• Love Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
• My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier
• The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr
• This Is Our Story by Ashley Elston
• Want by Cindy Pon
• What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum

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