California Young Reader Medal

The California Young Reader Medal is the only award given to a book that has been voted on by California students. So let's vote!

2026

Click on the slide. Then click on each book cover to watch a reading or book trailer about the book. We'll be reading the Primary and Picture Book categories together in the library and then vote. I will be sending our votes to be added with all of the other kids' votes in California.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

Endlessly Ever After by Laurel Snyder, Let Liberty Rise by Chana Stiefel, and DogTown by Katherine Applegate

This is how Clearwater students voted

2025

Click on the slide. Then click on each book cover to watch a reading or book trailer about the book. We'll be reading the Primary and Picture Book categories together in the library and then vote. I will be sending our votes to be added with all of the other kids' votes in California.

Results will be posted in May 2025

AND THE WINNER IS........ARE YOU A CHEESEBURGER!!!

PLEASE NOTE, YOU MIGHT NEED TO REFRESH YOUR SCREEN IF THE VIDEO SAYS "NOT AVAILABLE".

2024

Click on the slide. Then click on each book cover to watch a reading or book trailer about the book. Then click on the "vote here" button on the slide to vote. Results will be posted in May 2024

We were only able to read all of the books in the Primary category. Chez Bob is Clearwater's winner! We will have to wait until May to see how all of California voted.

2023

WE DON'T EAT OUR CLASSMATES WON!!!

2022

This is how Clearwater students voted. ⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆

2021

this is how our school voted

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CALIFORNIA YOUNG READER MEDAL 2021

The California Young Reader Medal is awarded to books that are nominated and voted on by children. We are focusing on these 5 books. You can click on the book picture to listen/read the story. You can click on the title/author to know more about the book. We will be voting in class with our teachers. I can't wait to see which one will win!