# Sunshine State Young Readers Award reading list

**53** books referenced by Sunshine State Young Readers Award, a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

The Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) is a statewide reading-motivation program of the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) in which students in grades 3-8 read from an annual master list of nominated books and vote for their favorite. The lists are refreshed each year, so the titles are Florida-specific and current.

**Framework type:** reading-program
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## Sunshine State Young Readers Award reading list

- [Amari and the Night Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/amari-and-the-night-brothers) by B. B. Alston _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Among the Hidden](https://readinglist.school/book/among-the-hidden) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Because of Winn-Dixie](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-winn-dixie) by Kate DiCamillo _(610L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Brick Dust and Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/brick-dust-and-bones) by M.R. Fournet _(Grades 6–8)_
- [City Spies](https://readinglist.school/book/city-spies) by James Ponti _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Confessions of a Class Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/confessions-of-a-class-clown) by Arianne Costner _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Control Freaks](https://readinglist.school/book/control-freaks) by J.E. Thomas _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)](https://readinglist.school/book/curlfriends-new-in-town) by Sharee Miller _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Curse of the Night Witch](https://readinglist.school/book/curse-of-the-night-witch) by Alex Aster _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Curveball](https://readinglist.school/book/curveball) by Pablo Cartaya _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library](https://readinglist.school/book/escape-from-mr-lemoncellos-library) by Chris Grabenstein _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Escaping the Giant Wave](https://readinglist.school/book/escaping-the-giant-wave) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Found](https://readinglist.school/book/found) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Fowl Play](https://readinglist.school/book/fowl-play) by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Greetings from Witness Protection!](https://readinglist.school/book/greetings-from-witness-protection) by Jake Burt _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Growing Home](https://readinglist.school/book/growing-home) by Beth Ferry _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Heroes](https://readinglist.school/book/heroes) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Invisible](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible) by Christina Diaz Gonzalez _(Grades 4–6)_
- [J vs. K](https://readinglist.school/book/j-vs-k) by Kwame Alexander & Jerry Craft _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Legend](https://readinglist.school/book/legend-marie-lu) by Marie Lu _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Mid-Air](https://readinglist.school/book/mid-air) by Alicia D. Williams _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Midnight at the Barclay Hotel](https://readinglist.school/book/midnight-at-the-barclay-hotel) by Fleur Bradley _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Misfit Mansion](https://readinglist.school/book/misfit-mansion) by Kay Davault _(Grades 3–5)_
- [New Dragon City](https://readinglist.school/book/new-dragon-city) by Mari Mancusi _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/pie) by Sarah Weeks _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Punycorn](https://readinglist.school/book/punycorn) by Andi Watson _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Restart](https://readinglist.school/book/restart) by Gordon Korman _(730L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl](https://readinglist.school/book/shinji-takahashi-and-the-mark-of-the-coatl) by Julie Kagawa _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Simon Sort of Says](https://readinglist.school/book/simon-sort-of-says) by Erin Bow _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Skyriders](https://readinglist.school/book/skyriders) by Polly Holyoke _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen](https://readinglist.school/book/strongheart-wonder-dog-of-the-silver-screen) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Stung](https://readinglist.school/book/stung) by Bethany Wiggins _(Grades 6–9)_
- [The Adventures of Invisible Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-invisible-boy) by Doogie Horner _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Area 51 Files](https://readinglist.school/book/the-area-51-files) by Julie Buxbaum _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Candymakers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-candymakers) by Wendy Mass _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The City of Ember](https://readinglist.school/book/the-city-of-ember) by Jeanne DuPrau _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Cursed Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cursed-moon) by Angela Cervantes _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The First State of Being](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-state-of-being) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The House at the Edge of Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-at-the-edge-of-magic) by Amy Sparkes _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lightning-thief) by Rick Riordan _(740L · Grades 4–7)_
- [The Lost Year](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lost-year) by Katherine Marsh _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane](https://readinglist.school/book/the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Neptune Project](https://readinglist.school/book/the-neptune-project) by Polly Holyoke _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Sherlock Society](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sherlock-society) by James Ponti _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Terrible Two](https://readinglist.school/book/the-terrible-two) by Mac Barnett _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The War That Saved My Life](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-that-saved-my-life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(580L · Grades 4–7)_
- [The Wild Robot](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wild-robot) by Peter Brown _(740L · Grades 4–6)_
- [Touching Spirit Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/touching-spirit-bear) by Ben Mikaelsen _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Variant](https://readinglist.school/book/variant) by Robison Wells _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Wedgie & Gizmo](https://readinglist.school/book/wedgie-gizmo) by Suzanne Selfors _(Grades 3–6)_
- [When Stars Are Scattered](https://readinglist.school/book/when-stars-are-scattered) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Wish](https://readinglist.school/book/wish) by Barbara O'Connor _(Grades 3–5)_

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