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CYRM Reading Contest

Many students will be reading the California Young Reader Medal nominee books in their classes. See the lists below.

CYRM Nominees are announced in February, even while voting is still taking place for the previous year's nominees. See the 2024-2025 nominees below.

CYRM Winners are the books with the most votes as of April.

Intermediate Category

  • The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
  • Coyote Lost and Found by Dan Gemeinhart
  • Dogtown by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko

The Labors of Hercules Beal Coyote Lost and Found Dogtown

Middle School Category

  • The Fire, The Water, and Maudie Mcginn by Sally J. Pla
  • What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski
  • How to Find What You're Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani

The Fire, The Water, and Maudie McGinn What Happened to Rachel Riley How to Find What You're Not Looking For

Other Categories

For the nominated books in other categories, see the CYRM Nominees page.

See Also

Past CYRM Reading Contests (2011-2024)

Remember that the nominees and winners from past years are just as great to read as the most recent nominees and winners!