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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

  • Hope in the Valley by Mitali Perkins
  • In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo
  • You Are Here: Connecting Flights by Ellen Oh

Hope in the Valley In the Beautiful Country You Are Here: Connecting Flights

Middle School Category

  • Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt
  • Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li
  • The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

Good Different Ruby Lost and Found The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

Other Categories

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

See Also

Past CYRM Reading Contests (2011-2026)

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