Sunshine State Young Readers Junior Award Books
2023-2024
Picture Books
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett
Knight Owl by Denise Christopher
A Mouthful of Minnows by John Hare
Bug on the Rug by Sophia Gholz
Maybe…by Chris Haughton
Tomatoes in my Lunchbox by Costantia Manoli
Not That Pet by Smriti Prasadam-Hall
When Glitter Met Glue by Karen Kilpatrick
Big Truck, Little Island by Chris Van Dusen
Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind by Monica Silvie
Doggo and Pupper by Katherine Applegate
Cornbread and Poppy by Matthew Cordell
Independent Readers
Beak and Ally: Unlikely Friends by Norm Feuti
Sir Ladybug by Corey Tabor
Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy Rory and the Magical Mix-Ups by K. George
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books
2023-2024 List for Grades 3-5
The Area 51 Files by Julie Buxbaum
Bedhead Ted by Scott SanGiacomo
Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek
The Curse on Spectacle Key by Chantel Acevedo
Glitch by Laura Martin
Good Dogs on a Bad Day by Rachel Wenitsky and David Sidorov
Honestly Elliott by Gillian McDunn
Fright Nights: The Haunted Mustach by Jo McGee
Odder by Katherine Applegate
The Raven Heir by Stephanie Burgis
Secondhand Dogs by Carolyn Crimi
Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Strangeville School is Totally Normal by Darcy Miller
Stuck by Jennifer Swender
Swim Team by Johnie Christmas
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books
2023-2024 List for Grades 6-8
96 Miles by J. L. Esplin
Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman
A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser
Escape by K. R. Alexander
Hush-A-Bye by Jody Lee Mott
Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Linked by Gordon Korman
Long Lost by Jacqueline West
The Monster Missions by Laura Martin
Scout is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A. F. Steadman
Treasure Tracks by S. A. Rodriguez
Valentina Salazar is NOT a Monster Hunter by Zoraida Cordova
Wayward Creatures by Dayna Lorentz
Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend by Katie Zhao