Sunshine State Young Readers Award

The Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) publishes a list each year of Sunshine State Young Reader Award-winning books. The list of books can be found by clicking on the links below. SSYRA Junior-winning books are appropriate for students in grades K-2 and SSYRA-winning books are appropriate for students in grades 3-5. 

The Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) Program is a statewide reading motivational program for students in grades 3 through 8. The purpose of the program is to encourage students to read independently for pleasure and tor ead books that are on, above, and below thier reading level in order to improve thier reading fluency. Sunshine State books are selected for their wide appearl, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation. Click on the link below to read about the Sunshine State Challenge.

The mission of the Sunshine State Young Reader Award (SSYRA) Junior Program is to develop student interest in reading for pleasure by exposing them to a wide range of appripriate literature. Sunshine State Jr. books are selected for thier wide appearl, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connecctions, and /or multicultural representation. Students are encourage to listen to these books read to them, read them in a small group setting, or read independenlty to develop skillis in fluency and comprehension. Click on the link below to read about the Sunshine State Junior Challenge.