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Cecelia Swetland
Media Specialist
530-347-3123

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Congratulations Kennedy Taillon!

Kennedy broke the school AR record during the 2019-2020 school year. She ended the year with 8,193,559 words and 1214.0 points.

MILLION WORD EARNERS

Jenna Ives (2M), Kennedy Taillon(2M), Emily Heese (2M),

Mariska Watson (2M), Blake Adam, Isaac Anderson,

Yuliana Zepeda Silva, Daphne Eaton, Sadie Dorsey,

Brooke Webb, Isabelle Nicholson, Kylie Fiscus

AR TOP TEN

Kennedy Taillon

Jenna Ives

Mariska Watson

Emily Heese

Blake Adam

Isaac Anderson

Daphne Eaton

Kylie Fiscus

Sadie Dorsey

Brooke Webb

The Newbery Award is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

2020 Medal Winner

New Kid by Jerry Craft

2020 Honor Books

The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander

Scary Stories for Young Foxes
by Christian McKay Heidicker

Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga

Genisis Begins Again
by Alicia D. Williams

The California Young Reader Medal (CYRM) program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. California children nominate, read, and vote for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal.

2020 Nominees

Intermediate

The Detective's Assistant
by Kate Hannigan

The Losers Club
by Andrew Clements

The War I Finally Won
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Middle School/Jr. High

Refugee
by Alan Gratz

It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
by Firoozeh Dumas

When Friendship Followed Me Home
by Paul Griffin

Young Adult

Daughter of Deep Silence
by Carrie Ryan

The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas

Scythe
by Neal Shusterman

Book Recommendations and Award Winner Websites

2020 Amazon’s Best children’s books/YA Books:

https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_clnk/ref=s9_acsd_al_bw_c2_x_c2cl?node=17296227011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=JXPNZQEE925Y36ANJ1GM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=f08b01a6-bf9d-49b8-8cc6-d9f03868d79a&pf_rd_i=17276808011

2020 American Library Association’s Notable Children's Books: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb

2020 Bank Street’s Best Children's Books of the Year: https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/

2020 Children's Literature Assembly’s Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts: http://www.childrensliteratureassembly.org/notables.html

2020 Cooperative Children’s Book Center Best Books of the year: https://content.schoolinsites.com/api/documents/e0ded5ce6c9540849f8bc31c486dd3c2.pdf

2020 Kirkus Young Readers: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/kirkus-prize-2020-the-young-readers-finalists/

2020 Michael L. Printz Award: http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/michael-l-printz-award
2019 National Book Awards: https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2019/?cat=ypl
2020 Publisher’s Weekly Best Children's and YA: https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2020/middle-grade

2020 School Library Journal’s Best Books: https://www.slj.com/?page=best-books-2020

2020 William C. Morris Debut YA Award: http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/william-c-morris-debut-ya-award
2020 Young Adult Library Services Association's Best Fiction: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-best-fiction-young-adults