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.
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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
Kennedy Taillon (2M), Mariska Watson (2M), Brooke Webb, Jenna Ives, David Irwin, Russell Luna
AR TOP TEN
Mariska Watson
Kennedy Taillon
Brooke Webb
Jenna Ives
David Irwin
Russell Luna
Kahne Tarter
Sadie Dorsey
Colton Frisbie
Angela Christopher
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
Middle School/Jr. High
The Losers Club by Andrew Clements
The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Young Adult
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin
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:
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