California Young Reader Medal
Winner of the California Young Reader Medal in the Picture Books for Older Readers category, 2022
What is The Skydiving Beavers?
Characters in this book include Red, Bongo, Samar, and Stephen
What is Wishtree?
I should always use a _____ voice in the library
What is quiet?
This genre can have unicorns, fairies, and wizards in a magical world
What is fantasy?
"____ out" means borrowing a book from the library
This biographical book is about a brave woman who helped slaves along the underground railroad
What is Before She Was Harriet?
This book follows the life of middle-schooler Greg Heffley
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
This is a tool you use so you know where the book goes back on the shelf. Otherwise, the book gets lost!
What is a shelf marker?
This genre can be scary! Ghosts and monsters!
What is horror?
"____ in" means returning a book to the library
What is check in?
This nonfiction book takes place during the Civil Rights Movement and is about protesting for equal rights
What is Let the Children March?
This popular graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier is about Raina's struggle with her teeth and trying to fit in at school
What is Smile?
This is what you use to save your place in a book rather than folding the pages or writing in it
What is a bookmark?
"I built myself a snowman, as perfect as can be..."
This kind of writing usually has short, rhyming sentences
What is poetry?
This is the part of the book the librarian scans
What is the barcode?
Graphic novels by Aaron Blabey featuring characters like Wolf, Mr. Shark, and Mr. Snake
What is The Bad Guys?
True or False: If I accidentally rip a page, I should tape it myself or get family to help me
What is False?
These stories are fiction, but based on real events in history.
Example: I Survived
What is historical fiction?
"on ___" means the book is being saved for you
What is on hold?
Characters include Christy, Stacey, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Dawn
What is The Baby Sitters Club?
These are books about the lives of real people
What is a biography?
This word means that you aren't finished reading your book and want to borrow it for another week
What is renew?