The Sunshine State Young Readers Award program is designed to increase reading motivation for students in grades 3-8. This book club focuses on the 15 books chosen for middle-grades learners; however, advanced readers in grades three and up may enjoy this book club, as well.

Each week, we will have activities and discussions centered around the novel. There will be a specific focus on literary elements and vocabulary.

Students are welcome to drop in for particular books they are interested in reading and can skip books that do not sound interesting to them. All students are encouraged to join the challenge of reading all 15 books though!

Each book will be dedicated two meetings over two weeks (except for the August book). It is expected that students read half of the book before the first meeting and finish the book by the second meeting.

Novel Schedule:

August
 - August 28: New Dragon City by Mari Mancusi

September
 - September 4 & 11: Hear Me by Kerry O'Malley Cerra
 - September 18 & 25: How to Stay Invisible by Maggie C. Rudd

October
 - October 2 & 9: Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts by Erika Lewis
 - October 16 & 23: Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders

November
 - October 30 & November 6: The Girl in White by Lindsay Currie
 - November 13 & 20: Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros

December
 - December 4 & 11: Over and Out by Jenni L. Walsh

January
 - January 8 & 15: Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks
 - January 22 & 29: Roll for Initiative by Jamie Formato

February
 - February 5 & 12: The Ruby Code by Jessica Khoury
 - February 19 & 26: The Superteacher Project by Gordon Korman

March
 - March 5 & 12: A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner

April
 - April 2 & 9: Adrift by Tanya Guerrero
 - April 16 & 23: Fake by Ele Fountain
 - April 30: Book Bowl practice

May
 - Book Bowl! (TBA)