SUNSHINE STATE YOUNG READER

SUNSHINE STATE YOUNG READER'S AWARD PROGRAM

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The Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Program (SSYRA) is a statewide reading motivation program for students in grades 3-8. The program is cosponsored by the School Library Media Services Office of the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME).

THE STATE SUNSHINE YOUNG READER'S AWARD WINNER

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to encourage students to read for personal satisfaction.
to help students in understanding, relating to, and enjoying life through experiences in literature.
to help students become discriminating readers in their personal selection of books.
to develop an awareness of good current literature for children and young people.
to encourage cooperation among administrators, library media specialist, and teachers in broadening reading experiences.
to give recognition to those who write books for children and young people.

Students in grades 3-5 participate. Students who read 3 of the books and pass an Accelerated Reader test with 70% or better get to vote for their favorite author the last of March. Students who read 7 or more books and pass the Accelerated Reader test with an 70% or more will be invited to a Pizza Party in May. Special prizes will be given.
The 2007-2008 list for 3rd-5th grades is: littlesmilinsun.gif (1147 bytes)

Author	Title
Armstrong, Alan	Whittington
Bauer, Marion Dane	A Bear Named Trouble
Birney, Betty	The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Spring
Bradley, Kimberley Brubaker	The President's Daughter
DiCamillo, Kate	The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Giff, Patricia Reilly	A House of Tailors
Haddix, Margaret Peterson	Say What?
Hill, Elizabeth Starr	Wildfire!
LaFaye, A.	Worth
Lombard, Jenny	Drita, My Homegirl
O'Connor, Barbara	Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia
Park, Linda Sue	Project Mulberry
Van Leeuwen, Jean	Cabin on Trouble Creek
Wallace, Bill	No Dogs Allowed
Wise, William	Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler

REMEMBER, A STUDENT NEEDS TO TAKE A TEST WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER READING A BOOK. If you read a book during the summer, please review each title before taking a test. We want to measure comprehension, not memory.

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