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2026-27 SSYRA Gr 3-5
The Sunshine State Young Readers Award for grades 3–5 celebrates the best in contemporary children’s fiction for upper elementary students. From adventure and mystery to humor and heart, the annual booklist offers something for every reader and supports Florida’s goal of developing confident, enthusiastic readers across the state.
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2026 - 2027 SSYRA 3-5 Books
“The Bug Bandits” by Jenni L. Walsh
“Curveball” by Pablo Cartaya
“Forever Ripley” by McCall Hoyle
“Growing Home” by Beth Ferry
“The House at the Edge of Magic” by Amy Sparkes
“J vs. K” by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft
“The Last Resort” by Erin Entrada Kelly
“The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor” by Aubrey Hartman
“Misfit Mansion” by Kay Davault
“Punycorn” by Andi Watson
“Queen of the Sea” by Reese Eschmann
“Reasons to Look at the Night Sky” by Danielle Daniel
“The Sherlock Society” by James Ponti
“Swimming with Spies” by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger
“Wrath of the Rain God” by Karla Arenas Valenti
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