Florida State Reading Lists
2023 - 2024 Florida Teen Reads Master List
Ain't Burned All the Bright
A Caldecott Honor winner! Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is ...
The Cost of Knowing
Four starred reviews! Dear Martin meets They Both Die at the End in this gripping, evocative novel about a Black teen who has the power to see into...
Roxy
From the team that brought you the New York Times bestselling Dry comes a riveting new thriller that proves when gods play games, even love is a li...
2022 - 2023 Sunshine State Young Reader Award Jr. Master List Selection
Cranky Chicken
A Cranky Chicken Book 1
Narwhal and Jelly meet The Bad Guys in this brightly illustrated, downright hilarious chapter book graphic novel full of “sweet, wholesome fun” (BC...
2022 - 2023 Florida Teen Reads Master List
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
A New York Times bestseller A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA Pick Love & Gelato meets Don’t Date Rosa Santos in this charming,...
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA Pick “A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow is an absolute delight. Cozier than a hand-knit gr...
2022 - 2023 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Master List Selection
Carry Me Home
“A poignant and powerful reminder that homelessness is not hopelessness.” —Kirby Larson, author of Newbery Honor book Hattie Big Sky Two sisters s...
2022 - 2023 Sunshine State Young Reader Award Master List Selection
The Million Dollar Race
“I dare you to predict the winner of The Million Dollar Race. OK, you dragged it out of me: it’s the READER!” —Jerry Spinelli, Newbery Award–winnin...
The Beast and the Bethany
Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl in this “wickedly funny” (James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author), deliciously macabre, and highly illustra...
Double the Danger and Zero Zucchini
A young boy attempts to transform his aunt’s boring children’s book into an exciting one in this funny, fast-paced adventure perfect for fans of th...
Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter
Indiana Jones meets The Lost Property Office in this action-packed mystery about a young girl searching for her father from the author of Mrs. Smit...
Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation
“Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed...a real page-burner.” —Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestelling author of the Mr. Lemoncello’s Librar...
2022 - 2023 Sunshine State Young Reader Award Jr. Master List Selection
Missed Meal Mayhem
A group of silly superheroes—a bean, a chip, a tomato, and a wedge of cheddar cheese—come to the rescue of a hungry kid stuck at school in this fir...
Cranky Chicken
A Cranky Chicken Book 1
Narwhal and Jelly meet The Bad Guys in this brightly illustrated, downright hilarious chapter book graphic novel full of “sweet, wholesome fun” (BC...
The Haunted Mustache
From the author of Junior Monster Scouts comes new spooky and silly series perfect for fans of Goosebumps and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. In...
2021 - 2022 Sunshine State Young Reader Award Master List Selection
Roll with It
A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 “A big-hearted story that’s as sweet as it is awesome.” —R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder In the trad...
The Amelia Six
“A cozy whodunit that cheerfully affirms girls’ and women’s contributions to aerospace.” —Kirkus Reviews “Comparisons with Nancy Drew and Sammy Key...
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
“A cozy and enjoyable read.” —Kirkus Reviews “The likable cast and relatable premise will resonate with readers grappling with the uncertainty of c...
The Great Pet Heist
Ocean’s Eleven meets The Secret Life of Pets in this hilarious and delightfully illustrated novel following a ragtag group of pets who will do what...
2021 - 2022 Sunshine State Young Reader Award Junior Master List Selection
Geeger the Robot Goes to School
A QUIX Book
Amelia Bedelia meets James Patterson’s House of Robots series in the adventures of Geeger, a robot who goes to school for the very first time, in t...
Unicorns Are the Worst!
Perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos and Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great, this wildly funny and imaginative picture book celebrates the value of...
You Matter
A New York Times bestseller! Five starred reviews! Named Best Book of the Year by Barnes & Noble, The New York Times/New York Public Library, P...
2021 Florida Book Award Winner
Roxy
From the team that brought you the New York Times bestselling Dry comes a riveting new thriller that proves when gods play games, even love is a li...
2021 Florida Book Award Honor Title
Golden Gate
In this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for anoth...
2021 - 2022 Florida Literacy Association's Children's Book Award Winner
Marjory Saves the Everglades
The Story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas
“Vibrant…an ideal starting point for further learning.” —School Library Journal “A lively portrayal of Douglas as a remarkable individual and a sig...
2021 - 2022 Florida Literacy Association's Children's Book Award Nominee
I Will Dance
This poetic and uplifting picture book illustrated by the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines follow...
2021 - 2022 Florida Literacy Association's Children's Book Award Finalist
The Power of Her Pen
The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
“A powerful story.” —The Horn Book “A worthy addition to children’s biography collections.” —Booklist “A solid treatment of an important but little...
2023 - 2024 Florida Literacy Association's Children's Book Award Nominee
A Little Ferry Tale
In the spirit of The Little Engine That Could, this sweet picture book introduces Little Ferry, who yearns to be more like the faster or stronger b...