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2024-2025 Florida Teens Read Award List

The Do-Over

This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: November 15, 2022
Ages: 14 - 99

A New York Times Bestseller In this “unequivocally hilarious and delightful” (Kirkus Reviews) young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and ...

Four for the Road

This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: August 23, 2022
Ages: 14 - 99

The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy about four unlikely friends dealing with the mes...

2023 - 2024 Florida Literacy Associations Childrens Book Award Nominee

A Little Ferry Tale

Illustrated by Chad Otis
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 02, 2022
Ages: 4 - 8

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...

When the Sky Glows

Illustrated by David Litchfield
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: September 13, 2022
Ages: 4 - 8

Uncover the science behind the beautiful and vast array of natural events that make the sky glow all over the world in this enlightening nonfiction...

2024 - 2025 Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List

Finally Seen

This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: February 28, 2023
Ages: 8 - 12

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young...

The Grip

(Book #1 of Marcus Stroman)
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: January 31, 2023
Ages: 8 - 12

In this first book in the semi-autobiographical middle grade series from MLB pitcher Marcus Stroman, a young baseball player learns that perfect ga...

2024 - 2025 Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List

A Work in Progress

Illustrated by Jarrett Lerner
This edition: Hardcover, 368 pages
Publication date: May 02, 2023
Ages: 8 - 12

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade journey to self-acceptance...