Florida State Reading Lists
2024-2025 Florida Teens Read Award List
The Do-Over
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
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
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
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
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
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
A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade journey to self-acceptance...