Recommended Reads for Toddlers to Teens

The Sunshine State Readers Award program has released its annual list of nominees - and we've got a lot of them! They're organized by age group - and this year includes a new category, the Orange Blossom Nonfiction Award for kindergarten through fifth grade books.

SSYRA Junior

These books are for kids in kindergarten through second grade, including picture books and titles for independent readers.

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25_26_ssyra_jr_annotated_list.pdf

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Grades 3-5

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2025_2026_annotated_list_3_5.pdf

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Orange Blossom Nonfiction

These books are aimed at readers in kindergarten through fifth grade.

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Grades 6-8

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Florida Teens Read

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ftr_25-26_annotated_list__1_.pdf

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