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Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Program

The Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) Program is a statewide reading motivational program for students in grades 3 through 8. The purpose of the SSYRA Program is to encourage students to read independently for pleasure and to read books that are on, above, and below their reading level in order to improve their reading fluency. Sunshine State books are selected for their wide appeal, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation. The Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Program is the primary reading program at SPMS and guides many school related reading activities and contests. Teachers often require students to read current or former SSYRA books as part of their curriculum.

Students will receive prizes for reading the current SSYRA books, listed  below:

Read 1:     Start earning brag tags and raffle tickets

Read 3:     Invited to vote for your favorite SSYRA book in the spring. Also receive your choice of a bookmark or sticker

Read 5:    Choose a keychain and candy

Read 7     Pick an item from our treasure box

Read 10:      You are invited to be a member of the Battle of the Books Team Also invited to our Author visit

Read 15   You are invited to our ice cream sundae party at the end of the year

2022-2023 SSYRA BOOKS for Grades 6-8

See the List Here

For more information about the Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award program please visit: https://www.floridamediaed.org/ssyra.html