AWARDS and NOMINEES NEWBERY HONOR WINNERS 2015 by Kevin Henkes. 2014 EL DEAFO Interest Level: 3-6 Reading Level: 3.3 Lexile 420 In this insightful and humorous graphic novel style memoir, Bell portrays growing up hearing impaired with a giant hearing aide strapped to her chest. by Jacqueline Woodson. 2014 BROWN GIRL DREAMING Interest Level: 5-8 Reading Level: 5.3 Lexile 990 The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South. CALIFORNIA YOUNG READER MEDAL NOMINEES 2015-16 PRIMARY PICTURE BOOKS by Mac Barnett. 2013 COUNT THE MONKEYS K-3 2.8 Interest Level: Reading Level: by Aaron Reynolds. 2012 CREEPY CARROTS Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 2.3 by Drew Daywalt. 2013 THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 3.8 by Adam Rubin. 2012 DRAGONS LOVE TACOS Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 3.0 by Rosy Lamb. 2013 PAUL MEETS BERNADETTE Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 2.0
AWARDS and NOMINEES NEWBERY HONOR WINNERS 2015 EL DEAFO by Kevin Henkes. 2014 Interest Level: 3-6 Reading Level: 3.3 Lexile 420 In this insightful and humorous graphic novel style memoir, Bell portrays growing up hearing impaired with a giant hearing aide strapped to her chest. BROWN GIRL DREAMING by Jacqueline Woodson. 2014 Interest Level: 5-8 Reading Level: 5.3 Lexile 990 The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South. CALIFORNIA YOUNG READER MEDAL NOMINEES 2015-16 PRIMARY PICTURE BOOKS COUNT THE MONKEYS by Mac Barnett. 2013 Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 2.8 CREEPY CARROTS by Aaron Reynolds. 2012 Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 2.3 THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT by Drew Daywalt. 2013 Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 3.8 DRAGONS LOVE TACOS by Adam Rubin. 2012 Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 3.0 PAUL MEETS BERNADETTE by Rosy Lamb. 2013 Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 2.0
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