SSYRA books are recently-published fiction appropriate for grades 3-5 students that are selected based on their wide appeal, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation.
The Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) sponsors the Sunshine State Young Reader Award (SSYRA) Program as a statewide reading motivational program for students in grades 3 through 5. 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.