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2009-2010 SSYRA Book Lists and Resources

Use the links in the menu to the left to see the 2009-2010 annotated book list pages for both grade ranges and some of the activities and resources.

Unlinked files on these new pages will be uploaded as soon as they are made available to the webmaster. These are usually ready shortly after the beginning of a new school year.

Peg Kehret Wins in Grades 3-5 for The Ghost's Grave!

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Book summary: Twelve-year-old Josh is stuck in Carbon City, Washington with his eccentric great-aunt while his mom and step-dad go to India for the summer. To keep himself busy since there is no television, DVDs or CDs, Josh goes for long bike rides past a haunted tree house and old cemetery. Josh eventually meets the ghost of the coal miner who died in 1903 in a mining accident. Unfortunately, the coal miner’s leg was buried separately from his body and his mission over these long years was to find a kind person who would dig up his leg and rebury it with the rest of him. When Josh exhumes the leg, he also finds a box of cash! This fast-paced, spooky, but humorous adventure will delight many readers. (Grades 4-7)

Ridley Pearson Wins in Grades 6-8 for The Kingdom Keepers!

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Book Summary: What could be better than a high-tech adventure set in the famous Disney World theme park? Finn, 13, and several of his friends become holograms at the park and are pulled into a delightful nighttime adventure. Who is stealing costumes, shutting off the rides, and creating havoc in the park? Can these five young adventurers save the Magic Kingdom? Readers will need to buckle up for their adventure ride with this tale.   (Grades 6-9)

SSYRA Promotional Items

Online sales are back! To order buttons, lanyards, bookmarks, spine labels and more, download the new order form. Contact for ordering is Martha Dewitt at the FAME office: mdewitt@floridamedia.org or 850-531-8351 (Phone)  850-531-8344 (Fax).

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Vote Totals Grades 3-5

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Vote Totals for Grades 6-8 Books

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