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- 1 2 3 4 "(Home page)". California Young Reader Medal. May 1, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
The home page covers the current cycle below a short introduction. As of May 18, 2015, for example, it presents the five 2015 medal winners and the 17 books that are on the 2016 ballots. - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "California Young Reader Medal Nominees and Winners List". CYRM (at google.docs). Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "Nominees" Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine . CYRM. Retrieved 2015-05-18. Linked front cover images 2010–2011 to present.
- 1 2 "California Young Reader Medal Recommendation Form" [ permanent dead link ]. CYRM. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "Vote" Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine . CYRM. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ↑ "Winners". CYRM. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-08-12. Linked front cover images 2011 to present.