 Virginia
Young Readers Program
This information is re-printed
from the Virginia Young Readers material prepared
by the Virginia Library Association and the Library
of Virginia Youth Services. The Virginia Young
Readers Program is sponsored by the Virginia State
Reading Association and the Virginia Educational
Media Association.
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 Purpose
- To
encourage young readers to become better acquainted with
contemporary books with outstanding literary
appeal,
- to
broaden students' awareness of literature as a life-long
pleasure,
- to
encourage reading aloud in classrooms as a means of
introducing reading for pleasure, and
- to honor
favorite books and their
authors.
History
- Awards were given at one level for several years
beginning with the 1981-82 school year.
- The first year for multiple level awards was 1986-87
with awards for one Elementary, one Middle, and one High
School book.
- Suggested titles are screened and those meeting
eligibility requirements are considered along with
committee nominations during the selection process.
- Reading lists for the coming school year are
announced each spring.
Eligibility
- The book must be recognized as noteworthy in the
field of children's/young adult literature.
- The book must be published within five years prior to
the ballot on which it appears.
- Books must be appropriate for the level for which it
is nominated. NOTE: Books are selected based on
literary merit. Since censorship is not part of this
committee's function, there may be isolated words in some
books that may be found objectionable to certain members
of your community. Those people should select alternate
books on the list.
Awards
- A winner will be announced for each level--Primary,
Elementary, Middle, and High School. the winning book
will have gathered the highest number of votes in their
category. The winners will be announced in the spring of
each year.
Voting
Procedures
To become a qualified voter, a participant must be
exposed to at least four of the nominated books at each
level in their entirety by reading them himself, having them
read aloud to him, or a combination of the two.
Students may participate in the Young Readers Program
through a public library, school library, or classroom.
Each qualified voter has one vote for his/her favorite
book at each level. A participant may vote at more than one
level--for instance an elementary student may choose to vote
for an elementary level title and a primary level title.
A responsible adult in a classroom or library setting
must monitor the voting, and only one official tally sheet
per program level (Primary, Elementary, etc.) may be
submitted from each public library or school regardless of
how many individual groups within that school/library take
part in the program. The total number of votes submitted
from a school/library may not exceed the number of students
qualified to vote from that school/library.
The winning book for each level is selected by popular
vote of the participating students evaluating the books.
Votes must meet the deadline date to be included in the
popular vote. The deadline is usually in mid March.
2003-2004
Kings Glen Favorite
This book was the winner of the most Kings Glen
student votes.
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Elementary School
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Love, Ruby Lavender
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Deborah Wiles
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King's
Glen Program
In
March the students vote on their favorite book from the list
and their votes are tabulated along with participants in the
program from other schools to determine the most popular
book. See the list below for the titles.
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