# Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award reading list

**121** books referenced by Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award, a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

The Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award (formerly Emphasis on Reading) is Alabama's statewide children's-choice book award, given by the Alabama State Department of Education, Library Media. Each year a committee selects nominees by grade division; students across Alabama read from the list and vote for their favorite. This list links the award's verified winners that appear in the ReadingList database.

**Framework type:** reading-program
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/curriculum/alabama-camellia-award
**Primary source:** https://sites.google.com/view/camelliaawards/home (sites.google.com/view/camelliaawards/home)
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## Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award reading list

- [11 Birthdays](https://readinglist.school/book/11-birthdays) by Wendy Mass _(Grades 3–5)_
- [42 Miles](https://readinglist.school/book/42-miles) by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer _(Grades 4–6)_
- [A Pocket for Corduroy](https://readinglist.school/book/a-pocket-for-corduroy) by Don Freeman _(Grades K–1)_
- [A Tangle of Roots](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tangle-of-roots) by Barbara Girion _(Grades 7–9)_
- [A Week in the Woods](https://readinglist.school/book/a-week-in-the-woods) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–6)_
- [A Yellow Watermelon](https://readinglist.school/book/a-yellow-watermelon) by Ted M. Dunagan _(Grades 4–5)_
- [And the Green Grass Grew All Around](https://readinglist.school/book/and-the-green-grass-grew-all-around) by Alvin Schwartz _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Anne Frank, Beyond the Diary](https://readinglist.school/book/anne-frank-beyond-the-diary) by Ruud van der Rol _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Are We There Yet?](https://readinglist.school/book/are-we-there-yet) by Nina Laden _(Grades K–1)_
- [Arthur's Nose](https://readinglist.school/book/arthurs-nose) by Marc Brown _(Grades K–1)_
- [Auntie Claus](https://readinglist.school/book/auntie-claus) by Elise Primavera _(Grades 3–4)_
- [Bamboozled](https://readinglist.school/book/bamboozled) by David Legge _(Grades K–2)_
- [Because of Winn-Dixie](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-winn-dixie) by Kate DiCamillo _(610L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Boy at War](https://readinglist.school/book/boy-at-war) by Harry Mazer _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Boy's Best Friend](https://readinglist.school/book/boys-best-friend) by Kate Banks _(Grades 4–5)_
- [Bunnicula](https://readinglist.school/book/bunnicula) by Deborah Howe _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Bunny Money](https://readinglist.school/book/bunny-money) by Rosemary Wells _(Grades K–2)_
- [Cages of Glass, Flowers of Time](https://readinglist.school/book/cages-of-glass-flowers-of-time) by Charlotte Culin _(Grades 10–12)_
- [Castles: Old Stone Poems](https://readinglist.school/book/castles-old-stone-poems) by J. Patrick Lewis _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Charlotte's Web](https://readinglist.school/book/charlottes-web) by E.B. White _(680L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Christy](https://readinglist.school/book/christy) by Catherine Marshall _(Grades 10–12)_
- [Circus Mirandus](https://readinglist.school/book/circus-mirandus) by Cassie Beasley _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Cousins](https://readinglist.school/book/cousins) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Cracker The Best Dog in Vietnam](https://readinglist.school/book/cracker-the-best-dog-in-vietnam) by Cynthia Kadohata _(Grades 6–8)_
- [December](https://readinglist.school/book/december) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Duke](https://readinglist.school/book/duke) by Kirby Larson _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Ella Enchanted](https://readinglist.school/book/ella-enchanted) by Gail Carson Levine _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Epossumondas](https://readinglist.school/book/epossumondas) by Coleen Salley _(Grades K–3)_
- [Escaping the Giant Wave](https://readinglist.school/book/escaping-the-giant-wave) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Even Monsters Need Haircuts](https://readinglist.school/book/even-monsters-need-haircuts) by Matthew McElligott _(Grades K–3)_
- [For the Love of Autumn](https://readinglist.school/book/for-the-love-of-autumn) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Giant Children](https://readinglist.school/book/giant-children) by Brod Bagert _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Girls Who Code: The Friendship Code](https://readinglist.school/book/girls-who-code-the-friendship-code) by Stacia Deutsch _(Grades 4–5)_
- [Go Away, Big Green Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/go-away-big-green-monster) by Ed Emberley _(Grades K–3)_
- [Granny and the Indians](https://readinglist.school/book/granny-and-the-indians) by Peggy Parish _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Grendel](https://readinglist.school/book/grendel) by John Gardner _(Grades 10–12)_
- [He Has Shot the President!](https://readinglist.school/book/he-has-shot-the-president) by Don Brown _(Grades 4–5)_
- [How to Babysit a Grandpa](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-babysit-a-grandpa) by Jean Reagan _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes](https://readinglist.school/book/humpty-dumpty-egg-splodes) by O'Malley, Kevin _(Grades K–3)_
- [I Ain't Gonna Paint No More](https://readinglist.school/book/i-aint-gonna-paint-no-more) by Karen Beaumont _(Grades K–2)_
- [I Need My Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/i-need-my-monster) by Amanda Noll _(Grades K–3)_
- [If You Give a Mouse a Cookie](https://readinglist.school/book/if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie) by Laura Numeroff _(410L · Grades K–3)_
- [Jack B. Ninja](https://readinglist.school/book/jack-b-ninja) by Tim McCanna _(Grades K–1)_
- [Julius, the Baby of the World](https://readinglist.school/book/julius-the-baby-of-the-world) by Kevin Henkes _(Grades K–3)_
- [Katy No-Pocket](https://readinglist.school/book/katy-no-pocket) by Emmy Payne _(Grades K–1)_
- [Killing Mr. Griffin](https://readinglist.school/book/killing-mr-griffin) by Lois Duncan _(Grades 7–9)_
- [Llama Llama Mad at Mama](https://readinglist.school/book/llama-llama-mad-at-mama) by Anna Dewdney _(Grades K–1)_
- [Mad Dog McGraw](https://readinglist.school/book/mad-dog-mcgraw) by Myron Uhlberg _(Grades K–2)_
- [Madeline Finn and the Library Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/madeline-finn-and-the-library-dog) by Lisa Papp _(Grades K–2)_
- [Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring](https://readinglist.school/book/mary-bowser-and-the-civil-war-spy-ring) by Enigma Alberti _(Grades 4–5)_
- [Mayday! Mayday!](https://readinglist.school/book/mayday-mayday) by Hilary Milton _(Grades 7–9)_
- [Memoirs of a Hamster](https://readinglist.school/book/memoirs-of-a-hamster) by Devin Scillian _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Mick Harte Was Here](https://readinglist.school/book/mick-harte-was-here) by Barbara Park _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Million-Dollar Throw](https://readinglist.school/book/million-dollar-throw) by Mike Lupica _(Grades 5–8)_
- [More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark](https://readinglist.school/book/more-scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark) by Alvin Schwartz _(Grades 3–5)_
- [My Life as a Stuntboy](https://readinglist.school/book/my-life-as-a-stuntboy) by Janet Tashjian _(Grades 4–5)_
- [My Teacher Sleeps in School](https://readinglist.school/book/my-teacher-sleeps-in-school) by Leatie Weiss _(Grades K–1)_
- [No David!](https://readinglist.school/book/no-david) by David Shannon _(Grades K–3)_
- [No Jumping on the Bed!](https://readinglist.school/book/no-jumping-on-the-bed) by Tedd Arnold _(Grades K–2)_
- [Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade](https://readinglist.school/book/nothings-fair-in-fifth-grade) by Barthe DeClements _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude](https://readinglist.school/book/once-upon-a-cool-motorcycle-dude) by O'Malley, Kevin _(Grades 3–5)_
- [One Potato, Two Potato](https://readinglist.school/book/one-potato-two-potato) by Cynthia DeFelice _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Pink and Say](https://readinglist.school/book/pink-and-say) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Powwow](https://readinglist.school/book/powwow) by George Ancona _(Grades 3–5)_
- [President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath](https://readinglist.school/book/president-taft-is-stuck-in-the-bath) by Mac Barnett _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Pssst!](https://readinglist.school/book/pssst) by Adam Rex _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Ralph S. Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/ralph-s-mouse) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Rats on the Roof and Other Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/rats-on-the-roof-and-other-stories) by James Marshall _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Red Racer](https://readinglist.school/book/red-racer) by Audrey Wood _(Grades K–3)_
- [Revenge of the Nerd](https://readinglist.school/book/revenge-of-the-nerd) by John McNamara _(Grades 7–9)_
- [Seven and a Half Tons of Steel](https://readinglist.school/book/seven-and-a-half-tons-of-steel) by Janet Nolan _(Grades 4–5)_
- [Spunky Tells All](https://readinglist.school/book/spunky-tells-all) by Ann Cameron _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Stone Fox](https://readinglist.school/book/stone-fox) by John Reynolds Gardiner _(550L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Strange Mysteries from Around the World](https://readinglist.school/book/strange-mysteries-from-around-the-world) by Seymour Simon _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Stuart Little](https://readinglist.school/book/stuart-little) by E.B. White _(920L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Sunshine](https://readinglist.school/book/sunshine-klein) by Norma Klein _(Grades 10–12)_
- [Superfudge](https://readinglist.school/book/superfudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Swamp Angel](https://readinglist.school/book/swamp-angel) by Anne Isaacs _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Sylvester and the Magic Pebble](https://readinglist.school/book/sylvester-and-the-magic-pebble) by William Steig _(Grades K–3)_
- [Tales from Gold Mountain](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-from-gold-mountain) by Paul Yee _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Thank You, Mr. Falker](https://readinglist.school/book/thank-you-mr-falker) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Acorn People](https://readinglist.school/book/the-acorn-people) by Ron Jones _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Adventures of Albert, the Running Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-albert-the-running-bear) by Barbara Isenberg _(Grades 2–3)_
- [The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-astronaut-who-painted-the-moon) by Dean Robbins _(Grades 2–3)_
- [The Best Christmas Pageant Ever](https://readinglist.school/book/the-best-christmas-pageant-ever) by Barbara Robinson _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Boo-Boos That Changed the World](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boo-boos-that-changed-the-world) by Barry Wittenstein _(Grades 4–5)_
- [The Book of Story Beginnings](https://readinglist.school/book/the-book-of-story-beginnings) by Kristin Kladstrup _(Grades 7–8)_
- [The Book with No Pictures](https://readinglist.school/book/the-book-with-no-pictures) by B.J. Novak _(Grades K–1)_
- [The Boxcar Children](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boxcar-children) by Gertrude Chandler Warner _(490L · Grades 2–4)_
- [The Day the Crayons Came Home](https://readinglist.school/book/the-day-the-crayons-came-home) by Drew Daywalt _(Grades 2–3)_
- [The Divorce Express](https://readinglist.school/book/the-divorce-express) by Paula Danziger _(Grades 7–9)_
- [The Dollhouse Murders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dollhouse-murders) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–7)_
- [The Glory Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glory-girl) by Betsy Byars _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Gruffalo](https://readinglist.school/book/the-gruffalo) by Julia Donaldson _(Grades K–2)_
- [The Hobbit](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hobbit) by J.R.R. Tolkien _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The New Kid on the Block](https://readinglist.school/book/the-new-kid-on-the-block) by Jack Prelutsky _(Grades 2–3)_
- [The Pain and the Great One](https://readinglist.school/book/the-pain-and-the-great-one) by Judy Blume _(Grades K–1)_
- [The Pigman and Me](https://readinglist.school/book/the-pigman-and-me) by Paul Zindel _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Princess Bride](https://readinglist.school/book/the-princess-bride) by William Goldman _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Runaway Bunny](https://readinglist.school/book/the-runaway-bunny) by Margaret Wise Brown _(Grades K–1)_
- [The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-knowledge-of-grown-ups) by David Wisniewski _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution](https://readinglist.school/book/the-thrifty-guide-to-the-american-revolution) by Jonathan W. Stokes _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Very Impatient Caterpillar](https://readinglist.school/book/the-very-impatient-caterpillar) by Ross Burach _(Grades K–1)_
- [The Walk-On](https://readinglist.school/book/the-walk-on) by John Feinstein _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The War with Grandpa](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-with-grandpa) by Robert Kimmel Smith _(Grades 4–7)_
- [This Book Is Not About Dragons](https://readinglist.school/book/this-book-is-not-about-dragons) by Shelley Moore Thomas _(Grades K–1)_
- [Three-Star Billy](https://readinglist.school/book/three-star-billy) by Pat Hutchins _(Grades K–2)_
- [Thunder Rose](https://readinglist.school/book/thunder-rose) by Jerdine Nolen _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Tight](https://readinglist.school/book/tight) by Torrey Maldonado _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival](https://readinglist.school/book/two-bobbies-a-true-story-of-hurricane-katrina-friendship-and-survival) by Kirby Larson _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Unicorns in the Rain](https://readinglist.school/book/unicorns-in-the-rain) by Barbara Cohen _(Grades 7–9)_
- [Voices from the Underground Railroad](https://readinglist.school/book/voices-from-the-underground-railroad) by Kay Winters _(Grades 4–5)_
- [Walking Across Egypt](https://readinglist.school/book/walking-across-egypt) by Clyde Edgerton _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Wart, Son of Toad](https://readinglist.school/book/wart-son-of-toad) by Alden R. Carter _(Grades 10–12)_
- [What Jamie Saw](https://readinglist.school/book/what-jamie-saw) by Carolyn Coman _(Grades 3–5)_
- [When the Wolves Returned](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-wolves-returned) by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Widget](https://readinglist.school/book/widget) by Lyn Rossiter McFarland _(Grades K–3)_
- [Wish You Were Here (And I Wasn't)](https://readinglist.school/book/wish-you-were-here-and-i-wasnt) by Colin McNaughton _(Grades 5–6)_
- [Yeager: An Autobiography](https://readinglist.school/book/yeager-an-autobiography) by Chuck Yeager _(Grades 10–12)_
- [You Never Can Tell](https://readinglist.school/book/you-never-can-tell) by Ellen Conford _(Grades 7–9)_
- [Zomo the Rabbit](https://readinglist.school/book/zomo-the-rabbit) by Gerald McDermott _(Grades K–3)_

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