Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award references 55 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools.

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The Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award is Arizona's statewide children's-choice book award (grades 3-83-66-). Each year a committee selects nominees; students across Arizona read from the list and vote for their favorite. This list links the award's verified winners that appear in the ReadingList corpus.

Primary source: www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org

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Pie · Sarah Weeks
Prisoner B-3087 · Alan Gratz
Refugee · Alan Gratz
Riding Freedom · Pam Muñoz Ryan
Running Out of Time · Margaret Peterson Haddix
Schooled · Gordon Korman
Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Skeleton Man · Joseph Bruchac
Stargirl · Jerry Spinelli
Superfudge · Judy Blume
Swindle · Gordon Korman
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing · Judy Blume
The Downstairs Girl · Stacey Lee
The False Prince · Jennifer A. Nielsen
The Ghost of Fossil Glen · Cynthia C. DeFelice
The Giver · Lois Lowry
The Gollywhopper Games · Jody Feldman
The Great Pet Escape · Victoria Jamieson
The Hunger Games · Suzanne Collins
The Indian in the Cupboard · Lynne Reid Banks
The Lifters · Dave Eggers
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) · Rick Riordan
The Maze Runner · James Dashner
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane · Kate DiCamillo
The Perfect Score · Rob Buyea
The Red Pyramid · Rick Riordan
The Thief Lord · Cornelia Funke
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom · Louis Sachar
Weslandia · Paul Fleischman
Wonder · R.J. Palacio
Word Eater · Mary Amato

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About this curriculum framework

This curriculum is one of dozens of named English Language Arts frameworks tracked across US public-school districts. Frameworks differ in scope (district-level vs state-level vs national), in mandate (required vs recommended vs elective), and in how prescriptive their reading lists are (single fixed text list vs broad reading-pool selection).

The book list below represents titles cited as required, recommended, or commonly assigned within this framework, sourced from the framework's primary documentation (or, where the framework is administered at district level, from public district curriculum pages). Each book's detail page links the specific source document for that citation.

How to use this Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award— either through the framework’s own published documentation, through audited classroom syllabi citing the framework, or through US state and district curriculum guides that map their reading expectations to it. Each book’s detail page links the specific primary source so parents, teachers, and students can verify the citation and locate the official document.

Reading lists evolve. Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award citations on ReadingList are reviewed on a rolling basis as primary sources publish updates. If you teach or learn under this framework and a title on this page is no longer used (or you know of one that should appear), the ReadingList methodology page explains how to submit a correction with a citation.

Frequently asked questions

What books does Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award include?

55 books are referenced by Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award across applicable K-12 grade levels. Each book page cites the primary source assignment (the official curriculum standard, exemplar list, or syllabus where the title appears).

What grades does Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award cover?

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award is a reading-program curriculum spanning applicable K-12 grade levels via the standards framework. Browse by grade using the grade-filter links on this page or visit /grade for the full grade index across all curricula.

Where does Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award data come from?

Primary source: www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org/previous-winners. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award required reading?

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award provides recommended exemplars + assignments — adoption varies by district and teacher. Always check with your school's English department for the specific required vs recommended list at your grade level.

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