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

**55** books referenced by Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award, a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

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.

**Framework type:** reading-program
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/curriculum/arizona-grand-canyon-reader-award
**Primary source:** https://www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org/previous-winners (www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org/previous-winners)
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

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

- [A Handful of Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/a-handful-of-stars) by Cynthia Lord _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Aliens Ate My Homework](https://readinglist.school/book/aliens-ate-my-homework) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Backlash](https://readinglist.school/book/backlash) by Sarah Darer Littman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Because of Mr. Terupt](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-mr-terupt) by Rob Buyea _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Bud, Not Buddy](https://readinglist.school/book/bud-not-buddy) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(950L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Closed for the Season](https://readinglist.school/book/closed-for-the-season) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Deep and Dark and Dangerous](https://readinglist.school/book/deep-and-dark-and-dangerous) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Drama](https://readinglist.school/book/drama) by Raina Telgemeier _(Grades 5–9)_
- [Drive-By](https://readinglist.school/book/drive-by) by Lynne Ewing _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Echo](https://readinglist.school/book/echo) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(680L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Ella Enchanted](https://readinglist.school/book/ella-enchanted) by Gail Carson Levine _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Eragon](https://readinglist.school/book/eragon) by Christopher Paolini _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library](https://readinglist.school/book/escape-from-mr-lemoncellos-library) by Chris Grabenstein _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Guts](https://readinglist.school/book/guts) by Raina Telgemeier _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone) by J.K. Rowling _(880L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_
- [How to Eat Fried Worms](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-eat-fried-worms) by Thomas Rockwell _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Mick Harte Was Here](https://readinglist.school/book/mick-harte-was-here) by Barbara Park _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism](https://readinglist.school/book/molly-moons-incredible-book-of-hypnotism) by Georgia Byng _(Grades 3–8)_
- [New Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/new-kid) by Jerry Craft _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Odder](https://readinglist.school/book/odder) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Orbiting Jupiter](https://readinglist.school/book/orbiting-jupiter) by Gary D. Schmidt _(Grades 7–10)_
- [Peter and the Starcatchers](https://readinglist.school/book/peter-and-the-starcatchers) by Dave Barry _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/pie) by Sarah Weeks _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Prisoner B-3087](https://readinglist.school/book/prisoner-b-3087) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_
- [Riding Freedom](https://readinglist.school/book/riding-freedom) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Running Out of Time](https://readinglist.school/book/running-out-of-time) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Schooled](https://readinglist.school/book/schooled) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(890L · Grades 3–6)_
- [Skeleton Man](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-man) by Joseph Bruchac _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Stargirl](https://readinglist.school/book/stargirl) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Superfudge](https://readinglist.school/book/superfudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Swindle](https://readinglist.school/book/swindle) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-of-a-fourth-grade-nothing) by Judy Blume _(470L · Grades 2–5)_
- [The Downstairs Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-downstairs-girl) by Stacey Lee _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The False Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/the-false-prince) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 5–9)_
- [The Ghost of Fossil Glen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-fossil-glen) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Giver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giver) by Lois Lowry _(760L · Grades 6–8)_
- [The Gollywhopper Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-gollywhopper-games) by Jody Feldman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Great Pet Escape](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-pet-escape) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Hunger Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hunger-games) by Suzanne Collins _(810L · Grades 6–9)_
- [The Indian in the Cupboard](https://readinglist.school/book/the-indian-in-the-cupboard) by Lynne Reid Banks _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Lifters](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lifters) by Dave Eggers _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lightning-thief) by Rick Riordan _(740L · Grades 4–7)_
- [The Maze Runner](https://readinglist.school/book/the-maze-runner) by James Dashner _(Grades 7–12)_
- [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane](https://readinglist.school/book/the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Perfect Score](https://readinglist.school/book/the-perfect-score) by Rob Buyea _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Red Pyramid](https://readinglist.school/book/the-red-pyramid) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Thief Lord](https://readinglist.school/book/the-thief-lord) by Cornelia Funke _(Grades 4–6)_
- [There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom](https://readinglist.school/book/theres-a-boy-in-the-girls-bathroom) by Louis Sachar _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Weslandia](https://readinglist.school/book/weslandia) by Paul Fleischman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_
- [Word Eater](https://readinglist.school/book/word-eater) by Mary Amato _(Grades 3–8)_

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