Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award

Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award references 49 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools.

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The Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award is Arkansas's statewide children's-choice book award (grades 4-6). Each year a committee selects nominees; students across Arkansas 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.fortsmithlibrary.org

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Sarah, Plain and Tall · Patricia MacLachlan
Saving Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Shoeshine Girl · Clyde Robert Bulla
Skeleton Man · Joseph Bruchac
Striped Ice Cream · Joan M. Lexau
Swindle · Gordon Korman
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing · Judy Blume
The Best School Year Ever · Barbara Robinson
The Boy on the Porch · Sharon Creech
The Computer Nut · Betsy Cromer Byars
The Crossover · Kwame Alexander
The Ghost Inside the Monitor · Margaret Jean Anderson
The Ghost on Saturday Night · Sid Fleischman
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane · Kate DiCamillo
The Pinballs · Betsy Cromer Byars
The Secret Funeral of Slim Jim the Snake · Elvira Woodruff
The Tale of Despereaux · Kate DiCamillo
The War That Saved My Life · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Whipping Boy · Sid Fleischman
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer · John Grisham
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom · Louis Sachar
Wish · Barbara O'Connor
Wonder · R.J. Palacio
Zoobreak · Gordon Korman

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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 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Charlie May Simon Children's Book 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. Charlie May Simon Children's Book 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 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award include?

49 books are referenced by Charlie May Simon Children's Book 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 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award cover?

Charlie May Simon Children's Book 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 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award data come from?

Primary source: www.fortsmithlibrary.org/sites/default/files/2024-07/CharlieMaySimonWinners.2023-24.pdf. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award required reading?

Charlie May Simon Children's Book 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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