Nēnē Award (Hawai'i)

Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) references 62 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools.

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The Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) is Hawaii's statewide children's-choice book award (grades 4-6). Each year a committee selects nominees; students across Hawaii 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.neneaward.org

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull · Richard Bach
Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser · Eve Bunting
Maniac Magee · Jerry Spinelli
Mary Poppins · Pamela L. Travers
My Robot Buddy · Alfred Slote
My Teacher Is an Alien · Bruce Coville
New Kid · Jerry Craft
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade · Barthe DeClements
Odder · Katherine Applegate
Old Yeller · Fred Gipson
Ramona and Her Father · Beverly Cleary
Ramona the Pest · Beverly Cleary
Restart · Gordon Korman
Ribsy · Beverly Cleary
Roller Girl · Victoria Jamieson
Runaway Ralph · Beverly Cleary
Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Small Spaces · Katherine Arden
Smile · Raina Telgemeier
Sounder · William H. Armstrong
Superfudge · Judy Blume
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) · Lemony Snicket
The Best School Year Ever · Barbara Robinson
The Cardboard Kingdom · Chad Sell
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit · Paula Danziger
The Invention of Hugo Cabret · Brian Selznick
The Lemonade War · Davies, Jacqueline
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) · Rick Riordan
The Mouse and the Motorcycle · Beverly Cleary
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda · Tom Angleberger
The Terrible Two · Mac Barnett
The Whipping Boy · Sid Fleischman
The Wild Robot · Peter Brown
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom · Louis Sachar
Twins · Varian Johnson
Under the Blood-Red Sun · Graham Salisbury
Wonder · R.J. Palacio
You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye · Patricia Hermes

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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 Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Nēnē Award (Hawai'i)— 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. Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) 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 Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) include?

62 books are referenced by Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) 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 Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) cover?

Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) 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 Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) data come from?

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

Is Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) required reading?

Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) 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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