Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA)

Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) references 45 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools.

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The Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) is Iowa's statewide children's-choice book award (grades 3-6). Each year a committee selects nominees; students across Iowa read from the list and vote for their favorite. This list links the award's verified winners that appear in the ReadingList corpus.

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Saving Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Shiloh Season · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Small Spaces · Katherine Arden
Smile · Raina Telgemeier
Stolen Children · Peg Kehret
Superfudge · Judy Blume
Swim Team · Johnnie Christmas
Terror at the Zoo · Peg Kehret
The Best School Year Ever · Barbara Robinson
The Dollhouse Murders · Betty Ren Wright
The Ghost of Fossil Glen · Cynthia C. DeFelice
The Ghost of Graylock · Dan Poblocki
The Great Gilly Hopkins · Katherine Paterson
The Invention of Hugo Cabret · Brian Selznick
The Million Dollar Shot · Dan Gutman
The Old Willis Place · Mary Downing Hahn
The World According to Humphrey · Betty G. Birney
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom · Louis Sachar
Wait Till Helen Comes · Mary Downing Hahn
When the Boys Ran the House · Joan Davenport Carris
Wish · Barbara O'Connor

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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 Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA)— 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. Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) 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 Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) include?

45 books are referenced by Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) 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 Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) cover?

Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) 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 Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) data come from?

Primary source: www.goodreads.com/award/show/5606-iowa-children-s-choice-award. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) required reading?

Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) 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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