Maine Student Book Award

Maine Student Book Award references 59 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools.

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The Maine Student Book Award is Maine's statewide children's-choice book award (grades 4-8). Each year a committee selects nominees; students across Maine 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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Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens · Rebecca E. Barone
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic · Candace Fleming
New Kid · Jerry Craft
Not Nothing · Gayle Forman
Number the Stars · Lois Lowry
Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock · Josh Allen
Pink and Say · Patricia Polacco
Popcorn · Rob Harrell
Primer · Jennifer Muro
Puzzleheart · Jenn Reese
Refugee · Alan Gratz
Roller Girl · Victoria Jamieson
Rules · Cynthia Lord
Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Smile · Raina Telgemeier
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet · Geo Rutherford
The Cardboard Kingdom · Chad Sell
The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves · Lindsey Leigh
The End of the Beginning · Avi
The Giver · Lois Lowry
The Hunger Games · Suzanne Collins
The Last Bloodcarver · Vanessa Le
The Last Dragon on Mars · Scott Reintgen
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) · Rick Riordan
The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey · Chad Soon & Amy Maranville
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien · John Hendrix
The Night Train · Lorelei Savaryn
The Partition Project · Saadia Faruqi
The Sherlock Society · James Ponti
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales · Jon Scieszka
The Tale of Despereaux · Kate DiCamillo
The Witching Wind · Natalie Lloyd
The Wrong Way Home · Kate O'Shaughnessy
Wildful · Kengo Kurimoto
Wonder · R.J. Palacio

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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 Maine Student Book Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Maine Student 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. Maine Student 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 Maine Student Book Award include?

59 books are referenced by Maine Student 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 Maine Student Book Award cover?

Maine Student 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 Maine Student Book Award data come from?

Primary source: www.librarything.com/award/183.1/Maine-Student-Book-Award-Winner. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is Maine Student Book Award required reading?

Maine Student 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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