Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award references 27 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools. The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award is Maryland's statewide student-choice reading program, run by the Maryland Association of School Librarians since 1992. Students across grade divisions (grades 3-5, 4-6, 6-8, and 6-9) read from annual nominee lists and vote each year for their favorite title. Its winners are read in Maryland classrooms and libraries statewide and span many of the most-loved middle-grade titles, from Holes, Because of Winn-Dixie, and The Giver to Wonder, The Crossover, Ghost Boys, and Front Desk.

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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 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Maryland Black-Eyed Susan 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. Maryland Black-Eyed Susan 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 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award include?

27 books are referenced by Maryland Black-Eyed Susan 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 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award cover?

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan 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 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award data come from?

Primary source: www.maslmd.org/black-eyed-susan-book-award. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award required reading?

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan 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.