Nebraska Golden Sower Award

Nebraska Golden Sower Award references 24 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools. The Golden Sower Award is Nebraska's statewide student-choice reading program, run by the Nebraska Library Association since 1981. Students read from annual nominee lists in the Honeybee (chapter book, grades 3-5) and Meadowlark (novel, grades 6-9) divisions and vote each year for their favorite title. Its winners are read in Nebraska classrooms and libraries statewide and span many of the most-loved middle-grade titles, from Because of Winn-Dixie, The Giver, and The Lightning Thief to Wonder, Ghost Boys, and Restart.

Primary source: nebraskalibraries.org

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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 Nebraska Golden Sower Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Nebraska Golden Sower 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. Nebraska Golden Sower 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 Nebraska Golden Sower Award include?

24 books are referenced by Nebraska Golden Sower 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 Nebraska Golden Sower Award cover?

Nebraska Golden Sower 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 Nebraska Golden Sower Award data come from?

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

Is Nebraska Golden Sower Award required reading?

Nebraska Golden Sower 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.