Nevada Young Readers' Award

Nevada Young Readers' Award references 61 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools.

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The Nevada Young Readers' Award is Nevada's statewide children's-choice book award (grades 3-83-56-). Each year a committee selects nominees; students across Nevada 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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Loch · Paul Zindel
Loot · Jude Watson
Magyk · Angie Sage
Maniac Magee · Jerry Spinelli
Matilda · Roald Dahl
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism · Georgia Byng
My Teacher Is an Alien · Bruce Coville
Out of My Mind · Sharon M. Draper
Red Midnight · Ben Mikaelsen
Saving Winslow · Sharon Creech
Saving Zasha · Randi G. Barrow
Shape-Changer · Bill Brittain
Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You · Barthe DeClements
Skeleton Creek · Patrick Carman
Smile · Raina Telgemeier
Stepping Up · Mark Fink
Stolen Children · Peg Kehret
Tarot Says Beware · Betsy Cromer Byars
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) · Lemony Snicket
The Boys Start the War · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The City of Ember · Jeanne DuPrau
The Doom Stone · Paul Zindel
The Ghost's Grave · Peg Kehret
The Girl with the Ghost Machine · Lauren DeStefano
The Maze of Bones · Rick Riordan
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane · Kate DiCamillo
The Name of the Game Was Murder · Joan Lowery Nixon
The Screaming Staircase · Jonathan Stroud
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda · Tom Angleberger
The Stranger Next Door · Peg Kehret
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom · Louis Sachar
Took · Mary Downing Hahn
Ungifted · Gordon Korman
Unwind · Neal Shusterman
Virtually Perfect · Dan Gutman
Zach's Lie · Roland Smith

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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 Nevada Young Readers' Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Nevada Young Readers' 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. Nevada Young Readers' 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 Nevada Young Readers' Award include?

61 books are referenced by Nevada Young Readers' 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 Nevada Young Readers' Award cover?

Nevada Young Readers' 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 Nevada Young Readers' Award data come from?

Primary source: www.librarything.com/award/343.1/Nevada-Young-Readers-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 Nevada Young Readers' Award required reading?

Nevada Young Readers' 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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