# Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) reading list

**114** books referenced by Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania), a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

The Mountain Laurel Book Award — formerly the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (PYRCA) — is Pennsylvania's statewide young readers' choice program, sponsored by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA). Students vote each year for their favorite recent titles across grade divisions spanning K-3, 3-6, 6-8, and grades 9-12, and the winners are read in Pennsylvania classrooms and libraries statewide.

**Framework type:** reading-program
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/curriculum/pennsylvania-mountain-laurel-book-award
**Primary source:** https://pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners (pyrcapsla.wixsite.com/pyrca/past-titles-and-winners)
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## Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) reading list

- [A Bad Case of Stripes](https://readinglist.school/book/a-bad-case-of-stripes) by David Shannon _(Grades 2–8)_
- [A Friend for Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullying](https://readinglist.school/book/a-friend-for-lakota-the-incredible-true-story-of-a-wolf-who-braved-bullying) by Jim Dutcher _(Grades K–3)_
- [Aliens Are Coming!](https://readinglist.school/book/aliens-are-coming) by Megan McCarthy _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Among the Hidden](https://readinglist.school/book/among-the-hidden) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Awkward](https://readinglist.school/book/awkward) by Svetlana Chmakova _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Belly Up](https://readinglist.school/book/belly-up) by Stuart Gibbs _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Black Brother, Black Brother](https://readinglist.school/book/black-brother-black-brother) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Bud, Not Buddy](https://readinglist.school/book/bud-not-buddy) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(950L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Butt or Face?](https://readinglist.school/book/butt-or-face) by Kari Lavelle _(Grades K–2)_
- [Buz](https://readinglist.school/book/buz) by Richard Egielski _(Grades K–3)_
- [Can I Be Your Dog?](https://readinglist.school/book/can-i-be-your-dog) by Troy Cummings _(Grades K–3)_
- [Check & Mate](https://readinglist.school/book/check-mate) by Ali Hazelwood _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Chester](https://readinglist.school/book/chester) by Mélanie Watt _(Grades K–3)_
- [Chomp](https://readinglist.school/book/chomp) by Carl Hiaasen _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Crash](https://readinglist.school/book/crash) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Creepy Carrots!](https://readinglist.school/book/creepy-carrots) by Aaron Reynolds _(Grades 3–10)_
- [Dairy Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/dairy-queen) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Dandy](https://readinglist.school/book/dandy) by Ame Dyckman _(Grades K–3)_
- [Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/destiny-finds-her-way-how-a-rescued-baby-sloth-learned-to-be-wild) by Margarita Engle _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Divine Rivals](https://readinglist.school/book/divine-rivals) by Rebecca Ross _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Double Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/double-fudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Dragons Love Tacos](https://readinglist.school/book/dragons-love-tacos) by Adam Rubin _(Grades K–3)_
- [Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 6–9)_
- [El Deafo](https://readinglist.school/book/el-deafo) by Cece Bell _(420L · Grades 4–6)_
- [Eleanor & Park](https://readinglist.school/book/eleanor-park) by Rainbow Rowell _(Grades 4–9)_
- [Eragon](https://readinglist.school/book/eragon) by Christopher Paolini _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Everything, Everything](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-everything) by Nicola Yoon _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Except Antarctica!](https://readinglist.school/book/except-antarctica) by Todd Sturgell _(Grades K–3)_
- [Firekeeper's Daughter](https://readinglist.school/book/firekeepers-daughter) by Angeline Boulley _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Found](https://readinglist.school/book/found) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Frindle](https://readinglist.school/book/frindle) by Andrew Clements _(830L · Grades 3–7)_
- [Fudge-a-Mania](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge-a-mania) by Judy Blume _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/ghosts) by Raina Telgemeier _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Good Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/good-dog) by Maya Gottfried _(Grades K–3)_
- [Gregor the Overlander](https://readinglist.school/book/gregor-the-overlander) by Suzanne Collins _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Ground Zero](https://readinglist.school/book/ground-zero) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Hachiko](https://readinglist.school/book/hachiko) by Pamela S. Turner _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Heart of a Champion](https://readinglist.school/book/heart-of-a-champion) by Carl Deuker _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Henry's Freedom Box](https://readinglist.school/book/henrys-freedom-box) by Ellen Levine _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Hoot](https://readinglist.school/book/hoot) by Carl Hiaasen _(760L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes](https://readinglist.school/book/humpty-dumpty-egg-splodes) by O'Malley, Kevin _(Grades K–3)_
- [I Must Betray You](https://readinglist.school/book/i-must-betray-you) by Ruta Sepetys _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Invisible](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible) by Christina Diaz Gonzalez _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Jake and Lily](https://readinglist.school/book/jake-and-lily) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Lewis and Clark and Me](https://readinglist.school/book/lewis-and-clark-and-me) by Laurie Myers _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Martha Speaks](https://readinglist.school/book/martha-speaks) by Susan Meddaugh _(Grades K–3)_
- [Matched](https://readinglist.school/book/matched) by Ally Condie _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children](https://readinglist.school/book/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children) by Ransom Riggs _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Mr. Fox's Game of "No!"](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-foxs-game-of-no) by David LaRochelle _(Grades K–3)_
- [My Sister's Keeper](https://readinglist.school/book/my-sisters-keeper) by Jodi Picoult _(Grades 9–12)_
- [My Teacher Is an Alien](https://readinglist.school/book/my-teacher-is-an-alien) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/narwhal-unicorn-of-the-sea) by Ben Clanton _(Grades K–3)_
- [New Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/new-kid) by Jerry Craft _(Grades 4–8)_
- [No David!](https://readinglist.school/book/no-david) by David Shannon _(Grades K–3)_
- [No More Water in the Tub](https://readinglist.school/book/no-more-water-in-the-tub) by Tedd Arnold _(Grades K–3)_
- [No Talking](https://readinglist.school/book/no-talking) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Nubby’s Story](https://readinglist.school/book/nubbys-story) by Aubre Andrus _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Odder](https://readinglist.school/book/odder) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Officer Buckle and Gloria](https://readinglist.school/book/officer-buckle-and-gloria) by Peggy Rathmann _(Grades K–3)_
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Parachute Kids](https://readinglist.school/book/parachute-kids) by Betty C. Tang _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Patron Saints of Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/patron-saints-of-nothing) by Randy Ribay _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Perfect Chemistry](https://readinglist.school/book/perfect-chemistry) by Simone Elkeles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Peter and the Starcatchers](https://readinglist.school/book/peter-and-the-starcatchers) by Dave Barry _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum](https://readinglist.school/book/pop-the-invention-of-bubble-gum) by Meghan McCarthy _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Prisoner B-3087](https://readinglist.school/book/prisoner-b-3087) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_
- [Saving Winslow](https://readinglist.school/book/saving-winslow) by Sharon Creech _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Scaredy Squirrel](https://readinglist.school/book/scaredy-squirrel) by Melanie Watt _(Grades K–3)_
- [Scranimals](https://readinglist.school/book/scranimals) by Jack Prelutsky _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Shark vs. Train](https://readinglist.school/book/shark-vs-train) by Chris Barton _(Grades K–3)_
- [Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(890L · Grades 3–6)_
- [Shiloh Season](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh-season) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Skippyjon Jones](https://readinglist.school/book/skippyjon-jones) by Judith Byron Schachner _(Grades K–3)_
- [So You Want to be President](https://readinglist.school/book/so-you-want-to-be-president) by Judith George _(Grades K–3)_
- [Spying on Miss Müller](https://readinglist.school/book/spying-on-miss-m-ller) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Substitute Teacher Plans](https://readinglist.school/book/substitute-teacher-plans) by Johnson, Doug _(Grades K–3)_
- [Sunny Side Up](https://readinglist.school/book/sunny-side-up) by Jennifer L. Holm _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Swamp Angel](https://readinglist.school/book/swamp-angel) by Anne Isaacs _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Adventures of Captain Underpants](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-captain-underpants) by Dav Pilkey _(720L · Grades 2–5)_
- [The Best School Year Ever](https://readinglist.school/book/the-best-school-year-ever) by Barbara Robinson _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Butterfly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-butterfly) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Fault in Our Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fault-in-our-stars) by John Green _(850L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Fourteenth Goldfish](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fourteenth-goldfish) by Jennifer L. Holm _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Giver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giver) by Lois Lowry _(760L · Grades 6–8)_
- [The Great Fuzz Frenzy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-fuzz-frenzy) by Janet Stevens _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Hate U Give](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hate-u-give) by Angie Thomas _(590L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Hunger Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hunger-games) by Suzanne Collins _(810L · Grades 6–9)_
- [The Inheritance Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-inheritance-games) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lightning-thief) by Rick Riordan _(740L · Grades 4–7)_
- [The Monkey Goes Bananas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-monkey-goes-bananas) by C. P. Bloom _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Name of This Book Is Secret](https://readinglist.school/book/the-name-of-this-book-is-secret) by Pseudonymous Bosch _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The One and Only Ivan](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-ivan) by Katherine Applegate _(570L · Grades 3–7)_
- [The Red Pyramid](https://readinglist.school/book/the-red-pyramid) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Scrambled States of America](https://readinglist.school/book/the-scrambled-states-of-america) by Laurie Keller _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Second Summer of the Sisterhood](https://readinglist.school/book/the-second-summer-of-the-sisterhood) by Ann Brashares _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stinky-cheese-man-and-other-fairly-stupid-tales) by Jon Scieszka _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Sun is Also a Star](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sun-is-also-a-star) by Nicola Yoon _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Sweetest Fig](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sweetest-fig) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig](https://readinglist.school/book/the-three-little-wolves-and-the-big-bad-pig) by Eugenios Trivizas _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Two Princesses of Bamarre](https://readinglist.school/book/the-two-princesses-of-bamarre) by Gail Carson Levine _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Wild Robot](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wild-robot) by Peter Brown _(740L · Grades 4–6)_
- [The Yawns Are Coming](https://readinglist.school/book/the-yawns-are-coming) by Christopher Eliopoulos _(Grades K–3)_
- [Those Who Wish Me Dead](https://readinglist.school/book/those-who-wish-me-dead) by Michael Koryta _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Truly Devious](https://readinglist.school/book/truly-devious) by Maureen Johnson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Twilight](https://readinglist.school/book/twilight) by Stephenie Meyer _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival](https://readinglist.school/book/two-bobbies-a-true-story-of-hurricane-katrina-friendship-and-survival) by Kirby Larson _(Grades 3–6)_
- [We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!](https://readinglist.school/book/we-dont-eat-our-classmates) by Ryan T. Higgins _(Grades K–3)_
- [Wedgie & Gizmo](https://readinglist.school/book/wedgie-gizmo) by Suzanne Selfors _(Grades 3–6)_
- [When Stars Are Scattered](https://readinglist.school/book/when-stars-are-scattered) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Widget](https://readinglist.school/book/widget) by Lyn Rossiter McFarland _(Grades K–3)_

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