# Virginia Readers' Choice reading list

**179** books referenced by Virginia Readers' Choice, a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

Virginia Readers' Choice is a statewide reading-incentive program of the Virginia State Reading Association in which students vote for their favorite from an annual list of nominated titles, organized by Primary (K-2), Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12) levels. The lists are refreshed each year, so the titles are Virginia-specific and current.

**Framework type:** reading-program
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/curriculum/virginia-readers-choice
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## Virginia Readers' Choice reading list

- [7 X 9 = Trouble](https://readinglist.school/book/7-x-9-trouble) by Claudia Mills _(Grades 3–5)_
- [A Door Near Here](https://readinglist.school/book/a-door-near-here) by Heather Quarles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [A Family Apart](https://readinglist.school/book/a-family-apart) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–8)_
- [A Haunting in Williamsburg](https://readinglist.school/book/a-haunting-in-williamsburg) by Lou Kassem _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Again](https://readinglist.school/book/again) by Emily Gravett _(Grades K–3)_
- [Airborn](https://readinglist.school/book/airborn) by Kenneth Oppel _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Akiak](https://readinglist.school/book/akiak) by Robert J. Blake _(Grades K–3)_
- [All the Lovely Bad Ones](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-lovely-bad-ones) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Allergic](https://readinglist.school/book/allergic) by Megan Wagner Lloyd _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things](https://readinglist.school/book/alvin-ho-allergic-to-girls-school-and-other-scary-things) by Lenore Look _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging](https://readinglist.school/book/angus-thongs-and-full-frontal-snogging) by Louise Rennison _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Are You a Cheeseburger?](https://readinglist.school/book/are-you-a-cheeseburger) by Monica Arnaldo _(Grades K–3)_
- [Bea and the New Deal Horse](https://readinglist.school/book/bea-and-the-new-deal-horse) by L. M. Elliott _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Because of Winn-Dixie](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-winn-dixie) by Kate DiCamillo _(610L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Because of You, John Lewis](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-you-john-lewis) by Andrea Davis Pinkney _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Beware of Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/beware-of-boys) by Tony Blundell _(Grades K–3)_
- [Blackwater](https://readinglist.school/book/blackwater) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Breakout](https://readinglist.school/book/breakout) by Kate Messner _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Breathe: A Ghost Story](https://readinglist.school/book/breathe-a-ghost-story) by Cliff McNish _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Bridge to Terabithia](https://readinglist.school/book/bridge-to-terabithia) by Katherine Paterson _(810L · Grades 4–6)_
- [Buffalo Fluffalo](https://readinglist.school/book/buffalo-fluffalo) by Bess Kalb _(Grades K–2)_
- [Butt or Face?](https://readinglist.school/book/butt-or-face) by Kari Lavelle _(Grades K–2)_
- [Can I Be Your Dog?](https://readinglist.school/book/can-i-be-your-dog) by Troy Cummings _(Grades K–3)_
- [Chester](https://readinglist.school/book/chester) by Mélanie Watt _(Grades K–3)_
- [Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul](https://readinglist.school/book/chicken-soup-for-the-teenage-soul) by Jack Canfield _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Children of Blood and Bone](https://readinglist.school/book/children-of-blood-and-bone) by Tomi Adeyemi _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Christina's Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/christinas-ghost) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–6)_
- [City Spies](https://readinglist.school/book/city-spies) by James Ponti _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Copycat](https://readinglist.school/book/copycat) by Ruth Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [Crash](https://readinglist.school/book/crash) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares](https://readinglist.school/book/dash-lilys-book-of-dares) by Rachel Cohn _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Daughter of the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/daughter-of-the-stars) by Phyllis A. Whitney _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Dead Man in Indian Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/dead-man-in-indian-creek) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Divine Rivals](https://readinglist.school/book/divine-rivals) by Rebecca Ross _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Dogzilla](https://readinglist.school/book/dogzilla) by Dav Pilkey _(Grades K–3)_
- [Don't Look Behind You](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-look-behind-you) by Lois Duncan _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Earthquake Terror](https://readinglist.school/book/earthquake-terror) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Echo](https://readinglist.school/book/echo) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(680L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Epossumondas](https://readinglist.school/book/epossumondas) by Coleen Salley _(Grades K–3)_
- [Eragon](https://readinglist.school/book/eragon) by Christopher Paolini _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library](https://readinglist.school/book/escape-from-mr-lemoncellos-library) by Chris Grabenstein _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Everless](https://readinglist.school/book/everless) by Sara Holland _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Every Day](https://readinglist.school/book/every-day) by David Levithan _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Exploring the Titanic](https://readinglist.school/book/exploring-the-titanic) by Robert D. Ballard _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Fake ID](https://readinglist.school/book/fake-id) by L. R. Giles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Fig Pudding](https://readinglist.school/book/fig-pudding) by Ralph J. Fletcher _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Flight #116 Is Down!](https://readinglist.school/book/flight-116-is-down) by Caroline B. Cooney _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Flipped](https://readinglist.school/book/flipped) by Wendelin Van Draanen _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Four for the Road](https://readinglist.school/book/four-for-the-road) by K.J. Reilly _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom](https://readinglist.school/book/frankie-pickle-and-the-closet-of-doom) by Eric Wight _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7)_
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Ghost Cadet](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-cadet) by Elaine Marie Alphin _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Ghost in My Soup](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-in-my-soup) by Judi Miller _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Global](https://readinglist.school/book/global) by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Good Night, Mr. Tom](https://readinglist.school/book/good-night-mr-tom) by Michelle Magorian _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Ground Zero](https://readinglist.school/book/ground-zero) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Guji Guji](https://readinglist.school/book/guji-guji) by Chen, Zhiyuan _(Grades K–3)_
- [Hatchet](https://readinglist.school/book/hatchet) by Gary Paulsen _(1020L · Grades 5–8)_
- [He Came With the Couch](https://readinglist.school/book/he-came-with-the-couch) by David Slonim _(Grades K–3)_
- [Heckedy Peg](https://readinglist.school/book/heckedy-peg) by Audrey Wood _(Grades K–3)_
- [Hoops](https://readinglist.school/book/hoops-tavares) by Matt Tavares _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Hooway for Wodney Wat](https://readinglist.school/book/hooway-for-wodney-wat) by Helen Lester _(Grades K–3)_
- [How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide](https://readinglist.school/book/how-dinosaurs-went-extinct) by Ame Dyckman _(Grades K–2)_
- [How This Book Got Red](https://readinglist.school/book/how-this-book-got-red) by Margaret Chiu Greanias _(Grades K–2)_
- [How to Survive Your Murder](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-survive-your-murder) by Danielle Valentine _(Grades 9–12)_
- [I Need My Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/i-need-my-monster) by Amanda Noll _(Grades K–3)_
- [I Yam a Donkey](https://readinglist.school/book/i-yam-a-donkey) by Cece Bell _(Grades K–3)_
- [I'll Give You the Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/ill-give-you-the-sun) by Jandy Nelson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [If You Come Softly](https://readinglist.school/book/if-you-come-softly) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [In a Dark, Dark Room](https://readinglist.school/book/in-a-dark-dark-room) by Alvin Schwartz _(Grades K–3)_
- [Invisible](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible) by Christina Diaz Gonzalez _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Island of the Blue Dolphins](https://readinglist.school/book/island-of-the-blue-dolphins) by Scott O'Dell _(1000L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Izzy, Willy-Nilly](https://readinglist.school/book/izzy-willy-nilly) by Cynthia Voigt _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key](https://readinglist.school/book/joey-pigza-swallowed-the-key) by Jack Gantos _(Grades 6–8)_
- [John, Paul, George and Ben](https://readinglist.school/book/john-paul-george-and-ben) by Lane Smith _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Jumping the Nail](https://readinglist.school/book/jumping-the-nail) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Just Like Martin](https://readinglist.school/book/just-like-martin) by Ossie Davis _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Last Holiday Concert](https://readinglist.school/book/last-holiday-concert) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Learning to Swear in America](https://readinglist.school/book/learning-to-swear-in-america) by Katie Kennedy _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Library Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/library-mouse) by Daniel Kirk _(Grades K–3)_
- [Lion vs. Rabbit](https://readinglist.school/book/lion-vs-rabbit) by Alex Latimer _(Grades K–3)_
- [Loser](https://readinglist.school/book/loser) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Matilda](https://readinglist.school/book/matilda) by Roald Dahl _(840L · Grades 3–6)_
- [Murder Among Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/murder-among-friends) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 9–12)_
- [My Friend the Vampire](https://readinglist.school/book/my-friend-the-vampire) by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg _(Grades 3–5)_
- [My Little Sister Ate One Hare](https://readinglist.school/book/my-little-sister-ate-one-hare) by Bill Grossman _(Grades K–3)_
- [My Sister's Keeper](https://readinglist.school/book/my-sisters-keeper) by Jodi Picoult _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Night in the City](https://readinglist.school/book/night-in-the-city) by Julie Downing _(Grades K–2)_
- [No Cats in the Library](https://readinglist.school/book/no-cats-in-the-library) by Lauren Emmons _(Grades K–2)_
- [No More Dead Dogs](https://readinglist.school/book/no-more-dead-dogs) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard](https://readinglist.school/book/now-let-me-fly) by Ronald Wimberly _(Grades 9–12)_
- [One for the Murphys](https://readinglist.school/book/one-for-the-murphys) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(Grades 6–8)_
- [One of Us Is Lying](https://readinglist.school/book/one-of-us-is-lying) by Karen M. McManus _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Plague Year](https://readinglist.school/book/plague-year) by Stephanie S. Tolan _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Planet Earth Is Blue](https://readinglist.school/book/planet-earth-is-blue) by Nicole Panteleakos _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Powerless](https://readinglist.school/book/powerless-matthew-cody) by Matthew Cody _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Prisoner B-3087](https://readinglist.school/book/prisoner-b-3087) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Red Racer](https://readinglist.school/book/red-racer) by Audrey Wood _(Grades K–3)_
- [Restart](https://readinglist.school/book/restart) by Gordon Korman _(730L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Savvy](https://readinglist.school/book/savvy) by Ingrid Law _(Grades 5–12)_
- [Say Goodnight, Gracie](https://readinglist.school/book/say-goodnight-gracie) by Julie Reece Deaver _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Say What?](https://readinglist.school/book/say-what) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Something Like Home](https://readinglist.school/book/something-like-home) by Andrea Beatriz Arango _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Spirit Seeker](https://readinglist.school/book/spirit-seeker) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Squished](https://readinglist.school/book/squished) by Megan Wagner Lloyd _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Suddenly!](https://readinglist.school/book/suddenly) by Colin McNaughton _(Grades K–3)_
- [Summer of Riley](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-riley) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Superfudge](https://readinglist.school/book/superfudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Tears of A Tiger](https://readinglist.school/book/tears-of-a-tiger) by Sharon M. Draper _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Ten Kids, No Pets](https://readinglist.school/book/ten-kids-no-pets) by Ann M. Martin _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Thank a Farmer](https://readinglist.school/book/thank-a-farmer) by Maria Gianferrari _(Grades K–2)_
- [That's Not My Name](https://readinglist.school/book/thats-not-my-name) by Megan Lally _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Cat Ate My Gymsuit](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cat-ate-my-gymsuit) by Paula Danziger _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The China Garden](https://readinglist.school/book/the-china-garden) by Liz Berry _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Curse of the Blue Figurine](https://readinglist.school/book/the-curse-of-the-blue-figurine) by John Bellairs _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Doll in the Garden](https://readinglist.school/book/the-doll-in-the-garden-a-ghost-story) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Ear, The Eye, and the Arm](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ear-the-eye-and-the-arm) by Nancy Farmer _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Face at the Edge of the World](https://readinglist.school/book/the-face-at-the-edge-of-the-world) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Fault in Our Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fault-in-our-stars) by John Green _(850L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fire-the-water-and-maudie-mcginn) by Sally J. Pla _(Grades 4–7)_
- [The Ghost of Fossil Glen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-fossil-glen) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Ghost's Grave](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghosts-grave) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School](https://readinglist.school/book/the-gingerbread-man-loose-in-the-school) by Laura Murray _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Girls I've Been](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girls-ive-been) by Tess Sharpe _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Giver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giver) by Lois Lowry _(760L · Grades 6–8)_
- [The Glass Castle](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glass-castle) by Jeannette Walls _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Great White Man-Eating Shark](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-white-man-eating-shark) by Margaret Mahy _(Grades K–3)_
- [The House Next Door](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-next-door) by Richie Tankersley Cusick _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The House in the Cerulean Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea) by T. J. Klune _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Hunger Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hunger-games) by Suzanne Collins _(810L · Grades 6–9)_
- [The Indian in the Cupboard](https://readinglist.school/book/the-indian-in-the-cupboard) by Lynne Reid Banks _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Inheritance Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-inheritance-games) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Junkyard Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/the-junkyard-dog) by Erika Tamar _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Knife of Never Letting Go](https://readinglist.school/book/the-knife-of-never-letting-go) by Patrick Ness _(Grades 3–10)_
- [The Last Hope in Hopetown](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-hope-in-hopetown) by Maria Tureaud _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors](https://readinglist.school/book/the-legend-of-rock-paper-scissors) by Drew Daywalt _(Grades 2–8)_
- [The Lemonade War](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lemonade-war) by Davies, Jacqueline _(Grades 4–6)_
- [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 Magic School Bus Inside the Earth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-magic-school-bus-inside-the-earth) by Joanna Cole _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Man in the Woods](https://readinglist.school/book/the-man-in-the-woods) by Rosemary Wells _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Monster Who Ate My Peas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-monster-who-ate-my-peas) by Danny Schnitzlein _(Grades K–3)_
- [The One and Only Ivan](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-ivan) by Katherine Applegate _(570L · Grades 3–7)_
- [The Other Side of Dark](https://readinglist.school/book/the-other-side-of-dark) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9)_
- [The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/the-pact-three-young-men-make-a-promise-and-fulfill-a-dream) by Davis Sampson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Recess Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-recess-queen) by Alexis O'Neill _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Rough-Face Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-rough-face-girl) by Rafe Martin _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Sasquatch Escape](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sasquatch-escape) by Suzanne Selfors _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Sea of Trolls](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sea-of-trolls) by Nancy Farmer _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Secret of Platform 13](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-of-platform-13) by Eva Ibbotson _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Silence That Binds Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-silence-that-binds-us) by Joanna Ho _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale](https://readinglist.school/book/the-skull) by Jon Klassen _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Soccer Mom From Outer Space](https://readinglist.school/book/the-soccer-mom-from-outer-space) by Barney Saltzberg _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Talking Eggs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-talking-eggs) by Robert D. San Souci _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Terrible Two](https://readinglist.school/book/the-terrible-two) by Mac Barnett _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Westing Game](https://readinglist.school/book/the-westing-game) by Ellen Raskin _(750L · Grades 5–7)_
- [The Year of Secret Assignments](https://readinglist.school/book/the-year-of-secret-assignments) by Jaclyn Moriarty _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Thirty Minutes Over Oregon](https://readinglist.school/book/thirty-minutes-over-oregon) by Marc Tyler Nobleman _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Time for Andrew](https://readinglist.school/book/time-for-andrew) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Twins](https://readinglist.school/book/twins) by Varian Johnson _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Two bad Ants](https://readinglist.school/book/two-bad-ants) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3)_
- [Uglies](https://readinglist.school/book/uglies) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Unwind](https://readinglist.school/book/unwind) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 8–12)_
- [Wait Till Helen Comes](https://readinglist.school/book/wait-till-helen-comes) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7)_
- [We Are in a Book](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-in-a-book) by Mo Willems _(Grades K–3)_
- [What Do They Do with All That Poo?](https://readinglist.school/book/what-do-they-do-with-all-that-poo) by Jane Kurtz _(Grades K–3)_
- [What Happened to Rachel Riley?](https://readinglist.school/book/what-happened-to-rachel-riley) by Claire Swinarski _(Grades 6–8)_
- [When Stars Are Scattered](https://readinglist.school/book/when-stars-are-scattered) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Who Wet My Pants?](https://readinglist.school/book/who-wet-my-pants) by Bob Shea _(Grades K–3)_
- [Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike](https://readinglist.school/book/wild-blue-taming-a-big-kid-bike) by Dashka Slater _(Grades K–2)_
- [Wish](https://readinglist.school/book/wish) by Barbara O'Connor _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror](https://readinglist.school/book/wolf-rider-a-tale-of-terror) by Avi _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_
- [You're So Amazing!](https://readinglist.school/book/youre-so-amazing) by James Catchpole _(Grades K–2)_
- [Yuna's Cardboard Castles](https://readinglist.school/book/yunas-cardboard-castles) by Marie Tang _(Grades K–2)_

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