Maine State Reading Lists
2016 Correll Book Award Honorable Mention for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text
What in the World?
Numbers in Nature
Discover nature by the numbers in this gorgeous, innovative counting book.The natural world is full of sets of numbers: from birds’ wings in twos and...
2016 - 2017 Maine Chickadee Award Nominee
Float
A boy’s small paper boat—and his large imagination—fill the pages of this wordless picture book, a modern-day classic from the creator of Pardon Me!...
2015 - 2016 Maine Chickadee Award Nominee
Going Places
A go-cart contest inspires imagination to take flight in this picture book for creators of all ages, with art from New York Times bestselling...
2017 Maine Lupine Book Award Winner
Freedom Over Me
Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
Newbery Honor Book Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book Using original slave auction and plantation estate...
2017 - 2018 Maine Student Book Award Master List Selection
Little Cat's Luck
From Newbery Honoree Marion Dane Bauer comes a heartwarming novel in verse that’s a companion to the “wholly satisfying” (Kirkus Reviews, starred...
The Only Road
PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK “Powerful and timely.” —Booklist (starred review) “An important, must-have addition to the growing body of...
OCDaniel
EDGAR AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MYSTERY BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SILVER BIRCH AWARD WINNER “Complex and satisfying. Written from Daniel’s point of...
League of Archers
A girl on the run after being accused of killing Robin Hood learns what it really means to be a hero in this exciting adventure story.“That’s the girl...
Freedom Over Me
Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
Newbery Honor Book Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book Using original slave auction and plantation estate...
Framed!
Get to know the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ most wanted lists all because of his Theory of All Small...
2016 - 2017 Maine Student Book Award Master List Selection
The Blackthorn Key
Following a series of murders, an apothecary’s apprentice must solve puzzles and decipher codes in pursuit of a secret that could destroy the world in...
The Nest
“The Nest leaves a lasting mark on the memory.” —The New York Times Book Review Steve just wants to save his baby brother—but what will he lose in the...
Ruby on the Outside
Ruby’s mom is in prison, and to tell anyone the truth is to risk true friendship in this novel from the author of The Summer Before Boys that...
The Wolf Wilder
A girl and the wolves who love her embark on a rescue mission through Russian wilderness in this lyrical tale from the author of the acclaimed...
Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy
Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year “Like its heroine, this contemporary mystery is...
2015 - 2016 Maine Student Book Award Master List Selection
Absolutely Truly
An unsent letter in a first edition copy of Charlotte’s Web leads to a hunt for treasure in this heartwarming middle grade mystery from the author of...
Half a World Away
A kid who considers himself an epic fail discovers the transformative power of love when he deals with adoption in this novel from Cynthia Kadohata,...
The Secret of Ferrell Savage
Middle school romance is hard enough, but cannibalism really gets in the way. This humorous look at first crushes and family secrets is sure to be...
Space Case
It’s a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School.Like his fellow...