North Carolina State Reading Lists
2025 North Carolina Childrens Book Award Nominee
Finally Seen
By Kelly Yang
This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: February 28, 2023
Ages: 8 - 12
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young...
Acorn Was a Little Wild
By Jen Arena
Illustrated by Jessica Gibson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: March 15, 2022
Ages: 4 - 8
Jory John’s Bad Seed series meets After the Fall by Dan Santat in this charming picture book about a young acorn’s grand adventure and the incredib...