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Oklahoma State Reading Lists

2025 Childrens Sequoyah Masterlist

The In-Between

This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: January 17, 2023
Ages: 9 - 13

For fans of Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle and Life in Motion by Misty Copeland, this middle grade memoir in verse with “stellar writing [and] pe...

Something Close to Magic

This edition: Hardcover, 384 pages
Publication date: June 13, 2023
Ages: 12 - 99

A baker’s apprentice reluctantly embarks on an adventure full of magic, new friendships, and a prince in distress in this “appealingly breezy” (Kir...

Looking Up

Illustrated by Stephan Pastis
This edition: Paper Over Board, 240 pages
Publication date: October 10, 2023
Ages: 8 - 12

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Timmy Failure series comes a quirky and heartwarming middle grade novel about a girl struggling w...

The Firefly Summer

This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: May 02, 2023
Ages: 8 - 12

Three starred reviews! “Heartfelt and hilarious, witty and wise, with indelible characters and laugh-out-loud humor. A fantastic read for any seaso...

2024 Oklahoma Book Award

All Kinds of Special

Illustrated by Fernando Martin
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: May 09, 2023
Ages: 4 - 8

For fans of Home Is Where the Birds Sing and Me & Mama, this tenderhearted picture book follows a little girl’s journey to make her new house a...