South Carolina State Reading Lists
Award Lists
2025-2026 South Carolina Childrens Book Award Nominee
The Firefly Summer
Three starred reviews! “Heartfelt and hilarious, witty and wise, with indelible characters and laugh-out-loud humor. A fantastic read for any seaso...
2025-2026 South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominee
Maid for It
From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and “heart-wrenching” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel about a girl who, in a desper...
2025-2026 South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee
Their Vicious Games
“A brutally honest and haunting cautionary tale…exposing the lie that is meritocracy and the unrelenting toll that being a final girl takes. A bloo...
Spin
A Chicago Public Library Teen-Approved Best Book of 2023 “A powerful feminist retelling of an ancient tale about empathy and defiance, written in b...