State Award Reading List
Pennsylvania State Reading Lists
Baker's Dozen
2011 Baker's Dozen (13 Best Books for Family Literary)
Dogs
By: Emily Gravett
Illustrated by: Emily Gravett
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 9, 2010
Ages: 2 - 6
Gorgeous canines of every shape, size and color are bounding through this irresistible book. Can you choose one dog to love best of all? With playful pencil and watercolor illustrations to delight children and adults alike,...
Keystone to Reading Book Award
2011 - 2012 Keystone to Reading Book Award Nominees
Primary
ZooBorns!
Zoo Babies from Around the World (Part of ZooBorns)
By: Andrew Bleiman and Chris Eastland
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 19, 2010
Ages: 2 - 6
Pulled from the pages of the wildly popular ZooBorns blog, this picture book presents the most charming critters ever: baby animals, ranging from the adorable to the zany! Featuring full-color photographs on every page and a...
Intermediate
Willowood
By: Cecilia Galante
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: March 9, 2010
Ages: 9 - 13
There's nothing ten-year-old Lily Sinclair likes about her new life in the city with her single mom. She misses her best friend, who seems to have forgotten her and their secret place, Willowood. She never sees her mom, who's...
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2011 - 2012 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee
Grades K-3
Horace and Morris Say Cheese (Which Makes Dolores Sneeze!)
By: James Howe
Illustrated by: Amy Walrod
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: July 7, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
Horace and Morris (but mostly Dolores) love cheese. To them, Swiss is bliss, Muenster is magnificent, and nothing’s better than cheddar. But everything changes when Dolores develops an allergy to her favorite food. Even...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
Dessert First
By: Hallie Durand
Illustrated by: Christine Davenier
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: May 19, 2009
Ages: 7 - 10
Dessert Schneider has her very own personal style. But sometimes walking to the beat of her own drum means walking right into a heap of mischief, especially when it comes to the legendary family recipe (and Dessert's all-time...
Grades 3-6
The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
(Part of Brixton Brothers)
By: Mac Barnett
Illustrated by: Adam Rex
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: October 6, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
Steve Brixton always wanted to be a detective... until he found out he already WAS one. It all starts here: The thrilling story of Steve Bixton's first case. Our hero has a national treasure to recover, a criminal mastermind...
Pop!
The Invention of Bubble Gum
By: Meghan McCarthy
Illustrated by: Meghan McCarthy
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: May 4, 2010
Ages: 4 - 8
Gum. It’s been around for centuries—from the ancient Greeks to the American Indians, everyone’s chewed it. But the best kind of gum—bubble gum!—wasn’t invented until 1928, when an...
Other Formats: eBook
Grades 6-8
Uprising
By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
This edition: Hardcover, 352 pages
Publication date: September 25, 2007
Ages: above 12
Around her the workers were screaming out prayers and curses.... She herself was sobbing tearlessly.... Her only prayer was still, "I don't want to die." Oh, please, God, don't let me die, she thought. I've never even had a...
Young Adult
Take Me There
By: Carolee Dean
This edition: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: July 20, 2010
Ages: above 14
Dylan has a bad-boy past and a criminal record. He knows that rich, beautiful Jess is way too good for him—but she has always been the one person who sees through his tough exterior and straight to his heart, and he has...
Other Formats: eBook
Rot & Ruin
(Part of Rot & Ruin)
By: Jonathan Maberry
This edition: Hardcover, 464 pages
Publication date: September 14, 2010
Ages: above 12
In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with...
