State Award Reading List
Rhode Island State Reading Lists
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
2012 Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominees
Grades 3-4
Lulu and the Brontosaurus
By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Lane Smith
This edition: Hardcover, 128 pages
Publication date: September 14, 2010
Ages: 6 - 10
It's Lulu's birthday and she's decided she'd like a pet brontosaurus as a present. When Lulu's parents tell her that's not possible, Lulu gets very upset. She does not like it when things don't go her way. So she takes matters...
Grades 3-5
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 5-6
Anything But Typical
By: Nora Raleigh Baskin
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: March 24, 2009
Ages: 10 - 14
Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world. Most days it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across PhoenixBird, who posts...
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2012 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees
High School
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
By: Morgan Matson
This edition: Hardcover, 352 pages
Publication date: May 4, 2010
Ages: above 12
Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew--just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad recently died in a car accident. So Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from...
