Great Stone Face Book Award

Great Stone Face Book Award references 62 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools. The Great Stone Face Book Award is New Hampshire's statewide student-choice reading program, run by the Children's Librarians of the New Hampshire Library Association since 1980. Each year NH children's librarians select 20 nominees and students in grades 4-6 read the list and vote for the winner. Winners and nominees span the modern middle-grade canon — Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Where the Red Fern Grows, Matilda, Number the Stars, The Giver, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Because of Winn-Dixie, Esperanza Rising, Hoot, The City of Ember, The One and Only Ivan, Wonder, El Deafo, Fish in a Tree, Out of My Mind, Pax, Wolf Hollow, New Kid, Ghost, and Ground Zero.

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About this curriculum framework

This curriculum is one of dozens of named English Language Arts frameworks tracked across US public-school districts. Frameworks differ in scope (district-level vs state-level vs national), in mandate (required vs recommended vs elective), and in how prescriptive their reading lists are (single fixed text list vs broad reading-pool selection).

The book list below represents titles cited as required, recommended, or commonly assigned within this framework, sourced from the framework's primary documentation (or, where the framework is administered at district level, from public district curriculum pages). Each book's detail page links the specific source document for that citation.

How to use this Great Stone Face Book Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Great Stone Face Book Award— either through the framework’s own published documentation, through audited classroom syllabi citing the framework, or through US state and district curriculum guides that map their reading expectations to it. Each book’s detail page links the specific primary source so parents, teachers, and students can verify the citation and locate the official document.

Reading lists evolve. Great Stone Face Book Award citations on ReadingList are reviewed on a rolling basis as primary sources publish updates. If you teach or learn under this framework and a title on this page is no longer used (or you know of one that should appear), the ReadingList methodology page explains how to submit a correction with a citation.

Frequently asked questions

What books does Great Stone Face Book Award include?

62 books are referenced by Great Stone Face Book Award across applicable K-12 grade levels. Each book page cites the primary source assignment (the official curriculum standard, exemplar list, or syllabus where the title appears).

What grades does Great Stone Face Book Award cover?

Great Stone Face Book Award is a reading-program curriculum spanning applicable K-12 grade levels via the standards framework. Browse by grade using the grade-filter links on this page or visit /grade for the full grade index across all curricula.

Where does Great Stone Face Book Award data come from?

Primary source: www.librarything.com/award/757/Great-Stone-Face-Book-Award. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is Great Stone Face Book Award required reading?

Great Stone Face Book Award provides recommended exemplars + assignments — adoption varies by district and teacher. Always check with your school's English department for the specific required vs recommended list at your grade level.