North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award

North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award references 51 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools.

Try it on audio — free. Kids who struggle with the print versions often finish the assigned books by listening.

Listen free on Audiblestarts instantly

New members only · many assigned titles are included with the membership. As an Amazon Associate, ReadingList earns from qualifying purchases and membership trials at no extra cost to you.

The Flicker Tale Children's Book Award is North Dakota's statewide student-choice reading program, sponsored by the North Dakota Library Association since 1978 (formerly the North Dakota Children's Choice Award). North Dakota students read from annual shortlists in several divisions — picture book, chapter/juvenile, intermediate/middle-reader, and older-reader — and vote for their favorites. The chapter- and intermediate-division winner rolls run from Where the Red Fern Grows, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, and Hatchet through Maniac Magee, Shiloh, Frindle, Touching Spirit Bear, Holes, Inkheart, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Schooled, The One and Only Ivan, Out of My Mind, Wonder, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, The Night Gardener, Refugee, A Wish in the Dark, Starfish, Amari and the Night Brothers, and Elf Dog and Owl Head — nearly five decades of the books North Dakota classrooms actually vote for.

Primary source: ndla.info

Read in

North Dakota →

Narrow by grade

51 books referenced

Show all 51 titles

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Scared Silly: A Halloween Treat · James Howe
Schooled · Gordon Korman
Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Shiloh Season · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Skeleton Man · Joseph Bruchac
Snake and Lizard · Joy Cowley
Soldier's Secret · Sheila Solomon Klass
Star Wars · George Lucas
Stick Dog · Tom Watson
Superfudge · Judy Blume
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing · Judy Blume
The Best School Year Ever · Barbara Robinson
The Chicken Squad · Doreen Cronin
The Evil Wizard Smallbone · Delia Sherman
The Fourth Stall · Chris Rylander
The Invention of Hugo Cabret · Brian Selznick
The Legend of Spud Murphy · Eoin Colfer
The Night Gardener · Jonathan Auxier
The One and Only Ivan · Katherine Applegate
The Pup Who Cried Wolf · Chris Kurtz
The River · Gary Paulsen
Touching Spirit Bear · Ben Mikaelsen
Toys Go Out · Emily Jenkins
Trolls Go Home · Alan MacDonald
Where the Red Fern Grows · Wilson Rawls
Wonder · R.J. Palacio
Zach's Lie · Roland Smith

Know a parent or teacher who needs this? Share it:Facebook Pinterest

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 North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's 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. North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's 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 North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award include?

51 books are referenced by North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's 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 North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award cover?

North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's 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 North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award data come from?

Primary source: ndla.info/Flicker-Tale-Past-Winners. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award required reading?

North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's 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.

Was this page helpful?