Rhode Island Children's Book Award

Rhode Island Children's Book Award references 47 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools.

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The Rhode Island Children's Book Award (RICBA) is Rhode Island's statewide children's-choice book award for grades 3-5, coordinated by the Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) with the RI Library Association, the RI State Council of the International Reading Association, and the RI Educational Media Association since 1990. Each year a committee selects about twenty nominees; students across Rhode Island read from the list and vote for their favorite. Its nominee lists are read in Rhode Island classrooms and libraries statewide and feature widely loved middle-grade reading such as Clean Getaway, The List of Things That Will Not Change, From the Desk of Zoe Washington, A Rover's Story, and The Guardian Test.

Primary source: olis.ri.gov

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Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid · Megan McDonald
Swim Team · Johnnie Christmas
Thank You, Mr. Falker · Patricia Polacco
The Adventures of Captain Underpants · Dav Pilkey
The Babe and I · David A. Adler
The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name · Sandhya Parappukkaran
The Boy at the Back of the Class · Onjali Q. Raúf
The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) · Christina Soontornvat
The Houdini Box · Brian Selznick
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read · Rita Lorraine Hubbard
The People's Painter · Cynthia Levinson
The Season of Styx Malone · Kekla Magoon
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales · Jon Scieszka
The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #1) · Kazu Kibuishi
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda · Tom Angleberger
The Sweetest Fig · Chris Van Allsburg
The Tale of Despereaux · Kate DiCamillo
The World According to Humphrey · Betty G. Birney
Unspeakable · Carole Boston Weatherford
Weslandia · Paul Fleischman
Wildfire · Rodman Philbrick
Wish · Barbara O'Connor
Wonder · R.J. Palacio

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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 Rhode Island Children's Book Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Rhode Island 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. Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island Children's Book Award include?

47 books are referenced by Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island Children's Book Award cover?

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island Children's Book Award data come from?

Primary source: olis.ri.gov/programs-and-support/reading-programs/rhode-island-childrens-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 Rhode Island Children's Book Award required reading?

Rhode Island 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.

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