Wisconsin Golden Archer Award

Wisconsin Golden Archer Award references 72 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools.

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The Golden Archer Award is Wisconsin's statewide student-choice reading program, run by the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association since 1974 (students choosing winning literature). Readers across the Intermediate and Middle/Junior High divisions vote each year for their favorite titles. Its winners are read in Wisconsin classrooms and libraries statewide and span many of the most-loved middle-grade titles, from Holes, The Giver, Hatchet, and Number the Stars to Wonder, Pax, Refugee, Restart, and The Tale of Despereaux.

Primary source: www.wemta.org

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Guts · Raina Telgemeier
Harris and Me · Gary Paulsen
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · J.K. Rowling
Hatchet · Gary Paulsen
Holes · Louis Sachar
Hoot · Carl Hiaasen
How to Eat Fried Worms · Thomas Rockwell
Maniac Magee · Jerry Spinelli
Marley: A Dog Like No Other · John Grogan
Mockingjay (Deluxe Edition) (Hunger Games, Book Three) · Suzanne Collins
My Sister's Keeper · Beverly Butler
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade · Barthe DeClements
Number the Stars · Lois Lowry
On My Honor · Marion Dane Bauer
Pax · Sara Pennypacker
Projekt 1065 · Alan Gratz
Ramona the Brave · Beverly Cleary
Refugee · Alan Gratz
Restart · Gordon Korman
Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Sisters · Raina Telgemeier
Stormbreaker · Anthony Horowitz
Summer of the Monkeys · Wilson Rawls
Tex · S.E. Hinton
The Fault in Our Stars · John Green
The Giver · Lois Lowry
The Hostile Hospital · Lemony Snicket
The Hunger Games · Suzanne Collins
The Last Straw · Jeff Kinney
The Mark of Athena · Rick Riordan
The One and Only Bob · Katherine Applegate
The Penultimate Peril · Lemony Snicket
The Pinballs · Betsy Cromer Byars
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales · Jon Scieszka
The Tale of Despereaux · Kate DiCamillo
The Whipping Boy · Sid Fleischman
This School is Driving Me Crazy · Nat Hentoff
Touching Spirit Bear · Ben Mikaelsen
Twilight · Stephenie Meyer
Two Degrees · Alan Gratz
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger · Louis Sachar
Whalesong · Robert Siegel
Where the Sidewalk Ends · Shel Silverstein
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 Wisconsin Golden Archer Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Wisconsin Golden Archer 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. Wisconsin Golden Archer 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 Wisconsin Golden Archer Award include?

72 books are referenced by Wisconsin Golden Archer 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 Wisconsin Golden Archer Award cover?

Wisconsin Golden Archer 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 Wisconsin Golden Archer Award data come from?

Primary source: www.wemta.org/golden-archer-award.html. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is Wisconsin Golden Archer Award required reading?

Wisconsin Golden Archer 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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