Grand Canyon Reader AwardNominee2024

Given by Arizona Library Association

Other Names: Arizona Young Readers Award
40 Works 7,056 Books 323 Reviews 4.1
RULES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE AWARD

General Description

1. The purpose of the Grand Canyon Reader Award is:

to encourage Arizona young readers to become better acquainted with recently published show more quality books.

to honor favorite books and authors.

2. The award is given annually in the following categories:

Picture Books

Intermediate Books

Tween Books

Non-fiction Books

3. The winning book in each category is determined by the vote of young readers in Arizona.

4. An award is given in each category, including the illustrator for the winning picture book.

5. The awards are presented at the annual AzLA conference.

6. The Grand Canyon Reader Award is sponsored by the Arizona Library Association. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (130), Recommended (175), Nominee (1,486)
Categories:
All, Intermediate (10), Nonfiction (10), Picture Books (10), Tween (10)
Years:
All, 2024 (40), 2023 (40), 2022 (40), 2021 (60), 2020 (60), 2019 (60), 2018 (60), 2017 (50), 2016 (60), 2015 (60), 2014 (40), 2013 (60), 2012 (40), 2011 (40), 2010 (40), 2009 (40), 2008 (41), 2007 (40), 2006 (36), 2005 (30), 2004 (30), 2003 (30), 2002 (30), 2001 (30), 2000 (30), 1999 (30), 1998 (30), 1997 (30), 1996 (30), 1995 (30), 1994 (30), 1993 (20), 1991 (20), 1989 (20), 1986 (20), 1985 (20), 1983 (19), 1981 (20), 1979 (20), 1977 (20), 2025 (40)

Nominee 40

WorkCategoryYear
Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. AlstonIntermediate2024
Willodeen by Katherine ApplegateIntermediate2024
The Canyon's Edge by Dusti BowlingIntermediate2024
How to Be Brave by Daisy May JohnsonIntermediate2024
Twins by Varian JohnsonIntermediate2024
Animal Rescue Friends (Volume 1) by Gina LovelessIntermediate2024
Clarice the Brave by Lisa McMannIntermediate2024
The Elephant's Girl by Celesta RimingtonIntermediate2024
Skunk and Badger by Amy TimberlakeIntermediate2024
Born Behind Bars by Padma VenkatramanIntermediate2024
Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory by Julie AberyNonfiction2024
Snooze-O-Rama: The Strange Ways That Animals Sleep by Maria BirminghamNonfiction2024
Headstrong Hallie!: The story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female "Fire Guard" by Aimée BissonetteNonfiction2024
Pando: A Living Wonder of Trees by Kate Allen FoxNonfiction2024
Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma by Joanna HoNonfiction2024
The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation by Alice B. McGintyNonfiction2024
Ducks Overboard!: A True Story of Plastic in Our Oceans by Markus MotumNonfiction2024
Nacho's Nachos: The Story Behind the World's Favorite Snack by Sandra NickelNonfiction2024
This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth by Sean RubinNonfiction2024
Happy Sloth Day! by April Pulley SayreNonfiction2024
Lou by Breanna CarzooPicture Books2024
Travel Guide for Monsters by Lori DegmanPicture Books2024
I Can Help by Reem FaruqiPicture Books2024
The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom GauldPicture Books2024
The Runaway Pea Washed Away by Kjartan PoskittPicture Books2024
I'm a Baked Potato! by Elise PrimaveraPicture Books2024
Sylvie by Jean ReidyPicture Books2024
Rescuing Mrs. Birdley by Aaron ReynoldsPicture Books2024
My School Stinks! by Becky ScharnhorstPicture Books2024
Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa WheelerPicture Books2024
Starfish by Lisa FippsTween2024
Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina IrelandTween2024
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey LeeTween2024
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimTween2024
History Smashers: Pearl Harbor by Kate MessnerTween2024
Bloom by Kenneth OppelTween2024
Children of the Fox by Kevin SandsTween2024
Fast Pitch by Nic StoneTween2024
In the Red by Christopher SwiedlerTween2024
Long Lost by Jacqueline WestTween2024

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