Grand Canyon Reader Award
This award is sponsored by the Arizona Library Association.
This website is being updated for the 2024 award nominees. Please be patient and check back for updates. Thank you
And the 2023 winners are--
Picture Book: This is a Taco! by Andrew Cangelose
Nonfiction: Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extrarodinary Animals by Katy Duffield
Intermediate: Guts by Raina Telgemeier
Tween: Becoming Muhammad Ali: a Novel by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
The Grand Canyon Reader Award is a reader award program for students in Arizona. Students vote annually on their favorite book in the following categories: Picture, Non-Fiction, Intermediate, and Tween.
Kerrlita Westrick and Shirley Berow are the Co-chairs of the Grand Canyon Reader Award Committee. If you are interested in becoming a member of the selection committee for the 2025 nominees or have questions about the Grand Canyon Reader Award, please e-mail contact@grandcanyonreaderaward.org. To be on the committee it is recommended that you are a member of the Arizona Library Association.
See the links on the left for further information. Let us know if you can't find what you're looking for.
The 2024 Nominee list have been announced!
Would you like some tips on how to use the Grand Canyon Reader Award books in your library or classroom?? Please contact us using the link on the left and we will set up a personal consultation with you on tips and tricks.
Maricopa County Library Video on the Grand Canyon Reader Award nonfiction books.
Marciopa County Library Video on the Grand Canyon Reader Award picture books.
Posters for the 2024 Nominees
From Mackin
From Bound To Stay Bound
From PermaBound