Virginia Reader's Choice Books

Primary Virginia Readers’ Choice Titles for 2020 – 2021


Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson


Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman


Dreamers by Yuyi Morales


I Need a Hug by Aaron Blabey


When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree by Jamie L. B. Deenihan


The Donkey Egg by Janet Stevens


What Do They Do with All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz


Just Add Glitter by Angela DiTerlizzi


There Are No Bears in This Bakery by Julia Sarcone-Roach


Clackety Track: Poems About Trains by Skila Brown

Elementary Virginia Readers’ Choice Titles for 2020 – 2021


Avalanche! (Survivor Diaries) by Terry Lynn Johnson


Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord


Max & the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce


Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt


Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead


Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott


Thirty Minutes Over Oregon by Marc Tyler Nobleman


Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth


Song for A Whale by Lynne Kelly


Pipsqueaks, Slowpokes and Stinkers: Celebrating Animal Underdogs by Melissa Stewart


Middle School Virginia Readers’ Choice Titles for 2020 – 2021


New Kid by Jerry Craft


The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden


It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) by Trevor Noah


The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart


Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes


Deep Water by Watt Key


Breakout by Kate Messner


Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald


The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman


Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary