2025-2026 Book Lists
2025-2026 Book Lists
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About Our Book Lists
About Our Book Lists
Each year, dedicated volunteer teachers and librarians from across New Mexico thoughtfully curate these book lists. They read extensively to ensure their selections represent a rich diversity of genres, experiences, and perspectives.
Our committees strive to choose age-appropriate titles that will engage and inspire young readers. However, given the breadth of perspectives represented, individual books may contain content that some families prefer to discuss before reading. That's why students can choose any 10 books from the list to compete in the state competition—allowing flexibility for each student's interests and readiness.
Supporting Your Students
Supporting Your Students
As the local experts on your community and students, we encourage team sponsors to familiarize themselves with the books so they can have meaningful conversations with families. Here are two helpful resources:
AR BookFinder – Offers reading levels, summaries, and content advisories
Common Sense Media – Provides reviews and parent comments for many popular titles
These resources can support your decision-making, complementing your own professional judgment about what's best for your students.
Printable Book Title Posters
Printable Book Title Posters
Click here to download printable book list posters to hang in your classroom or library!
Purchasing Book Lists
Purchasing Book Lists
The titles on the list may of course be purchased at many online book retailers. Here is a list of vendors local to New Mexico who you could also reach out to for quotes on complete sets:
Permabound Books
Rep: Kent Taylor
Phone: 505-595-0241
Cell: 505-321-9677
Email: kenttaylor@perma-bound.com
Follett Content
Rep: Jennifer Hale
Phone: 708-884-6439
Cell: 253-318-1637
Email: jhale@follettcontent.com
Barnes & Noble
Rep: Chris Ovalle
Phone: 516-479-7168
Email: covalle@bn.com
Title Suggestions
Title Suggestions
We are already working on our 2026-2027 lists! Do you have a title suggestion for us? Please use this form to share it:
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