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Mar
25
Posted by SBarta
High school students from across Rhode Island have voted! We're proud to announce The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas as the winner of the 2019 Rhode Island Teen Book Award. Our Honor Books are Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater.
These novels were three of 22 young adult books nominated by school librarians, teachers, and public librarians from throughout Rhode Island. The nominees were selected on the basis of literary quality and their appeal to those in grades 9 and up. Throughout the past year, young adults could find copies of the books available to read at their school and public libraries and area stores.
We would also like to thank all the schools and libraries that served as voting locations and supported the Rhode Island Teen Book Award. Portsmouth High School collected the most votes, and the runners up were Tiverton Public Library and West Warwick High School. The Rhode Island Teen Book Award Committee would like to thank all the teens who voted this year and read from the list as well as the teachers, librarians and book sellers who helped promote these titles.
In addition, the committee is proud to announce the list of 22 nominees for the 2020 award.
After the Fire by Will Hill
Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan
Boots on the Ground by Elizabeth Partridge
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Abid Khorram
Dry by Neal Schusterman
Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry
Hey Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka
Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
Lifelike by Jay Kristoff
Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Queer, There and Everywhere by Sara Prager
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett
Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli
Jan
22
Posted by SBarta
It’s that time of the year again – voting for the Rhode Island Teen Book Award winner! Teens of Rhode Island get a chance to vote for the book they think is the best book they have read from a list selected by teachers, public librarians, and school library media specialists.
Where can our teens vote? Well, they can do it in their schools and local public libraries. Interested schools and libraries can find an official ballot under Official Election Ballot, to download and print. Ballots can be accepted by the participating schools and libraries from January 22-February 28. Voting results should be emailed to riteenbookaward@gmail.com by Friday, March 1.
We are once again offering free books as prizes and incentives for both teen voters and voting stations in public and school libraries across Rhode Island. For more information and to get your voting station involved, click here for 2019 Voting Incentives.
Mar
25
Posted by SBarta
High school students from across Rhode Island have voted! We're proud to announce Scythe by Neal Schusterman as the winner of the 2018 Rhode Island Teen Book Award.
Our Honor books are Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch, Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, and The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon.
These novels were four of 22 young adult books nominated by school librarians, teachers, and public librarians from throughout Rhode Island. The nominees were selected on the basis of literary quality and their appeal to those in grades 9 and up. Throughout the past year, young adults could find copies of the books available to read at their local school and public libraries and area stores.
We would also like to thank all the schools and libraries that served as voting locations and supported the Rhode Island Teen Book Award. The Prout School collected the most votes, and the runners up were Portsmouth High School, Tiverton Library and the North Smithfield High School.
In addition, the committee is proud to announce the list of 22 nominees for the 2019 award.
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson
The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
Kat and Meg Conquer the World by Anna Priemaza
The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Moxie: A Novel by Jennifer Mathieu
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier
This is Our Story by Ashley Elston
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin
Warcross by Marie Lu
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton
For further information, contact Stephanie Barta at riteenbookaward@gmail.com. More information on the committee and the award, current and past nominees, discussion guides, and promotional fliers and bookmarks can be found on our website, www.riteenbookaward.org
Jan
25
Posted by SBarta
Rhode Island Teen Book Award Voting
January 22-February 28
It’s that time of year again! The new year marks the time when the teens of Rhode Island get a chance to pick the book they think is best they have read, from a list selected by teachers, public librarians, and school library media specialists. That’s right, it is election time for the 2018 Rhode Island Teen Book Award.
Where can teens in grades 9-12 vote? Well, they can do it in their schools and local public libraries. Interested schools and libraries can find a basic sample ballot that can be adapted for use on the Rhode Island Teen Book Award website at https://riteenbookaward.org/ritba/voting.
This year we are making things more exciting by offering free books as prizes and incentives for both teen voters and voting stations in public and school libraries across Rhode Island. We are offering one free bundle of five books to any school or public library voting location. These books can be used as give-aways to teen voters. Stations may select a random winner for all five books, give away a free book to the first five voters, or get creative! The voting location with the most votes will receive 50 brand new books, all of which are recently published teen books, featuring popular authors, titles and sequels. These books can be added to libraries, used in classrooms or given to students. Voting locations with the second and third highest amount of votes will receive 40 and 35 books, respectively. To participate, please fill out the this survey and we will send you a book bundle!
Participating schools and libraries may accept teens' ballots, and you do not have to participate in our book giveaway program to be a voting station. Please note, only one voting station per school. We would love to see your voting stations, so please send us pictures to share and promote! All voting results should be emailed to riteenbookaward@gmail.com. Results are due by Friday, March 2nd.
Please direct any questions to riteenbookaward@gmail.comApr
06
Posted by SBarta
2018 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees
Battlesaurus by Brian Falkner
Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Exit Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston
Front Lines by Michael Grant
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley
Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
X:a novel by Ilyasah Shabazz
Apr
06
Posted by SBarta
Teens from across Rhode Island have voted, and we have a winner for the 2017 Rhode Island Teen Book Award!
We're proud to announce Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon as the winner of the 2017 Rhode Island Teen Book Award.
This year we have three Honor Books. They are The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen, and Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.
Jan
20
Posted by evadmin
It’s that time of year again! It is election time for the 2017 Rhode Island Teen Book Award! The teens of Rhode Island in grades 7-12 are invited to pick the book they have read and judged to be the best from a list selected by teachers, public librarians, and school library media specialists.
Where can our teens in grades 7-12 vote? Well, they can do it in their schools and local public libraries. Interested schools and libraries can find a basic sample ballot that can be adapted for use here.
Participating schools and libraries may accept teens' ballots. Remember, teens are only eligible to vote if they have read at least three titles from the nominee list. Voting results should be emailed to riteenbookaward@gmail.com.
Results due by Tuesday, February 28th at the latest.
May
13
Posted by evadmin
The Rhode Island Teen Book Award Committee is pleased to announce the 2017 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees!
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely*
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Nivens
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin*
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby*
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip Hoose
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir*
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon*
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella*
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero*
House Arrest by K.A. Holt
I Am Princess X by Cheri Priest
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman*
A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Noggin by John Corey Whaley*
Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness*
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes*The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler*
*recommended for older readers
For more information about these titles please check out the Current Nominees page.
May
08
Posted by SBarta
Middle school and high school students from across Rhode Island have voted, and we have a winner for the 2016 Rhode Island Teen Book Award!
We’re proud to announce Dogs of War by Sheila Keenan as the winner of the 2017 Rhode Island Teen Book Award.
Our Honor books are We Were Liars by E. Lockhart and The Night Gardener: A Scary Story by Jonathan Auxier.
These novels were three of 22 young adult nominated by school librarians, teachers, and public librarians from throughout Rhode Island. The books were selected on the basis of literary quality and their appeal to those in grades 7 and up. Throughout the past year, young adults could find copies of the books available to read at their local school and public libraries and area stores. Readers were eligible to vote once they had read three of the titles. The Rhode Island Teen Book Award Committee would like to thank everyone for participating in this year’s award.
For further information, contact Shannon Bloom. More information on the committee and the award, as well as current and past nominees and discussion guides, can be found on our website, www.riteenbookaward.org .
Jan
04
Posted by SBarta
It's that time of year again! It is election time for the 2016 Rhode Island Teen Book Award!
Where can our teens in grades 7-12 vote? Well, they can do it in their schools and local public libraries. Interested schools and libraries can find a basic sample ballot that can be adapted for use on the Rhode Island Teen Book Award website at http://riteenbookaward.org/
Participating schools and libraries may accept teens' ballots. Remember, teens are only eligible to if they have read at least three titles from the nominee list. Voting results should be emailed to teenlibrarianbrandi@gmail.com. Results due by Monday, February 22nd.