Volunteer State Book Award

  • Co-chair: Missy Dillingham, Brentwood Public Library, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Co-chair: Scot Smith, Oak Ridge Schools, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Volunteer State Book Award is sponsored annually by the Tennessee Library Association and the Tennessee Association of School Librarians. Each year, children across Tennessee are asked to read books from a list of nominated titles.  Starting in 2012-2013, the Volunteer State Book Award will have four divisions--Primary (Pre-K-2nd Grade), Intermediate (Grades 3rd-5th), Middle School (Grades 6-8), and high school (grades 9-12).  In the spring, those students who have read or listened to at least three of the titles from the list are eligible to vote for their favorite titles. These votes are tabulated and sent to the state organization. The book with the most votes statewide wins the award. The author of the book receives a plaque and is invited to Tennessee to receive the award.

And the winners are. . .


The Volunteer State Book Award committee is proud to announce the results of the ballots submitted for the 2012-2013 year. 

Some races were very close.  There were times while counting the ballots that other titles were ahead in the count, and we felt that title would be the final winner.  However, after every vote was tallied, these titles are the ones that proved to be the winners as voted by the students across Tennessee. 

We are so glad for the participation in the program and hope that we have even more ballots to count next year!

Primary Division:

Winner:

Nubs by Major Brian Dennis, with Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery

Runners-Up: (in order)

Even Monster Need Haircuts   by Matthew McElligot    

Chalk  by Bill Thompson                                               

Interrupting Chicken   by David Ezra Stein                   

Pout-Pout fish   by Deborah Diesen

                       

Intermediate Division:

Winner:

Out of My Mind  by Sharon Draper

Runners-Up:

The Sinking of the Titanic  by Janet Tarshis

School of Fear  by Gitty Daneshvari

Justin Case by Rachel Vail                               

Turtle in Paradise   by Jennifer Holm                         

Middle School Division:

Winner:

The Lost Hero  by Rick Riordan                  

Runners-Up:                    

Matched by Ally Condie                                          

Long Walk to Water  by Linda Sue Park                

After Ever After   by Jordan Sonnenblick                              

Chasing Lincoln’s Killer  by James Swanson             

High School Division:

Winner:         

Matched by Ally Condie

Runners-Up:

I am Number Four  by Petticus Lore                                       

Jane  by April Linder   

Someone Everybody Listens to    by Suzanne Supplee

Revolution  by Jennifer Donnelly


The VSBA winners for 2011-2012:

  • Primary Division:  Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends by Carol Buckley. Putnam Juvenile, 2009.

  • Intermediate Division: 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass. Scholastic Press, 2009.
  • Young Adult: The Maze Runner by James Dashner. Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2009.

Nominees

2013-2014 Volunteer State Book Award Nominee List

Resources

VSBA PowerPoints in .pptx format:

Primary

Intermediate

Middle

High

VSBA PowerPoints in .pdf format:

Primary

Intermediate

Middle

High

Goodreads

The Volunteer State Book Award nominees can be found at goodreads.com. After you register, search for Volunteer State Book Awards. You can rate and comment on the books, participate in discussions, and connect with other readers.

Bound to Stay Bound Winners

To help promote the Volunteer State Book Award and increase participation at schools, Bound to Stay Bound Books generously donates three books sets each year. The winners are chosen by random from participating schools.   The winners for 2010 were: 

  • K-3 Amy Woods Meigs, North Elementary in Decatur, TN

  • 4-6 Karen Haggard, Arlington Middle School in Arlington, TN

  • 7-12 Belinda Castille. Colonial Heights Middle School in Kingsport, TN

The Vounteer State Book Award would like to thank Bound to Stay Bound for its continued support of our award.

The VSBA winners for 2010-2011 were:

  • K-3  A Home for Dixie by Emma Jackson. Photographs by Bob Carey. Harper-Collins, 2008.
  • 4-6  Found: The Missing, Book 1 by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Simon & Schuster, 2008.
  • 7-12  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Scholastic, 2008.

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