Volunteer State Book Award

Co-chairs:
Scot Smith, Oak Ridge Schools: [email protected]
Patricia Rua-Bashir, Nashville Public LIbrary: [email protected]

Primary Committee Chair: Piper Nyman, Metro Nashville Public Schools: [email protected]
Intermediate Chair: Jamie Kelly, Knox County Schools: [email protected]
Young Adult Chair: Emily Farmer, Nashville Public Library: [email protected]

Publicity Committee Chair: Molly Moore

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. The Volunteer State Book Award has four divisions--Primary (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.

2018-2019 VSBA Winners

Primary:
Grade K-2

I Yam a Donkey

written by Cece Bell

Clarion Books, 2015

Intermediate Division:
Grades 3-5

Ghosts

written by Raina Telgemeier

Graphix, 2016

Middle School Division:
Grades 6-8.

Scythe

written by Neal Shusterman

Simon & Shuster, 2016

High School:
Grades 9-12

Scythe

written by Neal Shusterman

Simon & Shuster, 2016

2nd Place--
Ida, Always
by Caron Levis

3rd Place--
Bob, Not Bob!
by Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick

4th Place--
Madeline Finn and the Library Dog
by Lisa Papp

5th Place--
The Blobfish Book
by Jessica Olien

2nd Place--
The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown

3rd Place--
Save Me a Seat
by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

4th Place--
Slacker
by Gordon Korman

5th Place--
Fuzzy Mud
by Louis Sachar

2nd Place--
Ghost
by Jason Reynolds

3rd Place--
Scar Island
by Dan Gemeinhart

4th Place--
Booked
by Kwame Alexander

5th Place--
The Forgetting
by Sharon Cameron

2nd Place--
The Diabolic
by S.J. Kincaid

3rd Place--
The Sun Is Also a Star
by Nicola Yoon

4th Place-- (TIE)
Written in the Stars
by Aisha Saeed

& Caraval
by Stephanie Garver

We would like to thank every librarian, student, and patron who participated in voting for the 2018-2019 Volunteer State Book Award. We had excellent participation in the Primary and Intermediate divisions. A special thanks goes to the chairs and members of the three nominating committees for developing such wonderful lists for children and teens of Tennessee.