Check out the nominees for 2019 below! Click on the links to request them from the Ocean State Libraries Catalog.
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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
(link sends e-mail). 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