2008 Volunteer State Book Award

Awards List

Grades K-3

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
(Winner)
Karen Beaumont

Young Adult

The Lightning Thief
(Winner)
Rick Riordan

Grades 4-6

The Penderwicks
(Nominee)
Jeanne Birdsall

Punished!
(Nominee)
David Lubar

Heat
(Nominee)
Mike Lupica

Rules
(Nominee)
Cynthia Lord

Blood on the River: James Town, 1607
(Nominee)
Elisa Carbone

Room One
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Double Identity
(Nominee)
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Trapped!
(Nominee)
Peg Kehret

Grades K-3

The Have a Good Day Cafe
(Nominee)
Frances Park

Trosclair and the Alligator
(Nominee)
Peter Huggins

Fancy Nancy
(Nominee)
Jane O'Connor

Superhero ABC
(Nominee)
Bob Mcleod

Cha-Cha Chimps
(Nominee)
Julia Durango

Lilly's Big Day
(Nominee)
Kevin Henkes

Teacher's Pets
(Nominee)
Dayle Ann Dodds

Bats at the Beach
(Nominee)
Brian Lies

Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare
(Nominee)
Patricia Polacco

Tudley Didn't Know
(Nominee)
John Himmelman

Library Lion
(Nominee)
Michelle Knudsen

Moses
(Nominee)
Carole Boston Weatherford

Young Adult

Crossing the Wire
(Nominee)
Will Hobbs

Behind the Curtain
(Nominee)
Peter Abrahams

Inside the Shadow City
(Nominee)
Kirsten Miller

The Pox Party
(Nominee)
M.T. Anderson

An Abundance of Katherines
(Nominee)
John Green

Award Categories

Grades 4-6

Grades K-3

High School

Intermediate

Middle School

Primary

Young Adult

Award Years

2015

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2012

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2008

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