2011 Volunteer State Book Award Winners

Awards List

Grades 4-6

11 Birthdays (Winner)
Wendy Mass

Jan-2009
/ General Fiction

The Mysterious Benedict Society (Nominee)
Trenton Lee Stewart

Mar-2007
/ Fantasy

The Gollywhopper Games (Nominee)
Jody Feldman

Mar-2008
/ General Fiction

Heart of a Shepherd (Nominee)
Rosanne Parry

Jan-2009
/ General Fiction

Anything But Typical (Nominee)
Nora Raleigh Baskin

Apr-2009
/ General Fiction

Dying to Meet You (Nominee)
Kate Klise

Apr-2009
/ Horror

Franny Parker (Nominee)
Hannah Roberts McKinnon

Apr-2009
/ General Fiction

The Potato Chip Puzzles (Nominee)
Eric Berlin

Apr-2009
/ Mystery

Captain Nobody (Nominee)
Dean Pitchford

Jul-2009
/ General Fiction

Extra Credit (Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Jul-2009
/ General Fiction

The Secret of Zoom (Nominee)
Lynne Jonell

Sep-2009
/ General Fiction

Tentacles (Nominee)
Roland Smith

Sep-2009
/ Action Adventure

Runaway Twin (Nominee)
Peg Kehret

Oct-2009
/ Suspense

Grades K-3

Tarra and Bella (Winner)
Carol Buckley

Sep-2009
/ General Fiction

Library Mouse (Nominee)
Daniel Kirk

Sep-2007
/ General Fiction

Riding to Washington (Nominee)
Gwenyth Swain

Jan-2008
/ Historical

Violet the Pilot (Nominee)
Steve Breen

Mar-2008
/ General Fiction

Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie: A Story about Edna Lewis (Nominee)
Robbin Gourley

Jan-2009
/ General Fiction

Duck and Cover (Nominee)
Jackie Urbanovic

Feb-2009
/ General Fiction

Tsunami! (Nominee)
Kimiko Kajikawa

Feb-2009
/ Fantasy

The Three Little Tamales (Nominee)
Eric A. Kimmel

Mar-2009
/ General Fiction

A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk (Nominee)
Deborah Ruddell

Mar-2009
/ General Fiction

The Curious Garden (Nominee)
Peter Brown

Apr-2009
/ General Fiction

Truckery Rhymes (Nominee)
Jon Scieszka

Aug-2009
/ General Fiction

The Lion & the Mouse (Nominee)
Jerry Pinkney

Sep-2009
/ General Fiction

You and Me and Home Sweet Home (Nominee)
George Ella Lyon

Oct-2009
/ General Fiction

Young Adult

A Curse Dark as Gold (Nominee)
Elizabeth C. Bunce

Mar-2008
/ Fantasy

Independence Hall (Nominee)
Roland Smith; Michael P. Spradlin

Sep-2008
/ Action Adventure

Marcelo in the Real World (Nominee)
Francisco X. Stork

Mar-2009
/ General Fiction

Wintergirls (Nominee)
Laurie Halse Anderson

Mar-2009
/ General Fiction

If I Stay (Nominee)
Gayle Forman

Apr-2009
/ Contemporary Romance

Academy 7 (Nominee)
Anne Osterlund

May-2009
/ Science Fiction Romance

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Nominee)
Jacqueline Kelly

May-2009
/ Historical

Radiant Darkness (Nominee)
Emily Whitman

May-2009
/ Romance

When You Reach Me (Nominee)
Rebecca Stead

Jul-2009
/ General Fiction

Shiver (Nominee)
Maggie Stiefvater

Aug-2009
/ Paranormal Romance

The Demon King (Nominee)
Cinda Williams Chima

Oct-2009
/ Fantasy

Leviathan (Nominee)
Scott Westerfeld

Oct-2009
/ Fantasy

The Monstrumologist (Nominee)
Rick Yancey

Oct-2009
/ Fantasy

Beautiful Creatures (Nominee)
Kami Garcia; Margaret Stohl

Dec-2009
/ Fantasy

Award Categories

Award Years

Romance

Mystery/Thriller

Speculative

Younger Readers

2011 Volunteer State Book Award

Awards List

Grades 4-6

Grades K-3

Young Adult

Award Categories

Award Years