Award year

2012 Volunteer State Book Award Winners

Browse the 2012 Volunteer State Book Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

Volunteer State Book Award 4 categories shown

High School

Winner and nominees for the 2012 Volunteer State Book Award High School category.

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Winner

Matched

Condie, Ally

Matched Series · Book 1 · Dystopian

Dec-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award winner

Nominee

After Ever After

Sonnenblick, Jordan

Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie Series · Book 2 · General Fiction

Feb-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

The Curse of the Wendigo

Yancey, Rick

Monstrumologist Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Oct-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Hush

Chayil, Eishes

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Runner-Up

I Am Number Four

Lore, Pittacus

The Lorien Legacies Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Aug-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Nominee

Lips Touch: Three Times

Taylor, Laini

Standalone · Fantasy

Oct-2009 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

A Map Of The Known World

Sandell, Lisa Ann

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2009 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Runner-Up

Revolution

Donnelly, Jennifer

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Nominee

Ship Breaker

Bacigalupi, Paolo

Ship Breaker Series · Book 1 · Dystopian

May-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Runner-Up

Somebody Everybody Listens To

Supplee, Suzanne

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Nominee

Three Rivers Rising

Richards, Jame

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Intermediate

Winner and nominees for the 2012 Volunteer State Book Award Intermediate category.

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Winner

Out of My Mind

Draper, Sharon M.

Out of My Mind Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Mar-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award winner

Nominee

Drizzle

Van Cleve, Kathleen

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

Mar-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Dugout Rivals

Bowen, Fred

All-Star Sports Stories Series · Book 13 · General Fiction

Feb-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook

Amato, Mary

Standalone · Mystery

Jun-2011 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester

O'Connor, Barbara

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

The Ghost on the Stairs

Eboch, Chris

Haunted Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Aug-2009 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

The Girl Who Could Fly

Forester, Victoria

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

Jul-2008 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing)

McGhee, Alison

Julia Gillian Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Jun-2008 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

The M&M Boys

Tooke, Wes

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Runner-Up

School of Fear

Daneshvari, Gitty

School of Fear Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Sep-2009 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Runner-Up

School, Drool and Other Daily Disasters

Vail, Rachel

Justin Case Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

May-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Nominee

Storyteller

Giff, Patricia Reilly

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Wishworks, Inc.

Tolan, Stephanie S.

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2009 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Word After Word After Word

MacLachlan, Patricia

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Young Fredle

Voigt, Cynthia

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2011 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Middle School

Winner and nominees for the 2012 Volunteer State Book Award Middle School category.

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Runner-Up

After Ever After

Sonnenblick, Jordan

Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie Series · Book 2 · General Fiction

Feb-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Nominee

Fall Out

Wiles, Deborah

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

The Grimm Legacy

Shulman, Polly

Grimm Legacy Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Jul-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

The Grimm Legacy

Shulman, Polly

Fairytale Retellings: Snow White Series · Fantasy

Jul-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Is It Night or Day?

Chapman, Fern Schumer

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Little Blog on the Prairie

Bell, Cathleen Davitt

Standalone · Romance

May-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Runner-Up

A Long Walk to Water

Park, Linda Sue

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Runner-Up

Matched

Condie, Ally

Matched Series · Book 1 · Dystopian

Dec-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Nominee

One Crazy Summer

Williams-Garcia, Rita

One Crazy Summer Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Feb-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

One Crazy Summer

Williams-Garcia, Rita

Delphine Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Feb-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Scrawl

Shulman, Mark

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Ship Breaker

Bacigalupi, Paolo

Ship Breaker Series · Book 1 · Dystopian

May-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Slob

Potter, Ellen

Standalone · Science Fiction

May-2009 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Vampire Rising

Henderson, Jason

Alex Van Helsing Series · Book 1 · Horror

May-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Woods Runner

Paulsen, Gary

Standalone · Historical

Jan-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Primary

Winner and nominees for the 2012 Volunteer State Book Award Primary category.

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Nominee

Art & Max

Wiesner, David

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Runner-Up

Chalk

Thomson, Bill

Standalone · Fantasy

Mar-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Nominee

Crow Call

Lowry, Lois

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2009 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Duck for Turkey Day

Jules, Jacqueline

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2009 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

GUYKU

Raczka, Bob

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Runner-Up

Interrupting Chicken

Stein, David Ezra

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Nominee

Junkyard Wonders

Polacco, Patricia

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

LMNO Peas

Baker, Keith

Peas Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Apr-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

My Name Is Not Isabella

Fosberry, Jennifer

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

The Plot Chickens

Auch, Mary Jane / Auch, M.J.

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2009 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Runner-Up

The Pout-Pout Fish

Diesen, Deborah

A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Mar-2008 2012 Volunteer State Book Award runner-up

Nominee

Rain School

Rumford, James

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Wonder Horse

McCully, Emily Arnold

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

Nominee

Zero

Otoshi, Kathryn

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2010 2012 Volunteer State Book Award nominee

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