Volunteer State Book Award - Young Adult

Awards List

2011

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

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

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

Wintergirls
(Nominee)
Laurie Halse Anderson

If I Stay
(Nominee)
Gayle Forman

Academy 7
(Nominee)
Anne Osterlund

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Kelly

Radiant Darkness
(Nominee)
Emily Whitman

When You Reach Me
(Nominee)
Rebecca Stead

Shiver
(Nominee)
Maggie Stiefvater

The Demon King
(Nominee)
Cinda Williams Chima

Leviathan
(Nominee)
Scott Westerfeld

The Monstrumologist
(Nominee)
Rick Yancey

Beautiful Creatures
(Nominee)
Kami Garcia; Margaret Stohl

2010

The Hunger Games
(Winner)
Suzanne Collins

After Tupac and D Foster
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

Three Little Words
(Nominee)
Ashley Rhodes-Courter

The Boy Who Dared
(Nominee)
Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Waiting for Normal
(Nominee)
Leslie Connor

The Truth About Truman School
(Nominee)
Dori Hillestad Butler

The Adoration of Jenna Fox
(Nominee)
Mary E. Pearson

All We Know of Heaven
(Nominee)
Jacquelyn Mitchard

Madapple
(Nominee)
Christina Meldrum

Savvy
(Nominee)
Ingrid Law

Shift
(Nominee)
Jennifer Bradbury

Impossible
(Nominee)
Nancy Werlin

Chains
(Nominee)
Laurie Halse Anderson

Graceling
(Nominee)
Kristin Cashore

The Graveyard Book
(Nominee)
Neil Gaiman

Paper Towns
(Nominee)
John Green

What I Saw And How I Lied
(Nominee)
Judy Blundell

2009

Life As We Knew It
(Winner)
Susan Beth Pfeffer

The Real Question
(Nominee)
Adrian Fogelin

Shark Girl
(Nominee)
Kelly Bingham

Peak
(Nominee)
Roland Smith

The Wednesday Wars
(Nominee)
Gary D. Schmidt

Parrotfish
(Nominee)
Ellen Wittlinger

Bone by Bone by Bone
(Nominee)
Tony Johnston

Kissing the Bee
(Nominee)
Kathe Koja

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
(Nominee)
Sherman Alexie

Book of a Thousand Days
(Nominee)
Shannon Hale

Deadline
(Nominee)
Chris Crutcher

Uprising
(Nominee)
Margaret Peterson Haddix

2008

The Lightning Thief
(Winner)
Rick Riordan

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

2007

Twilight
(Winner)
Stephenie Meyer

Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie
(Nominee)
Jordan Sonnenblick

So B. It
(Nominee)
Sarah Weeks

Looking for Alaska
(Nominee)
John Green

Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
(Nominee)
David Lubar

13 Little Blue Envelopes
(Nominee)
Maureen Johnson

The Perfect Shot
(Nominee)
Elaine Marie Alphin

Dairy Queen
(Nominee)
Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Copper Sun
(Nominee)
Sharon M. Draper

2006

Second Helpings
(Nominee)
Megan McCafferty

Godless
(Nominee)
Pete Hautman
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Al Capone Does My Shirts
(Nominee)
Gennifer Choldenko

The Truth about Forever
(Nominee)
Sarah Dessen

Vegan Virgin Valentine
(Nominee)
Carolyn Mackler

Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood
(Nominee)
Benjamin Alire Saenz

So Yesterday
(Nominee)
Scott Westerfeld

Prom
(Nominee)
Laurie Halse Anderson

2005

Eragon
(Winner)
Christopher Paolini

Bronx Masquerade
(Nominee)
Nikki Grimes

The City of Ember
(Nominee)
Jeanne Duprau

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
(Nominee)
Carolyn Mackler

The Goose Girl
(Nominee)
Shannon Hale

The First Part Last
(Nominee)
Angela Johnson

2004

House of the Scorpion
(Winner)
Nancy Farmer

2003

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
(Winner)
Ann Brashares

2002

The Princess Diaries
(Winner)
Meg Cabot

2000

Gallows Hill
(Winner)
Lois Duncan

1999

Brian's Winter
(Winner)
Gary Paulsen

1998

Tears of a Tiger
(Winner)
Sharon M. Draper

1997

Driver's Ed
(Winner)
Caroline B. Cooney

1995

Heart of a Champion
(Winner)
Carl Deuker

1994

The Face on the Milk Carton
(Winner)
Caroline B. Cooney

1993

Don't Look Behind You
(Winner)
Lois Duncan

Award Categories

Grades 4-6

Grades K-3

High School

Intermediate

Middle School

Primary

Young Adult

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