Congratulations to the 2020 VSBA High School Division Winner:
The Hate U Give ​by Angie Thomas

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The Volunteer State Book Award is sponsored annually by the Tennessee Library Association and the Tennessee Association of School Librarians. Each year, children across Tennessee are asked to read books from a list of nominated titles.  The Volunteer State Book Award has four divisions--Primary (K-2nd Grade), Intermediate (Grades 3rd-5th), Middle School (Grades 6-8), and high school (grades 9-12).  In the spring, those students who have read or listened to at least three of the titles from the list are eligible to vote for their favorite titles. These votes are tabulated and sent to the state organization. The book with the most votes statewide wins the award. The author of the book receives a plaque and is invited to Tennessee to receive the award.

The 2020-2021 VBSA High School Division Nommiees

• Acevedo, Elizabeth. The Poet X
  Adeyemi, Tomi. Children of Blood and Bone
  Anderson, Laurie Halse. Shout
  Blake, Ashley Herring. Girl Made of Stars
  Bowman, Erin. Contagion
  Deaver, Mason. I Wish You All the Best
  Giles, Lamar. Spin
  Ireland, Justina. Dread Nation
  Jackson, Tiffany D. Monday’s Not Coming
  Johnson, Maureen. Truly Devious
  Kemmerer, Brigid. More Than We Can Tell
  Khorram, Adib. Darius the Great is Not Okay
  King, A.S. Dig
  Krosoczka, Jarrett. Hey, Kiddo
  Lee, Mackenzi. The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
  Mafi, Tahereh. A Very Large Expanse of Sea
  McCullough, Joy. Blood Water Paint
  McGinnis, Mindy. Heroine
  Nazemian, Abdi. Like a Love Story 
  Pan, Emily X.R. The Astonishing Color of After
  Ribay, Randy. Patron Saints of Nothing
  Rogerson, Margaret. Sorcery of Thorns
  Rowell, Rainbow and Faith Erin Hicks. Pumpkinheads
  Sepetys, Ruta. The Fountains of Silence
  Stevenson, Bryan. Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice
  Shusterman, Neal & Jarrod Shusterman. Dry
  Stevens, Courtney. Four Three Two One
  Stamper, Vesper. What the Night Sings
  Thomas, Angie. On the Come Up
  Yoon, David. Frankly in Love

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Please submit online vote by May 25th
A prize drawing will be randomly selected after May 25th for 3 lucky readers who participate! 

Volunteer State Book Award Voting Process

How do I participate?
Just read or listen to  at least three of the VSBA nominees.
How do I vote?
You may stop by the library at any time and place your vote or online below.
(At this time, please vote online using the form below) 
What is the deadline?
The deadline to vote is Monday, May 25th 
Are there any other ways that the VSBA is used?
The UCHS Book Club  uses the VSBA nominees as their reading list for the East Tennessee Bookworms.