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

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.

    VSBA 2020-2021  Online Voting Poll

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