[YART] RI Teen Book Award 2019 Winner and 2020 Nominees

[Louttit Childrens]

***Please excuse cross posting***



High school students from across Rhode Island have voted! We're proud to
announce *The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas *as the winner of the 2019 Rhode
Island Teen Book Award.



Our Honor Books are *Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds *and* The 57 Bus by
Dashka Slater*.



These novels were three of 22 young adult books nominated by school
librarians, teachers, and public librarians from throughout Rhode Island.
The nominees were selected on the basis of literary quality and their
appeal to those in grades 9 and up. Throughout the past year, young adults
could find copies of the books available to read at their school and public
libraries and area stores.



We would also like to thank all the schools and libraries that served as
voting locations and supported the Rhode Island Teen Book Award. Portsmouth
High School collected the most votes, and the runners up were Tiverton
Public Library and West Warwick High School. The Rhode Island Teen Book
Award Committee would like to thank all the teens who voted this year and
read from the list as well as the teachers and librarians who helped
promote these titles.



In addition, the committee is proud to announce the list of 22 nominees for
the 2020 award.



*After the Fire* by Will Hill

*Astonishing Color of After* by Emily X. R. Pan

*Boots on the Ground* by Elizabeth Partridge

*Caraval* by Stephanie Garber

*Children of Blood and Bone* by Tomi Adeyemi

*Damsel* by Elana K. Arnold

*Darius the Great is Not Okay* by Abid Khorram

*Dry* by Neal Schusterman

*Far From the Tree* by Robin Benway

*Heretics Anonymous* by Katie Henry

*Hey Kiddo* by Jarrett Krosoczka

*Librarian of Auschwitz* by Antonio Iturbe

*Lifelike* by Jay Kristoff

*Nyxia* by Scott Reintgen

*One of Us is Lying* by Karen M. McManus

*The Poet X* by Elizabeth Adevedo

*Prince and the Dressmaker* by Jen Wang

*Queer, There and Everywhere* by Sara Prager

*Sadie* by Courtney Summers

*Starry Eyes* by Jenn Bennett

*Undead Girl Gang* by Lily Anderson

*What If It’s Us* by Becky Albertalli


You can find bookmarks and fliers for the 2020 nominees here
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__riteenbookaward.org_ritba_promotional-2Dmaterials&d=DwIFaQ&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=EJvg2ImHvBYuk6hTA3H1QNw0vEMfg_J4wersMgcqJvo&m=lqEFgE0vvZYBuCnQ03FOYkcK4h-IDs1Hjw9ulBjiUfo&s=xJ-LT9e_pVAJG9lfszPzMUSZ8a38hLW3UYKErEnLdWE&e=>. For more
information about the RI Teen Book award please visit
riteenbookaward.org. Please
direct any questions to riteenbookaward at gmail.com


Thanks,
Stephanie Barta, Children's Librarian
Louttit Library
RITBA Chair 2017-2019
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