This year students will need to read the following 10 books to prepare for the first Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl competition in January, 2020. Students who excel in the competition usually read the books more than once. We are looking for another great year reading and competing!
2019-2020 Georgia Book Award Nominees
Anderson, John David. (2018) Granted. New York: NY: Walden Pond Press.
Applegate, Katherine. (2017) Wishtree (Illus. Charles Santoso). New York, NY: Feiwel and Friends.
Bundy, Tamara. (2017). Walking with Miss Millie. New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen Books.
Connor, Leslie. (2018). The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle. New York, NY: Katherine Tegen Books.
Glaser, Karina Yan. (2017). The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Johnson, Varian. (2018). The Parker Inheritance. New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books.
Kelly, Erin Entrada. (2018). You Go First. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books.
Saeed, Aisha. (2018). Amal Unbound. New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen Books.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. (2017). Clayton Byrd Goes Underground. New York, NY: Amistad.
Yang, Kelly. (2018). Front Desk. New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books.
Applegate, Katherine. (2017) Wishtree (Illus. Charles Santoso). New York, NY: Feiwel and Friends.
Bundy, Tamara. (2017). Walking with Miss Millie. New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen Books.
Connor, Leslie. (2018). The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle. New York, NY: Katherine Tegen Books.
Glaser, Karina Yan. (2017). The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Johnson, Varian. (2018). The Parker Inheritance. New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books.
Kelly, Erin Entrada. (2018). You Go First. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books.
Saeed, Aisha. (2018). Amal Unbound. New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen Books.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. (2017). Clayton Byrd Goes Underground. New York, NY: Amistad.
Yang, Kelly. (2018). Front Desk. New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books.