Looking for book recommendations? Why not read books nominated by students like you!? The Buckeye Children’s & Teen Book Awards (BCTBA) are the only state awards for books that are nominated by and voted on by students across the state.  

Check out and read these 2020 nominees: 

For Grades K-2       

• Back Roads, Country Toads by Devin Scillian  
• Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman 
• Harold & Hog Pretend for Real! by Dan Santat 
• The Little Guys by Vera Brosgol
• We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins (Hoopla) 

For Grades 3-5 

• Elbow Grease vs. Motozilla by John Cena 
• I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by Lauren Tarshis
• New Kid by Jerry Craft  
• Shelby’s Story: A Dog’s Way Home Tale by W. Bruce Cameron
• Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of “The Children’s Ship” by Deborah Heiligman

For Grades 6-8 

• Supernova (Amulet book 8) by Kazu Kibuishi 
• Front Desk by Kelly Yang 
• Grenade by Alan Gratz  
• Guts by Raina Telgemeier  
• Inkling by Kenneth Oppel  

Teens Grades 9-12 

• On the Come Up by Angie Thomas  
• Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la Peña  
• Supernova (Renegades book 3) by Marissa Meyer  
• The Toll (Arc of a Scythe book 3) by Neal Shusterman 
• War Storm (Red Queen Book 4) by Victoria Aveyard 

Choose your favorite and vote here!  Voting is open through November 10. 

 And don’t forget to nominate your favorite titles for 2021!