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GARDEN STATE CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS
nominees 2021
EARLY
READERS
Adler, David. PASS THE BALL,
MO!
Arnold, Tedd. FLY GUY AND THE ALIENZZ :
FLY GUY 18
Arnold, Tedd. NOODLEHEADS FIND
SOMETHING FISHY
Brunetti, Ivan. 3x4 : A TOON BOOK
Butler, Dori Hillestad.
KING & KAYLA AND
THE CASE OF THE LOST TOOTH
Carle, Eric. CAN A CAT DO THAT?
Driscoll, Laura. I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR
Hills, Tad. ROCKET THE BRAVE
Mack, Jeff. MR. MONKEY VISITS A
SCHOOL
McCloskey, Kevin. SNAIL ARE JUST
MY SPEED!
Milgrim, David. SEE PIP FLAP
Pham, LeUyen. THE ITCHY BOOK!
Ransom, Candice. SNOW DAY!
Ruzzier, Sergio. THE PARTY AND
OTHER STORIES
Selznick, Brian. BABY MONKEY,
PRIVATE EYE
Tabor, Corey R. FOX THE TIGER
Willems, Mo. I LOST MY
TOOTH!
Yoo, Paula. THE PERFECT GIFT
Graphic Novels
Boothby, Ian. SPARKS!
Brockington, Drew. ROBOT RESCUE
Brooks, Molly. SANITY AND TULLULAH
Brosgol, Vera.
BE PREPARED
Clanton, Ben. PEANUT BUTTER AND
JELLY
Gardner, Whitney. FAKE BLOOD
Green, John Patrick. KITTEN CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY. VOL. 1, MEET THE HOUSE KITTENS
Sell, Chad. THE CARDBOARD
KINGDOM
Steinke, Aron Niels. MR. WOLF'S CLASS
Varon, Sara. NEW SHOES
Winick, Judd. WAKING THE MONSTERS
: HILO BOOK 4
Fiction
Arden, Katherine. SMALL SPACES
Barnett,
Mac. MAC UNDERCOVER
Callender,
Kacen. HURRICANE
CHILD
Chokshi,
Roshani. ARU SHAH AND THE
END OF TIME
Choldenko,
Gennifer. AL
CAPONE THROWS ME A CURVE
Connor,
Leslie. THE TRUTH
AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTE
Dominguez.
Angela. STELLA
DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
Gephart,
Donna. IN YOUR SHOES
Greenwald,
Lisa. TBH, THIS IS SO
AWKWARD
Holm,
Jennifer. MISS
COMMUNICATION
Kelly,
Erin Entrada. YOU GO
FIRST
Khan,
Hena. POWER FORWARD
Magoon,
Kekla. THE SEASON
OF STYX MALONE
Mass,
Wendy. BOB
Pearce,
Jackson. ELLIE,
ENGINEER. IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Respicio,
Moe. THE HOUSE THAT
LOU BUILT
Vernon,
Ursula. WHISKERELLA :
HAMSTER PRINCESS. VOL. 5
White, J.
A. NIGHTBOOKS
Woodson,
Jacqueline. HARBOR ME
Yang, Kelly. FRONT
DESK
Nonfiction
America’s Test
Kitchen. THE COMPLETE
COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS
Bailey,
Linda, 1948- MARY,
WHO WROTE FRANKENSTEIN
Becker,
Helaine. COUNTING
ON KATHERINE : HOW KATHERINE JOHNSON SAVED APOLLO 13
Desmond,
Jenni. THE ELEPHANT
Keating,
Jess. CUTE AS AN AXOLOTI
: DISCOVERING THE WORLD'S MOST ADORABLE ANIMALS
Latham,
Irene. CAN I TOUCH YOUR
HAIR: : POEMS OF RACE, MISTAKES, AND FRIENDSHIP
Lendler, Ian. ONE DAY A DOT
Markle,
Sandra. THE GREAT RHINO
RESCUE : SAVING THE SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOS
Nobleman,
Marc Tyler. THIRTY
MINUTES OVER OREGON : A JAPANESE PILOT'S WORLD WAR
II STORY
Maynard,
Thane. SAVING FIONA :
THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BABY HIPPO
McCarthy,
Meghan. ALL THAT TRASH :
THE STORY OF THE 1987 GARBAGE BARGE AND OUT PROBLEMS
WITH STUFF
Messner, Kate. THE BRILLIANT
DEEP : REBUILDING THE WORLD'S CORAL REEFS
Mould,
Steve. THE BACTERIA BOOK
Rosenstock,
Barb. OTIS AND WILL
DISCOVER THE DEEP : BARTON, BEEBE, AND THE DIVE OF
THE BATHYSPHERE
Sanders,
Rob. PRIDE : THE
STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG
Shamir,
Ruby. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL
OF ELECTIONS
Stewart,
Melissa. A SEED IS THE
START
Stone, Tanya
Lee. PASS GO AND
COLLECT $200
Valdez,
Patricia. JOAN PROCTER,
DRAGON DOCTOR : THE WOMAN WHO LOVED REPTILES
Ward,
Jennifer. MAMA DUG A LITTLE
DEN
Evergreen
Teen Award 2020
Middle
School List
August, John. ARLO FINCH IN THE VALLEY OF FIRE
Connor, Leslie. THE TRUTH AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTLE
Greenwald, Tommy. GAME CHANGER
Hollingsworth, Alyssa. THE ELEVENTH TRADE
Muhammad, Ibtihaj. PROUD : LIVING MY AMERICAN LIFE
Saeed, Aisha. AMAL UNBOUND
Sanderson, Brandon. SKYWARD
Schwab, Victoria. CITY OF GHOSTS
Strohm,Stephanie Kate. LOVE A LA MODE
Wang, Jen. THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER
High School List
Acevedo,
Elizabeth. POET X
Adeyemi, Tomi. CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND
BONE
Alameda, Courtney. PITCH DARK
Caletti, Deb. A HEART IN A BODY IN THE
WORLD
Flores-Scott,
Patrick. AMERICAN
ROAD TRIP
Krosoczka, Jarrett J.
HEY, KIDDO
Norton, Preston. NEANDERTHAL OPENS
THE DOOR TO THE UNIVERSE
Pearson, Mary. DANCE OF THIEVES
Ribay, Randy. AFTER THE SHOT
DROPS
Spalding, Amy.
THE SUMMER OF JORDI
PEREZ
SUNSHINE
STATE BOOK AWARD 2021
Grades 3-5
Elliott, Zetta. DRAGONS IN A BAG
Fleming,
Candace. STRONGHEART :
WONDER DOG OF THE SILVER SCREEN
Gravel, Elise. OLGA AND THE SMELLY
THING FROM NOWHERE
Harrington, Kim. ATTACK OF THE
NOT-SO-VIRTUAL MONSTERS
Hopkinson,
Deborah. HOW I
BECAME A SPY
Johannes, Shelley. BEATRICE ZINKER,
UPSIDE DOWN THINKER
Khan, Hena. POWER FORWARD
Lenz,. Niki. BERNICE
BUTTMAN, MODEL CITIZEN
Marciano, Johnny. KLAWDE : EVIL ALIEN
WARLORD CAT
McDunn, Gillian. CATERPILLAR SUMMER
Ogburn, Jacqueline
K. THE UNICORN IN
THE BARN
Oppel, Kenneth. INKLING
Panteleakos,
Nicole. PLANET
EARTH IS BLUE
Scheerger, Sarah. OPERATION FROG
Van Eekout, Greg. VOYAGE OF THE DOGS
Grades 6-8
Calejo,
Ryan. CHARLIE
HERNANDEZ AND THE LEAGUE OF SHADOWS
Cartaya,
Pablo. MARCUS
VEGA DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH
Craft,
Jerry. NEW KID
Durst,
Sarah Beth. SPARK
Gemeinhart,
Dan. THE
REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF COYOTE SUNRISE
Greenland,
Shannon. SCOUTS
Greenwald,
Tommy. GAME
CHANGER
Hood,
Susan. LIFEBOAT
12
Kelly,
Lynne. SONG FOR A WHALE
Key,
Watt. DEEP WATER
Martin,
Laura. FLOAT
Oppel,
Kenneth. INKLING
Ponti,
James. CITY SPIES. 01
Rodkey,
Geoff. WE'RE NOT FROM
HERE
Venkatraman,
Padma. THE BRIDGE
HOME
Teen Reads
Armentrout, Jennifer. STORM AND FURY
Elston,
Ashley. 10 BLIND DATES
Kaufman,
Amie. AURORA RISING
Liggett,
Kim. THE GRACE YEAR
Lloyd-Jones,
Emily. THE BONE HOUSES
Mather,
Adriana. KILLING
NOVEMBER
McGinnis,
Mindy. HEROINE
Morris,
Brittney. SLAY
Norton,
Preston. WHERE I AND
& YOU BEGIN
Ribay,
Randy. PATRON SAINTS OF
NOTHING
Rutherford,
Mara. CROWN
OF CORAL AND PEARL
Stone, Nic. JACKPOT
Wignall, Kevin. WHEN WE WERE LOST
Young,
Suzanne. GIRLS WITH SHARP
STICKS
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