08/29/2024
Teen Voting to Open for Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award, Sept. 1-20
Hey MA Teens! Voting will open for the MA Teen Choice Book Award (MTCBA) on September 1! Young people from across Massachusetts are invited to vote for their top teen book from a list of nominees until Sept. 20, 2024. This is the only award in the Bay State that invites students in grades 7-12 to vote for their top new books.
The list of nominees has been curated by a committee of public librarians, school library media specialists and educators. The top teen choices will be announced in October 2024.
“There are two ways for teens to cast their votes - they can vote directly using our digital ballot (available at https://www.mateenchoicebook.org/home) or they can cast a paper ballot at any participating library” said Suzanne Larson, committee chair and high school library media specialist at Seekonk High School in Seekonk, MA. “We encourage school and public libraries interested in participating to create displays and ballot boxes by using MTCBA resources, also available on the award website.” (https://www.mateenchoicebook.org/home)
The 2024 Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award Nominees are:
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed - Salter, Dashka *
As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow - Katouh, Zoulfa
Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico - Suggs, Christine *
Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything - Winans, Justine Pucella *
Bittersweet in the Hollow - Pearsall, Kate
Blue Lock, Vol. 1 - Kaneshiro, Muneyuki *
Breathe and Count Back From Ten - Sylvester, Natalia
Give Me a Sign - Sortino, Anna *
Just Do This One Thing For Me - Zimmerman, Laura
Money Out Loud - Anat, Berna *
Promise Boys - Brooks, Nick *
Rez Ball - Graves, Byron *
The Search for Us - Boyer, Susan Azim *
This is Our Place - Martin, Vitor *
Threads That Bind - Hatzopoulou, Kika
Throwback - Goo, Maureen *
Warrior Girl Unearthed - Boulley, Angeline
Well, That Was Unexpected - Sutanto, Jesse *
Where You See Yourself - Forrest, Claire *
The Wicked Bargain - Novoa, Gabe Cole *
Your Lonely Nights are Over - Sass, Adam
*Indicates suitable for younger teen readers
The Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award is a cooperative project between the Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA) and the Massachusetts Library Association (MLA) with support from Salem State University. For more information on the selected titles and how to participate and vote, please visit www.mateenchoicebook.org.
