NH Book Awards
Every year, books are nominated for awards at three different grade levels and voted on by students across the state of New Hampshire. If you are looking for a place to start looking, you can always start here :
Ladybug Picture Book Award
Pre-K through third grade students vote on their favorite picture books.
Great Stone Face Book Award:
Students in grades 4-6 choose their favorite book on a list of 20 titles.
2022-2023 Nominees:
GSF annotated list 2022-23 FINAL.pdfRead now, vote in April 2023!
Past Winners:
2021-2022 Ground Zero, by Alan Gratz
2020-2021 Wildfire, by Rodman Philbrick
2019-2020 New Kid, by Jerry Craft
2018-2019 The Trail, by Meika Hashimoto
2017-2018 Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier
2016-2017 Roller Girl, by Victoria Jamieson
2015-2016 El Deafo, by Cece Bell
2014-2015 Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, by Chris Grabenstein
2013-2014 Buddy, by M.H. Herlong
2012-2013 Wonder, by R.J. Palacio
2011-2012 Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, by Lincoln Peirce
2010-2011 Murder at Midnight, by Avi
Isinglass Teen Read Award
Students in grades 7-8 choose their favorite book on a list of 10-15 titles. Nominations are also made by teens.
2022 WINNER!
