Congrats on our 2025 RIMSBA Winner:
Hoops by Matt Tavares
1st Runner Up: Buzzing by Samuel Sattin
2nd Runner Up: The Supervillian's Guide to Being a Fat Kid by Matt Wallace
OUR 2026 RIMSBA NOMINEES! YOU CAN VOTE ON THEM IN MARCH 2026!
Accidental Demons by Clare Edge
Alex Wise vs The End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker
An Illustrated History of Urban Legends by Adam Allsuch Boardman
Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez
Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen
Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan
Club Kickout: Into the Ring by Steph Mided
Grow Up, Luchy Zapata by Alexandra Alessandri
How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger
It's Boba Time with Pearl Li! By Nicole Chen
Jasmine is Haunted by Mark Oshiro
Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Murray Out of Water by Taylor Tracy
Noodle & Bao by Shaina Lu
Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese
Read At Your Own Risk by Remy Lai
The Curse of the Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling
The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon
The Lumbering Giants of Wndy Pines by Gabe Netz
Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr.
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Applications are *rolling applications after the summer*
RIMSBA is seeking new members for our 2025-2026 committee!
APPLY HERE
If you have any questions please email: rimsbacommittee@gmail.com
“The Rhode Island Middle School Book Award Committee, composed of Rhode Island teachers, school librarians, and public librarians, works annually to create a diverse list of nominated books using specific criteria. The committee is intentional in seeking books that affirm marginalized groups and champions stories and characters that reflect the lived experiences of Rhode Island youth as well as the larger world. The committee aims to provide an annual list of nominees that maintains diversity in race, gender, sexuality, family makeup, socioeconomics and ability. Nominee lists are thoughtfully curated with an anti-racist lens, to allow all youth to be seen and their voices actively heard. The Rhode Island Middle School Book Award believes representation matters and strives to create mirrors, windows and prisms for all children.”