Past VSBA Winners

CHILDREN'S CHOICE BOOK AWARD 1978‐1988
(Intermediate Level Only)
1978-1979 Rockwell, Thomas. How to Eat Fried Worms.
1979-1980 Cleary, Beverly. Ramona And Her Father.
1980-1981 Hall, Lynn. Shadows.
1981-1982 Blume, Judy. Superfudge.
1982-1983 Byars, Betsy. The Cybil War.
1983-1984 Howe, James. Howliday Inn.
1984-1985 Carris, Joan. When The Boys Ran The House.
1985-1986 Park, Barbara. Operation: Dump The Chump.
1986-1987 Park, Barbara. Skinnybones.
1987-1988 Smith, Robert Kimmel. The War With Grandpa.

VOLUNTEER STATE BOOK AWARD

1988-1989
Grades K-3: Schwartz, Alvin. In A Dark, Dark Room.
Grades 4-6: Hahn, Mary Downing. Wait Till Helen Comes, A Ghost Story.
Grades 7-9: Paulsen, Gary. Dogsong.
Grades 10-12: Voigt, Cynthia. Izzy, Willy-Nilly.

1989-1990
Grades K-3: Seeger, Pete. Abiyoyo.
Grades 4-6: Wright, Betty Ren. Christina's Ghost.
Grades 7-9: Killien, Christi. Putting On An Act.
Grades 10-12: Duncan, Lois. Locked In Time.

1990-1991
Grades K-3: Cole, Joanna. Magic Schoolbus At The Waterworks.
Grades 4-6: Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Beetles, Lightly Toasted.
Grades 7-9: Shusterman, Neal. The Shadow Club.
Grades 10-12: Deaver, Julie. Say Goodnight, Gracie.

1991-1992
Grades K-3: Arnold. Tedd. No Jumping On The Bed!
Grades 4-6: Sachar, Louis. There's A Boy In The Girls' Bathroom.
Grades 7-9: Bunting, Eve. A Sudden Silence.
Grades 10-12: Duncan, Lois. Don't Look Behind You.

1992-1993
Grades K-3: Carle, Eric. The Very Quiet Cricket.
Grades 4-6: Sachar, Louis. Wayside School Is Falling Down.
Young Adult: Hall, Lynn. The Killing Freeze.

1993-1994
Grades K-3: Wahl, Jan. Taily Po.
Grades 4-6: Bunting, Eve. Our Sixth Grade Sugar Babies.
Young Adult: Duncan, Lois. Don't Look Behind You.

1994-1995
Grades K-3: Locker, Thomas. Land Of Gray Wolf.
Grades 4-6: Blume, Judy. Fudge-A-Mania.
Young Adult: Cooney, Caroline. The Face on The Milk Carton.

1995-1996
Grades K-3: Trivizas, Eugene. The Three Little Wolves & the Big Bad Pig.
Grades 4-6: Wright, Betty Ren. The Ghosts Of Mercy Manor.
Young Adult: Deuker, Carl. Heart of a Champion.

1996-1997
Grades K-3: Pilkey, Dav. Dogzilla.
Grades 4-6: Robinson, Barbara. The Best/Worst School Year Ever.
Young Adult: Haynes, Betsy. Deadly Deception.

1997-1998
Grades K-3: Pilkey, Dav. Hallo-Wiener.
Grades 4-6: Strasser, Todd. Help! I'm Trapped In My Teacher's Body.
Young Adult: Cooney, Caroline. Driver's Ed.

1998-1999
Grades K-3: Meddaugh, Susan. Martha Calling.
Grades 4-6: Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh Season.
Young Adult: Draper, Sharon. Tears of a Tiger.

1999-2000
Grades K-3: Arnold, Tedd. Parts.
Grades 4-6: Gutman, Dan. Million Dollar Shot.
Young Adult: Paulsen, Gary. Brian's Winter.

2000-2001
Grades K-3: MacDonald, Margaret. Pickin’ Peas.
Grades 4-6: Sachar, Louis. Holes.
Young Adult: Duncan, Lois. Gallow’s Hill.

2001-2002
Grades K-3: Lester, Helen. Hooway for Wodney Wat.
Grades 4-6: Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy.
Young Adult: Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak and Vande Velde Vivian. Smart Dog.

2002-2003
Grades K-3: Howard, Arthur. Cosmo Zooms.
Grades 4-6: DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie.
Young Adult: Cabot, Meg. The Princess Diaries.

2003-2004
Grades K-3: Massie, Diane. Baby Bee Bee Bird.
Grades 4-6: Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog.
Young Adult: Brashares, Ann. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

2004-2005
Grades K-3: Salley, Colleen. Epossumondas.
Grades 4-6: Creech, Sharon. Ruby Holler.
Young Adult: Farmer, Nancy. The House of the Scorpion.

2005-2006
Grades K-3: Palatini, Margie. Bad Boys.
Grades 4-6: DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux.
Young Adult: Paolini, Christopher. Eragon.

2006-2007
Grades K-3: Flowers, Pam. Big-Enough Anna.
Grades 4-6: Hahn, Mary Downing. The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story.
Young Adult: Sones, Sonya. One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies.

2007-2008
Grades K-3: Bruel, Nick. Bad Kitty.
Grades 4-6: Kehret, Peg. The Ghost’s Grave.
Young Adult: Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight.

2008-2009
Grades K-3: Beaumont, Karen. I Ain't Gonna Paint No More.
Grades 4-6: Martin, Ann M. A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray.
Young Adult: Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief.

2009-2010
Grades K-3: Himmelman, John. Chickens to the Rescue.
Grades 4-6: Mull, Brandon. Fablehaven.
Young Adult: Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Life as We Knew It.

2010-2011
Grades K-3: Jackson, Emma. A Home for Dixie.
Grades 4-6: Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Found. (The Missing, Book 1)
Young Adult: Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games.

2011-2012
Grades K-3: Buckley, Carol. Tarra and Bella : The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends.
Grades 4-6: Mass, Wendy. 11 Birthdays.
Young Adult: Dashner, James. The Maze Runner.

2012-2013
Primary Division: Lawson, Kirby and Mary Nethery. Nubs : The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle.
Intermediate Division: Draper, Sharon. Out of My Mind.
Middle School Division: Riordan, Rick. The Lost Hero.
High School Division: Condie, Ally. Matched.

2013-2014
Primary Division: Chabon, Michael. Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man.
Intermediate Division: Weeks, Sarah. Pie.
Middle School Division: Sepetys, Ruta. Between Shades of Gray.
High School Division: Roth, Veronica. Divergent.

2014-2015
Primary Division: Reynolds, Peter. Creepy Carrots!
Intermediate Division: Palacio, R.J. Wonder.
Middle School Division: Cass, Kiera. The Selection.
High School Division: Cass, Kiera. The Selection.

2015-2016
Primary Division: Daywalt, Drew. The Day The Crayons Quit.
Intermediate Division: Grabenstein, Chris. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.
Middle School Division: Gratz, Alan. Prisoner B-3017.
High School Division: Yancey, Rick. The 5th Wave.

2016-2017
Primary Division: Novak, B.J. The Book with No Pictures.
Intermediate Division: Barnett, Mac. The Terrible Two.
Middle School Division: Telgemeier, Raina. Sisters.
High School Division: Lockhart, E. We Were Liars.

2017-2018
Primary Division: Ferry, Beth. Stick and Stone.
Intermediate Division: Beatty, Robert. Serafina and the Black Cloak.
Middle School Division: Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. The War that Saved My Life.
High School Division: Aveyard, Victoria. The Red Queen.

2018-2019
Primary Division: Bell, Cece. I Yam a Donkey.
Intermediate Division: Telgemeier, Raina. Ghosts.
Middle School Division: Shusterman, Neal. Scythe.
High School Division: Shusterman, Neal. Scythe.

2019-2020
Primary Division: Daywalt, Drew. The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors.
Intermediate Division: Bowling, Dusti. Events in the Life of a Cactus.
Middle School Division: Gratz, Alan. Refugee.
High School Division: Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give.

2020-2021
Primary Division: Cummings, Troy. Can I Be Your Dog?
Intermediate Division: Telgemeier, Raina. Guts.
Middle School Division: Craft, Jerry. New Kid.
High School Division (Tie):  Stevenson, Bryan. Just Mercy and Krosoczka, Jarrett. Hey, Kiddo.

2021-2022
Primary Division: John, Jory. The Couch Potato.
Intermediate Division: Costner, Arianne. My Life As a Potato.
Middle School Division: Alston, B.B. Amari and the Night Brothers.
High School Division: Barnes, Jennifer Lynn. The Inheritance Games.

2022-2023
Primary Division: Klein, Cheryl B. Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates.
Intermediate Division: Lloyd, Megan Wagner. Allergic: A Graphic Novel.
Middle School Division: Gratz, Alan. Ground Zero.
High School Division (Tie): Boulley, Angeline. Firekeeper's Daughter and Quindlen, Kelly. She Drives Me Crazy.

2023-2024
Primary Division: Harrison, Hannah E. Poopsie Gets Lost.
Intermediate Division: Applegate, Katherine. Odder.
Middle School Division: Greenwald, Tommy. Dinged.
High School Division: Schwartz, Dana. Anatomy: A Love Story.

2024-2025
Primary Division: Higgins, Ryan T. We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish.
Intermediate Division: Ross, M.C. Nugly.
Middle School Division: Tavares, Matt. Hoops.
High School Division: Krosoczka, Jarrett J. Sunshine.