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RI Teen Book Award: 2023 RITBA Nominees

The goal of the Rhode Island Teen Book Award is to promote quality literature for teens by highlighting well-written books that will be of interest to those between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age.

RITBA 2023 Nominees

Ace of Spades

Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.

The print book is available in the EGHS Library. Rhode Island public libraries have print, digital audio, and eBooks available.  

All These Bodies

Sixteen bloodless bodies. Two teenagers. One impossible explanation. In this edge-of-your-seat mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake, the truth is as hard to believe as it is to find.

The print book is available in the EGHS library. Rhode Island public libraries have print, Playaway, digital audio and eBooks available.

Blackout

Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark. 

The print book is available in the EGHS Library. Rhode Island public libraries have print, large print, digital audio and eBooks available.

The Corpse Queen

In this dark and twisty feminist historical mystery, a teenage girl starts a new life as a grave robber but quickly becomes entangled in a murderer's plans.

The print book is available in the EGHS Library. Rhode Island public libraries have print, digital audio and eBooks available.

A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

Love & Gelato meets Don't Date Rosa Santos in this charming, heartfelt story following a Miami girl who unexpectedly finds love--and herself--in a small English town. 

The print book is available in the EGHS Library. Rhode Island public libraries have print, digital audio and eBooks available.

The Darkness Outside Us

They Both Die at the End meets The Loneliest Girl in the Universe in this mind-bending sci-fi mystery and tender love story about two boys aboard a spaceship sent on a rescue mission, from two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer. 

The print book is available in the EGHS Library. Rhode Island public libraries have print, books on CD, digital audio and eBooks available.

The Rhode Island Teen Book Award

The goal of the Rhode Island Teen Book Award is to promote quality literature for teens by highlighting well-written books that will be of interest to those between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age.  It is the hope of the committee that by allowing teens to select the winner from each year's list of nominees, teens will be encouraged to not only read more, but also discuss the books they are reading with their friends and family at school, the local library, and at home. 

For more information visit their website the RITBA website

Please remember that not all books are suitable for all readers.

2023 Annotated List

RITBA 2023 Nominees Flyer