2025 RI Teen Book Award WINNER--Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
J.B., Ramón, and Trey, students of the Urban Promise Prep School, must follow the school's strict rules, but when their principal is murdered, the three boys must band together to track down the real killer before they are arrested.
2025 RI Teen Book Award HONOR Book--Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.
2025 RI Teen Book Award HONOR Book--Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Erin Faith Hicks
Angry hockey player Alix thinks that calm, cool, Ezra can help her learn to control her temper. But as they hang out and start to get closer, she learns there is more to him than the cool front he puts on.