Rhode Island Middle School Book Awards

    rhode island teen middle school nominees 2027

    Check out the 2027 Rhode Island Middle School Book Awards! Teens in grades 6-8 who read at least THREE of the current nominees, can vote for their favorite in March. You can only vote once and for only one book. 

    2027 RIMSBA Nominees:

    • All The Blues in the Sky by Renee Watson

    • Blood in the Water by Tiffany Jackson

    • Boy 2.0 by Tracy Baptiste

    • Bye Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows 

    • Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer 

    • Find Her by Ginger Reno

    • Gloam by Jack Mackay 

    • How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico 

    • The Ink Witch by Steph Cherrywell 

    • Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave by Ally Russell

    • Neshama by Marcella Pixley 

    • Popcorn by Rob Harrell

    • Rabbit Rabbit by Dori Hillestad Butler & Sunshine Bacon

    • The Right Call by Tommy Greenwald

    • The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner

    • Ultraviolet by Aida Salazar 

    • The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman

    • Uprooted: a memoir about what happens when your family moves back by Ruth Chan

    • What is Color? By Steven Weinberg

    • Will’s Race For Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes

     

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    Rhode Island Middle School Book Award

    Current Nominees

    Winners