Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award Nominees
The 2025 MA Teen Choice Book Awards list is here!
Meet the 21 nominees for the 2025 Mass Teen Choice Book Award! This is the only award in the Bay State that invites students in grades 7-12 to vote for their favorite recently published books.
* AISLE NINE by Ian X. Cho * AMERICA REDUX by Ariel Aberg-Riger * THE BLETCHLEY RIDDLE by Ruta Sepetys & Steve Sheinkin * CALL ME IGGY by Jorge Aguirre) & illustrated by Rafael Rosado * THE GREAT COOL RANCH DORITO IN THE SKY by Josh Galarza * GWEN & ART ARE NOT IN LOVE by Lex Croucher * HAPPYHEAD by Josh Silver * I KICK AND I FLY by Ruchira Gupta * I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU by Kara Aislinn Kennedy * THE LAST BOYFRIENDS RULES FOR REVENGE by Matthew Hubbard * LOOKING FOR SMOKE by K.A. Cobell * NAVIGATING WITH YOU by Jeremy Whitley * THE NO-GIRLFRIEND RULE by Christen Randall * THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE by Holly Jackson * RED by Annie Cardi * SPIRIT SLEUTHS by Gail Jarrow * STAR SPLITTER by Matthew Kirby * TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW by Jason Reynolds * WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé * THE WILDERNESS OF GIRLS by Madeline Claire Franklin * WISH YOU WEREN’T HERE by Erin Baldwin
Head over to the Library or visit the catalog to place holds on items you want to read!
This list has been specially curated by a committee of public librarians, school library media specialists & educators. Massachusetts teens can vote for their favorite books in September. The top choices will be announced in October!
The Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award is a cooperative project between the Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA) and the Massachusetts Library Association (MLA) with support from Salem State University. For more information on the award process, the selected titles and how to participate and vote, please visit our website.
