Booklists
The Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl uses the booklists of nominations for the Georgia Children's Picturebook Award (Grades K-3), Georgia Children's Book Award (Grades 4-5 and 6-8), and the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Grades 9-12).
Click a booklist name below to view the list of books.
Georgia Helen Ruffin Picturebook Reading Bowl Booklist (Grades K-3)
Arnaldo, M. (2023). Mr. S (M. Arnaldo, Illus.). Katherine Tegan Books.
Barnett, M. (2022). John’s Turn (K. Berube, Illus.). Candlewick Press.
Barrows, A. (2022). Like (L. Espinosa, Illus.). Chronicle Books.
Beckmeyer, D. (2023). I Am a Tornado (D. Beckmeyer, Illus.). Atheneum Books.
Blackall, S. (2022). Farmhouse (S. Blackall, Illus.). Little Brown Books.
Brew-Hammond, N. E. (2022). Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky (D. Minter, Illus.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Browne, M. P. (2023). The Bees of Notre-Dame (E. B. Goodale, Illus.). Penguin Random House.
Cooper, K. (2022). Midnight and Moon (D. Miyares, Illus.). Tundra.
Deedy, C. A. (2022). Wombat Said Come In (B. Lies, Illus.). Margaret Quinlin Books.
Falconer, I. (2022). Two Dogs (I. Falconer, Illus.). Harper Collins.
Faruqi, R. (2023). Milloo’s Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women's Education (H. Hadadi, Illus.). Harper Collins.
Gorman, A. (2023). Something, Someday (C. Robinson, Illus.). Viking Books.
Hartman, B. (2023). Watch Out for The Lion! (A. Süßbauer, Illus.). Page Street Kids.
Lyall, C. (2022). A Spoonful of Frogs (V. Brosgol, Illus.). Greenwillow Books.
MacLeod, M. M. (2022). How to Eat a Book (M. M. MacLeod, Illus.). Union Square Kids.
Moynihan, B. (2022). Not All Sheep Are Boring! (J. Rowan-Zoch, Illus.). G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
Polacco, P. (2023). Palace of Books (P. Polacco, Illus.). Paula Wiseman Books.
Rex, A. (2023). Oh No, The Aunts Are Here (L. Cho, Illus.). Chronicle Books.
Syed, A. (2022). That's Not My Name! (A. Syed, Illus.). Viking Books.
Tabor, C. R. (2023). Simon and the Better Bone (C. R. Tabor, Illus.). Balzer + Bray.
Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Elementary School Booklist (Grades 4-5)
Brockenbough, M. (2023). To Catch a Thief. Scholastic.
Case, J. (2022). Little Monarchs. Margaret Ferguson Books.
Kuyatt, M. E. (2023). Good Different. Scholastic.
Ortega, C. A. (2023). Frizzy. First Second Books.
Reynolds, J. (2023). It’s the End of the World and I’m in My Bathing Suit. Scholastic.
Souders, T. (2023). The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle. Sourcebooks.
Tandon, N. (2022). The Way I Say It. Charlesbridge.
Tang, B. (2023). Parachute Kids. Graphix.
Thomas, A. (2023). Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy. Balzer + Bray.
Warga, J. (2022). A Rover’s Story. Balzer + Bray.
Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Middle School Booklist (Grades 6-8)
Alexander, K. (2022). The Door of No Return. Little Brown Books.
Cohen, E. B. (2023). Two Tribes. Heartdrum.
Day, N. (2023). The Mona Lisa Vanishes. Random House Studio.
Giles, C. D. (2023). Not an Easy Win. Random House.
Lackey, L. (2023). Farther than the Moon. Roaring Brook Press.
Lerner, J. (2023). A Work In Progress. Alladin.
Maldonado, T. (2023) Hands. Nancy Paulsen Books.
Martin, P. (2023). Mexikid. Dial Books.
Swinarski, C. (2023). What Happened To Rachel Riley. Quill Tree Books.
Tavares, M. (2023). Hoops. Candlewick Press.
Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl High School Booklist (Grades 9-12)
Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa
Chaos Theory by Nic Stone
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
The Getaway by Lamar Giles
Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino
Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying
If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude
In Nightfall by Suzanne Young
Invisible Son by Kim Johnson
The Killing Code by Ellie Marney
A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis
My Father, The Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang
Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi
Rez Ball by Byron Graves
Royal Blood by Aimée Carter
She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
Star Splitter by Matthew Kirby
Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest