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). The booklists are created and controlled by the award committees.
Adusei , D. (2024). Cesaria Feels the Beat. Roaring Book Press.
Bogan, C. (2024). Willis Watson is a Wannabe. Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Coppo, M. (2024). The Book that Can Read Your Mind. Chronicle Books.
Eady, A. (2024). The Last Stand. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Ferry, B. (2024). Prunella. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Frank K. (2024). That Always Happens Sometimes. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Fujimoto-Johnson, S. (2024). The Mochi Makers. Beach Lane Books.
Ha, A. (2024). A Friend for Eddy. Greenwillow Books.
Hannigan, J. (2024). Spider in the Well. Katherine Tegen Books.
Kalb, B. (2024). Buffalo Fluffalo. Random House Studio.
Lê, M. (2024). Built to Last. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Long, L. (2024). The Yellow Bus. Roaring Brook Press.
Lukoff, K. (2024). I'm Sorry You Got Mad. Dial Books.
Marino, G. (2024). The Outside. Viking Books for Young Readers.
McKay, E. (2024). Frostfire. Tundra Books.
Meganck, M. (2024). Speck. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Seales, S. (2024). My Daddy is a Cowboy. Harry N. Abrams.
Sylvester, N. (2024). A Maleta Full of Treasures. Dial Books.
Tabor, C. (2024). Ursula Upside Down. Greenwillow Books.
Wallace, C. (2024). Dare to Be Daring. Harry N. Abrams.
Bagley, J. (2023). Duel. Simon and Schuster.
Baptiste, T. (2024). Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos. Freedom Fire.
Harrell, R. (2024). Pop Corn. Dial Books.
Hautman, P. (2024). Answers to Dog. Candlewick.
Kessler, L. (2023). Code Name Kingfisher. Simon and Schuster.
Korman, G. (2024). Faker. Scholastic.
Miller, C. (2024). Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All. Philomel.
Ness, P. (2024). Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody. Walker.
Ponti, J. (2024). The Sherlock Society. Aladdin Books.
Smith, N. (2024). Stranded. Scholastic.
Behar, R. (2024). Across so Many Seas. Nancy Paulsen Books.
Bishop, J. (2023). Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up. Chronicle.
Fipps, L. (2024). And Then, Boom! Nancy Paulsen Books.
Forman, G. (2024). Not Nothing. Aladdin.
Higuera, D. (2023). Alebrijes. Levine Querido.
Hutchinson, S. D. (2024). The School for Invisible Boys. Labyrinth Road.
Meadows, J. (2024). Bye, Forever, I Guess. Holiday House.
Sterling, Z. (2023). Mabuhay! Scholastic.
Watson, R. (2024). Black Girl You Are Atlas. Kokila.
Williams, A. (2024). MidAir. Athenium.
Age 16 Rosena Fung
Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo
Crashing into You by Rocky Callen
Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay
Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow
Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell
Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat
Sky's End (Above the Black) by Marc J. Gregson
Songlight by Moira Buffini
Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs
Tangleroot by Lalela Williams
That's Not My Name by Megan Lally
Thirsty by Jas Hammonds
This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed
This Day Changes Everything by Edward Underhill
Touch of Death by Taylor Munsell
Under the Surface by Diana Urban
Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill
When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson
