The Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl uses 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. Competition questions are written by the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Question Writing Committee and are not shared before the competition.
And Then Came You by Christina Shawn and Illustrated by Shahrzad Maydani
Bats Beneath the Bridge by Janet Nolan and Illustrated by Emily Cox
Before I Lived Here by Stacy S. Jensen and Illustrated by Victo Ngai
The Blue Velvet Chair by Rio Cortez and Illustrated by Aaron Marin
The Boy Who Said Wow by Todd Boss and Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh
Cee Cee: Underground Railroad Cinderella by Shana Keller and Illustrated by Laura Freeman
A Chest Full of Words by Rebecca Gugger and Simon Röthlisberger and Translated by Tim Mohr
Daughter of the Light-Footed People by Belen Medina and Illustrated by Natalia Rojas Castro
Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson and Illustrated by Dan Santat
Go and Get with Rex by David LaRochelle and Illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka
How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way by Rachel Michelle Wilson
The Man Who Didn’t Like Animals by Deborah Underwood and Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
My Home is in My Backpack by Eugenia Perrella and Illustrated by Angela Salerno
What Lolo Wants by Cristina Oxtra and Illustrated by Jamie Bauza
