The It List has a new name! Now called the Tome Society Book Award list, this list is comprised of the best recently published, PG books for students in grades 2-12.  
We are excited to announce the official 2024-2025 Tome Society Book Award winners! 

Tome Society (Grades 9-12)
Artifice by Sharon Cameron
Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) by Livia Blackburne
Curses and Other Buried Things by Caroline George
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
Last Girl Breathing by Court Stevens
League of Liars by Astrid Scholte
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
Rise of the Vicious Princess by CJ Redwine
Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken
Take by Jennifer Bradbury
Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
The Silent Unseen by Amanda McCrina
The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
The Wide Starlight by Nicole Lesperance
Thieves Gambit by Kayvion Lewis 
This is Not a Personal Statement by Tracy Badua 
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Unraveller by Frances Hardinge
Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh
Wishtress by Nadine Brandes 

Junior Tome (grades 6-8)
Children of the Fox by Kevin Sands
Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla by Alexandra Diaz
Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf
Hands by Torrey Maldonado
Heroes by Alan Gratz
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
The Patron Thief of Bread by Lindsay Eagar
The Switch by Roland Smith
Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Where the Black Flowers Bloom by Ronald Smith

Club Tome (grades 2-5)
Finally Seen by Kelly Yang
Honestly Elliott by Gillian McDunn
Millie by McCall Hoyle
Nothing Else But Miracles by Kate Albus
The Book of Stolen Dreams by David Farr
The Boy Who Met a Whale by Nizrana Farook 
The Elephant Girl by James Patterson & Ellen Banda-Aaku
The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders
The School for Whatnots by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Turtles of the Midnight Moon by Maria Jose Fitzgerald 

Is reading more one of your goals in 2024? It should be! Use this easy printable tracker to track up to 75 books read for the year.  Add your own personal reading goals at the bottom.  Color in a book on the shelf for every book completed! 

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Books of the Month
Tome Society (High School, grades 9-12)
August

• Traitor by Amanda McCrina
• Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe

September 

• Enduring Freedom by Jawad Arash and Trent Reedy
• Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson 

October

• Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
• The Deep Enders by Dave Reardon

November

• The Last She by H.J. Nelson

December

• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

• Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

January

• The Red Palace by June Hur
• This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

February

• Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams

• Gallant by V.E. Schwab

March 

• The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George

• Gold Mountain by Betty G. Yee

April 

• My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
• The Memory Index by Julian R. Vaca

May

• Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch
• Girl Forgotten by April Henry 

Reading Bowl Exam #1 
​Traitor by Amanda McCrina
Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe
Enduring Freedom by Jawad Arash and Trent Reedy
Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson 
Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
The Deep Enders by Dave Reardon

​Reading Bowl Exam #2 
The Last She by H.J. Nelson
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
The Red Palace by June Hur
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams

Reading Bowl Exam #3
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George
Gold Mountain by Betty G. Yee
My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
The Memory Index by Julian R. Vaca
Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch
Girl Forgotten by April Henry 

Junior Tome Society (Middle School, grades 6-8)
August - Santiago’s Road Home by Alexandra Diaz
September - Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
October - Yonder by Ali Standish
November - Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan
December - Lines of Courage by Jennifer Nielsen
January - Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu
February - The Fort by Gordon Korman
March - The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold
April - Dinged by Tommy Greenwald
May - The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

Reading Bowl Exam #1 

1. Santiago’s Road Home by Alexandra Diaz
2. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
3. Yonder by Ali Standish

Reading Bowl Exam #2 

1. Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan
2. Lines of Courage by Jennifer Nielsen
3. Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu
4. The Fort by Gordon Korman

Reading Bowl Exam #3 

1. The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold
2. Dinged by Tommy Greenwald
3. The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

Club Tome (Elementary, Grades 2-5)
August - The Green Ember by S.D. Smith
September - Solving for M by Jennifer Swender
October - Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders
November - The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein
December - A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
January - Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan
February - Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua
March - The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
April - Out of Range by Heidi Lang
May - Just Gus by McCall Hoyle

Reading Bowl Exam #1 
The Green Ember by S.D. Smith
Solving for M by Jennifer Swender

Reading Bowl Exam #2 
Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Freddie vs. The Family Curse by Tracy Badua

Reading Bowl Exam #3
The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
Out of Range by Heidi Lang

Great job, Winston Elementary! 

We are pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Tome Society It List! We can't wait for you to read these amazing books and discover what it means to be Brave On Purpose! 

Tome Society (High School, grades 9-12)
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
​Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Enduring Freedom by Trent Reedy and Jawad Arash
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Girl Forgotten by April Henry
Gold Mountain by Betty G. Yee
Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams
My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch
The Deep Enders by Dave Reardon
The Last She by H.J. Nelson
The Memory Index by Julian R. Vaca
The Red Palace by June Hur
The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Traitor by Amanda McCrina
Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe
Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson

Junior Tome Society (Middle School, grades 6-8) 
Dinged by Tommy Greenwald
Lines of Courage by Jennifer Nielsen
Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu 
Santiago’s Road Home by Alexandra Diaz 
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
The Fort by Gordon Korman
The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold 
Yonder by Ali Standish
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Club Tome Society (Elementary School, grades 2-5) 
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders
Freddie vs. The Family Curse by Tracy Badua
Just Gus by McCall Hoyle
Out of Range by Heidi Lang
Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Solving for M by Jennifer Swender
The Green Ember by S.D. Smith
The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein

We are thrilled to introduce the 2022-2023 It List nominees! 

Tome Society (grades 9-12) 
Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Hush by Dylan Farrow
Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
Fireborne by Rosaria Munda
Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price
The June Boys by Court Stevens
Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson
The Life and Deaths of Frankie D by Colleen Nelson
Eyes of the Forest by April Henry
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
On the Hook by Francisco X. Stork
Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
We Were Kings by Court Stevens
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys 
Small Favors by Erin A. Craig

Junior Tome (grades 6-8) 
Oddity by Eli Brown 
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordian
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
I Am Defiance by Jenni L. Walsh
Pony by R.J. Palacio
The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling 
Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan 
Real by Carol Cujec with Peyton Goddard 
Ten Thousand Tries by Amy Makechnie
Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes 

Club Tome (grades 2-5) 
Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly
Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody
The Girl and the Witch's Garden by Erin Bowman
Lotería by Karla Arenas Valenti
The Elephant's Girl by Celesta Rimington
The Islanders by Mary Alice Monroe*
The Magic in Changing Your Stars by Leah Henderson*
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley*
Rescue by Jennifer Nielsen
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus 
*These titles will not be tested on Reading Bowl exams. 

Reminder: This Friday, September 24th, is the deadline for Reading Bowl team registration and Reading Bowl team modification requests. Use the links below to access these forms and please email [email protected] with any Reading Bowl questions.  We are looking forward to a great year of Tome Reading Bowl! 
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2021-2022 Tome Society Reading Bowl Team Registration

Reading Bowl Roster Modification Request
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Check out our "To Be Read" lists and sign up for a book or two to read and review! 
Read a great book lately that you think should be on the It List? 
Submit a review and our team will check it out! 
Find all the links at tomesociety.org/volunteers

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