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Announcing the 2025-2026 Tome Society Book Award List!
Tome Student Literacy Society is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025-2026 Tome Society Book Award! This year’s selections are packed with unforgettable stories, diverse voices, and page-turning adventures. We are also excited to announce the expansion of the Junior Tome Book Award list to 12 titles. We can’t wait for you to Embrace the Journey and read these incredible books! Tome Society (grades 9-12)
Titles denoted with an asterisk (*) will not be tested as part of the Reading Bowl competition.
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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! Click HERE for the printable PDF.  Books of the Month
Tome Society (High School, grades 9-12) August
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
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 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 Books of the Month 2022-2023
Tome Society (grades 9-12) August
Junior Tome (grades 6-8) August - The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling September - Real by Carol Cujec with Peyton Goddard October - I Am Defiance by Jenni L. Walsh November - Treasure of the World by Tara Sullivan December - Oddity by Eli Brown January - Ten Thousand Tries by Amy Mackechnie February - Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes March - Pony by RJ Palacio April - Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan May - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera Club Tome (grades 2-5) August - Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly September - The Elephant’s Girl by Celesta Rimington October - The Girl and the Witch’s Garden by Erin Bowman November - The Magic in Changing Your Stars by Leah Henderson* December - Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley* January - A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus February - Rescue by Jennifer Nielsen March - Wilderlore by Amanda Foody April - The Islanders by Mary Alice Monroe* May - Lotería by Karla Arenas Valenti Reading Bowl Exam Lists Tome Society (grades 9-12) Exam #1
Junior Tome (grades 6-8) Exam #1
Club Tome (grades 3-5) Exam #1
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! 2021-2022 Tome Society Reading Bowl Team Registration Reading Bowl Roster Modification Request ______________________________________________________________ We need volunteer readers! 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 ______________________________________________________________ We have a limited number left of our limited edition Wildflower Tees! These are super soft and an adorable peach color. Order yours today - once they're sold out, they're gone!  More ways to support Tome Society:
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