YA Book Awards Across the US

Background

       Every once in a while, I'll stop by my local library and find a select number of books separated from the rest in the young adult section. They are the Abraham Lincoln award nominees. For a while, I figured that every library in the country had this same little section of books as well. After a bit of research, I found out that the Abe Lincoln award is an Illinois thing, and that every state has their own book awards.
​       I decided to compile a list of all the states and their YA book awards, and post them for all to enjoy!
(*Note: These are all the awards I found to be strictly in the young adult genre. I am fully aware that there are more awards that feature young adult novels, but decided to leave these out for the purpose of this post.)

Arkansas...........................
Colorado............................
Florida................................
Georga...............................
Illinois.................................
Indiana..............................
Iowa....................................
Iowa....................................
Louisiana...........................
New Hampshire............
New Hampshire............
New Jersey.....................
North Carolina...............
Ohio.....................................
Rhode Island..................
South Carolina...............
South Dakota..................
Texas...................................
Vermont.............................
Washington......................
Wyoming...........................

Arkansas Teen Book Award
Blue Spruce Yound Adult Book Award
Florida Teens Read Award
Georga Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
Abrham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
Iowa High School Book Award
Iowa Teen Award
Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice Awards
The Flume: NH Teen Readers' Choice
Isinglass Teen Read Awards
The Garden State Teen Book Awards
North Carolina Young Adult Book Award
Teen Buckeye Book Award
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
South Carolina Young Adult Book Award
South Dakota Young Adult Reading Program
Texas TAYSHAS Award
Green Mountain Book Award
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
Soaring Eagle Award

       What YA book award does your community go by? Did I miss your award? Let me know in the comments below!

While wanting her own award,
Ashton

For me, it’s not about winning an award. It’s also about not even being nominated." 
— Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title