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The Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award is a cooperative project between the Massachusetts School Library Association and the Massachusetts Library Association with support from Salem State University. See our website https://www.mateenchoicebook.org/

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Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · 9d

We have our 2025 winners! Check them out here. www.youtube.com/shorts/lKRRG... #MTCBA #YAReads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · 26d

Revisit the summer by spending some time at Fogridge Sleepaway Camp in WISH YOU WEREN'T HERE by Erin Baldwin.

#MTCBA #wishyouwerenthere #erinbaldwin #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · 26d

Meet Rhi and “The Wild Girls of Happy Valley” in the penultimate book on our list of 2025 nominees, THE WILDERNESS OF GIRLS by Madeline Claire Franklin.

#MTCBA #thewildernessofgirls #madelineclairefranklin #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · 26d

his elite boarding school is hiding some major secrets, find out what they are in WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.

#MTCBA #wheresleepinggirlslie #faridahàbíkéíyímídé #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · 26d

Meet the best dog ever, the one and only, Denzel Jeremy Washington in TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW by Jason Reynolds.

#MTCBA #twentyfoursecondsfromnow #jasonreynolds #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · 29d

Jessica Mathers crash landed onto a planet that should be populated with people who left before her, but there's no one there. Find out what happened in STAR SPLITTER by Matthew Kirby.
#MTCBA #starsplitter #matthewkirby #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · 29d

Find out how Harry Houdini spent time debunking spiritualists in SPIRIT SLEUTHS by Gail Jarrow. @gailjarrow.bsky.social

#MTCBA #spiritsleuths #gailjarrow #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 26

Music can be a powerful form of activism, find out how in RED by Annie Cardi. @anniecardi.bsky.social

#MTCBA #red #anniecardi #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

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Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 26

If you enjoy true crime documentaries, check out THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE by Holly Jackson.

#MTCBA #thereappearanceofrachelprice #hollyjackson #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 26

If your boyfriend won't let you join their tabletop roleplaying game, maybe you should find your own group to play with. Which is exactly what Hollis Beckwith is trying to do in THE NO-GIRLFRIEND RULE by @bycrandall.bsky.social

#MTCBA #thenogirlfriendrule #ireadya #yabooks #teenreads

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Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 26

Join Neesha and Gabby as they search for the missing volumes of NAVIGATOR NOZOMI in NAVIGATING WITH YOU by Jeremy Whitley illustrated by Cassio Ribeiro. @jeremywhitley.bsky.social

#MTCBA #navigatingwithyou #jeremywhitley #cassioribeiro #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

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Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 23

Mara just wants to make some friends on the Blackfeet reservation, but when teens start to go missing, uncovering the truth becomes more important in LOOKING FOR SMOKE by K.A. Cobell.

#MTCBA #lookingforsmoke #kacobell #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 23

Revenge doesn't always go as planned... and social media goes viral... find out what happens in THE LAST BOYFRIENDS RULES FOR REVENGE by Matthew Hubbard. @matthewhubbard.bsky.social

#MTCBA #thelastboyfriendsrulesforrevenge #matthewhubbard #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 22

If ghosts and toxic relationships are your thing, check out I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU by Kara A. Kennedy. @karaaislinn.bsky.social

#MTCBA #iwillneverleaveyou #karaakennedy #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 22

If you like your fiction to have some fact in them, Heera's story is inspired by actual events. Find out what happens in I KICK AND I FLY by Ruchira Gupta.

#MTCBA #ikickandifly #ruchiragupta #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 21

Readers can meet Brett and Kid Condor in THE GREAT COOL RANCH DORITO IN THE SKY by Josh Galarza. @joshgalarza.bsky.social

#MTCBA #thegreatcoolranchdoritointhesky #joshgalarza #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 21

This isn't exactly the King Arthur story you've been told before, check out Gwen and Art in GWEN & ART ARE NOT IN LOVE by Lex Croucher. @lexcroucher.bsky.social

#MTCBA #gwenandartarenotinlove #lexcroucher #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 21

This camp isn't exactly what it seems, and Seb is determined to figure out what's really going on. Check out HAPPYHEAD by Josh Silver.
Mass teens in grades 7-12, don't forget to cast your vote! You can vote online or in person at participating school and public libraries. #BookSky #YAReads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 19

Next up is Iggy and the ghost of his grandfather in CALL ME IGGY, by Jorge Aguirre illustrated by Rafael Rosado. @jorgeagu.bsky.social

#MTCBA #callmeiggy #jorgeaguirre #rafaelrosado #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 19

Jumping from American history to WWII and the code breakers of Bletchley, we've got the first line to Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin's novel, THE BLETCHLEY RIDDLE!
@rutasepetys.bsky.social
#MTCBA #thebletchleyriddle #rutasepetys #stevesheinkin #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 19

The next book on our list of nominated titles is AMERICA REDUX by Ariel Aberg-Riger, which opens with a quote from James Baldwin. @arielabergriger.bsky.social #YAreads #BookSky

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 16

Now that voting has opened, we want to spend the next few weeks sharing the opening line of each of this year's nominated titles. Maybe they'll help you pick the one you want to vote for!

We're kicking things off with AISLE NINE by Ian X. Cho. #MTCBA #aislenine #ianxcho #BookSky

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Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 15

Voting is now OPEN for the 2025 Mass Teen Choice Book Awards!
Students in grades 7-12 can cast their vote either online or at participating school and public libraries. Will your favorite book win? Voting will be open until October 6th.
Librarians - check our For Libraries page for ballots!

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Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 12

Don't forget that voting opens on Monday! Massachusetts teens in grades 7-12 will be able to vote for their favorite book on our list, who do you think will win?

Librarians, you will be able to access posters and voting logs on our website that you can print out to use in your library.

#MTCBA

Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · Sep 10

Readers are definitely going to wish they could spend a summer attending Fogridge Sleepaway Camp like Juliette and Priya after reading this last book on our list of 2025 nominees, WISH YOU WEREN'T HERE by Erin Baldwin @erinbwrites.bsky.social #YAReads #BookSky #MTCBA