Garden State Book Award Winners

The Garden State Children's Book Awards were established in 1977 to honor books for younger readers. The Children's Services Section (CSS) of the New ...more

Winners

	Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) by Chris Grabenstein (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 53,022 ratings Garden State Book Award (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enchanted (Woodcutter Sisters, #1; Books of Arilland, #1) by Alethea Kontis (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 16,559 ratings Garden State Book Award (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.64 avg rating — 6,126,903 ratings Garden State Book Award for Fiction (Grades 9-12) (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 188,875 ratings Garden State Book Award (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer 3.86 avg rating — 535,595 ratings Garden State Book Award for Fiction (Grades 6-8) (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 2,270,726 ratings Garden State Book Award for Teen Fiction Grades 6-8 (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Superfudge (Fudge, #3) by Judy Blume (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 63,208 ratings Garden State Book Award (1983)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quicksand Book by Tomie dePaola 3.69 avg rating — 196 ratings Garden State Book Award for Nonfiction Grades 2-5 (1980)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Very Young Dancer by Jill Krementz 4.25 avg rating — 633 ratings Garden State Book Award for Nonfiction Grades 2-5 (1979)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Kittens Grow by Millicent E. Selsam 3.88 avg rating — 34 ratings Garden State Book Award for Nonfiction Grades 2-5 (1978)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ramona and Her Father (Ramona, #4) by Beverly Cleary 4.05 avg rating — 30,012 ratings Garden State Book Award	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein 4.35 avg rating — 427,185 ratings Garden State Book Award	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

nominees

	Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan by Rafal Gerszak 3.66 avg rating — 94 ratings Garden State Book Award Nominee (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,710 ratings Garden State Book Award Nominee	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bram Stoker Award
Hugo Award
Royal Society Science Book Prize
Booker Prize
Pulitzer Prize
Newbery Medal
Nebula Award
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
National Book Award
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