Washington State Book Award Winners

The Washington State Book Award (formerly the Governor's Writers Award) is given annually for outstanding books published by Washington authors the pr ...more

Winners

	The Camping Trip by Jennifer K. Mann (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 830 ratings Washington State Book Award for Picture Book (2021)	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
	Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 805 ratings Washington State Book Award for Young Readers (2021)	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
	What I Carry by Jennifer Longo (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 5,171 ratings Washington State Book Award for Young Adult (2021)	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
	Take a Stand, Art Against Hate: A Raven Chronicles Anthology by Anna Bálint (Editor) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings Washington State Book Award for Poetry (2021)	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
	Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19 by Jennifer Haupt (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 835 ratings Washington State Book Award for General Nonfiction (2021)	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
	Think Black: A Memoir of Sacrifice, Success, and Self-Loathing in Corporate America by Clyde W. Ford (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 191 ratings Washington State Book Award for Creative Nonfiction (2021)	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 Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 3,554 ratings Washington State Book Award for Biography and Memoir (2021)	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 Cold Millions by Jess Walter 3.97 avg rating — 16,261 ratings Washington State Book Award for Fiction (2021)	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
	Slay by Brittney Morris (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 13,481 ratings Washington State Book Award for Young Adult (2020)	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
	Growing Up Gorilla: How a Zoo Baby Brought Her Family Together by Clare Hodgson Meeker 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings Washington State Book Award for Young Readers (2020)	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
	Flora Forager ABC by Bridget Beth Collins 4.54 avg rating — 76 ratings Washington State Book Award for Picture Book (2020)	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 Big Thaw: Ancient Carbon, Modern Science, and a Race to Save the World by Eric Scigliano 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings Washington State Book Award for General Nonfiction (2020)	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
	Become America: Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy by Eric Liu really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 81 ratings Washington State Book Award for Creative Nonfiction (2020)	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 Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story by Aaron Bobrow-Strain (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 1,055 ratings Washington State Book Award for Biography/Memoir (2020)	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
	Nightingale by Paisley Rekdal 4.36 avg rating — 180 ratings Washington State Book Award for Poetry (2020)	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
	Deep River by Karl Marlantes 4.20 avg rating — 4,227 ratings Washington State Book Award for Fiction (2020)	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
	Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 8,058 ratings Washington State Book Award for Books for Young Adults (ages 13 to 18) (2019)	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
	Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1) by Ben Guterson (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 8,593 ratings Washington State Book Award for Books for Middle Readers (ages 9 to 12) (2019)	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
	Peanut Butter and Jelly (Narwhal and Jelly, #3) by Ben Clanton (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 2,500 ratings Washington State Book Award for Books for Young Readers (ages 6-8) (2019)	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
	All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 3,508 ratings Washington State Book Award for Picture Book (2019)	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
	So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo 4.50 avg rating — 98,646 ratings Washington State Book Award for History/General Nonfiction (2019)	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
	Arctic Solitaire: A Boat, A Bay, And The Quest For The Perfect Bear by Paul Souders 4.34 avg rating — 64 ratings Washington State Book Award for Biography/Memoir (2019)	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
	Instruments of the True Measure: Poems by Laura Da' (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 36 ratings Washington State Book Award for Poetry (2019)	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
	So Lucky by Nicola Griffith (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 1,498 ratings Washington State Book Award for Fiction (2019)	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 Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,635 ratings Washington State Book Award for Books for Young Adults (ages 13 to 18) (2018)	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 Many Reflections of Miss Jane Deming by J. Anderson Coats (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 616 ratings Washington State Book Award for Books for Middle Readers (ages 9 to 12) (2018)	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
	Dragons and Marshmallows (Zoey and Sassafras, #1) by Asia Citro (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 3,701 ratings Washington State Book Award for Books for Young Readers (ages 6-8) (2018)	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
	Shawn Loves Sharks by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 512 ratings Washington State Book Award for Picture Book (2018)	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
	Mozart's Starling by Lyanda Lynn Haupt (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 2,471 ratings Washington State Book Award for History and Nonfiction (2018)	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 Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder by Claudia Rowe 3.21 avg rating — 2,647 ratings Washington State Book Award for Biography/Memoir (2018)	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