About Us

The 2021-22 Selection Committee for the very first Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award included an enthusiastic group of 22 public and school librarians and educators from across the Bay State. This all-volunteer committee met from December 2021 through March 2022, reviewing and discussing the best of younger teen and YA books that were published in 2020 and 2021.

To find out more about the award and committee, please contact Suzanne Larson, chair or Katie Nelson, assistant chair.

Recent Press

The Boston Globe, Feb. 9, 2022 - Massachusetts Librarians Launch the Massachusetts Teen Book Award

MSLA Podcast

The Boston Sunday Globe, April 10, 2022 - New Poetry, a way for teens to vote for their favorite books, and an exhibition of children's book illustrations

Past Lists

2022- Winner Heartstopper 1 by Alice Oseman