Meet the 21 nominees for the 2026 Mass Teen Choice Book Award! This is the only award in the Bay State that invites students in grades 7-12 to vote for their favorite recently published books.

The day is almost here! Tomorrow we'll officially announce our list of 2026 nominees. We're wrapping up our own cover art sneak peeks with the final 3 titles on our list. Any of them look familiar to you? Last chance to drop your guesses in the comments! #MTCBA #IReadYA #YABooks #TeenReads

It may be April 1st, but this is no joke. We'll be announcing our list of 2026 nominees in just a few days! To help get you excited, here's the cover art (designed by our marketing committee) for 3 more titles. What do you think? #MTCBA #IReadYA #YABooks #TeenReads

Are you getting excited? It's almost time to announce our list of 2026 nominees and we're back to share our own cover art for 3 more titles. Have you figured any of them out yet? Drop your guesses in the comments and check back on April 3rd to see if you were correct! #MTCBA #IReadYA #YABooks

We're one day closer to announcing our list of 2026 nominees and we're sharing our own cover art for 3 more of the titles. Do any of them ring a bell? Drop your guesses in the comments and check back on April 3rd to see if you were correct! #MTCBA #IReadYA #YABooks #TeenReads

Happy Sunday! We're sharing our own cover art for the next 3 titles on our list of 2026 nominees. Can you figure out what books they are for based on these clues? Drop your guesses in the comments and check back on April 3rd to see if you were correct! #MTCBA #IReadYA #YABooks #TeenReads

We’re kicking off our MTCBA nominee reveals with a twist… Instead of giving anything away, we created very questionable, highly suspicious, and honestly impressively terrible drawings to hint at each book. Will you crack the code… or will our art completely throw you off? #MTCBA #yabooks #teenreads

We’re kicking off our MTCBA nominee reveals with a twist… Instead of giving anything away, we created very questionable, highly suspicious, and honestly impressively terrible drawings to hint at each book. Will you crack the code… or will our art completely throw you off? #MTCBA #yabooks #teenreads

We’re kicking off our MTCBA nominee reveals with a twist… Instead of giving anything away, we created very questionable, highly suspicious, and honestly impressively terrible drawings to hint at each book. Will you crack the code… or will our art completely throw you off? #MTCBA #yabooks #teenreads

We’re kicking off our MTCBA nominee reveals with a twist… Instead of giving anything away, we created very questionable, highly suspicious, and honestly impressively terrible drawings to hint at each book. Will you crack the code… or will our art completely throw you off? #MTCBA #yabooks #teenreads

We’re kicking off our MTCBA nominee reveals with a twist… Instead of giving anything away, we created very questionable, highly suspicious, and honestly impressively terrible drawings to hint at each book. Will you crack the code… or will our art completely throw you off? #MTCBA #yabooks #teenreads

We’re kicking off our MTCBA nominee reveals with a twist… Instead of giving anything away, we created very questionable, highly suspicious, and honestly impressively terrible drawings to hint at each book. Will you crack the code… or will our art completely throw you off? #MTCBA #yabooks #teenreads

The 2026 Mass Teen Choice Book Awards list of nominees will be released next week on Friday, April 3rd at 10AM EST! We can't wait for you to meet them. Who will it be this year? Think you know a book that will be on this year's list? Drop your guesses in the comments!

Get ready!!!! The 2026 Mass Teen Choice Book Award's list of nominees is coming in early April! Think you know a book that will be on this year's list? Drop you guesses in the comments and then check back next month to see if you were correct!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you enjoy true crime documentaries, check out THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE by Holly Jackson. #MTCBA #thereappearanceofrachelprice #hollyjackson #ireadya #massteenchoicebookawards #yabooks #teenreads

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

This novel deals with important messages about found family, , trauma, and how the world never listens to teenage girls while also giving readers a compelling mystery with elements of magical realism. The last book on our list of 2025 nominees, THE WILDERNESS OF GIRLS by @madelineclaire.bsky.social

Can you believe it? Voting opens in ONE week! Massachusetts teens in grades 7-12, make sure to check back on Monday for the link to vote online! 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 #BookSky #YAReads

What would you do if you were the new girl at a fancy boarding school and your roommate suddenly goes missing on your first night? What about if some of the student body thinks you had a hand in it? Find out how Sade navigates this in WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé #YAreads

In 24 seconds, Neon will experience a major milestone with his girlfriend Aria. Maybe. Find out what happens in the next book on our list of 2025 nominees, TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW by Jason Reynolds #YAReads #BookSky

Jessica has survived a crash landing onto a deserted planet that should be populated with people. It looks like everyone is dead and she needs to figure out why before it's too late. Find out what happens in the next book on our list of 2025 nominees, STAR SPLITTER by Matthew Kirby

Did you know Harry Houdini spent a lot of his time debunking spiritualists? Learn about that and more in the next book on our list of 2025 nominees, SPIRIT SLEUTHS by Gail Jarrow. @gailjarrow.bsky.social #YAreads #booksky

Join teenager Tess as she uses music as a means to push back against society in this modern take on THE SCARLET LETTER. Meet the next book on our list of 2025 nominees, RED by Annie Cardi @anniecardi.bsky.social #YAReads #Booksky #MTCBA

What would you do if your mom who has been missing (and presumed dead) for the past sixteen years suddenly shows up? Find out more in the next book on our list of 2025 nominees, THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE by Holly Jackson #Booksky #YAReads

When Hollis is blocked from joining her boyfriend's group to play the tabletop roleplaying game, Secrets & Sorcery, she finds a group of her own... and it changes her entire life. Find out more in the next book on our list of 2025 nominees, THE NO-GIRLFRIEND RULE by @bycrandall.bsky.social #Booksky

There is no better way to bring two teens together than a hunt for missing volumes of their favorite manga. Join Neesha and Gabby as they search for NAVIGATOR NOZOMI in the next title on our list of 2025 nominees, NAVIGATING WITH YOU by Jeremy Whitley @jeremywhitley.bsky.social #Booksky #YAreads

Can these teens figure out who killed their friend during a traditional Blackfeet Giveaway before another person winds up dead? Find out in the next book on our list of 2025 nominees, LOOKING FOR SMOKE by K.A. Cobell #booksky #YAreads