Georgia Book Award Contest
Announcing our Picture Book Winners...

1st Place - School and State winner!...
- I Am a Tiger by Karl Newson and Ross Collins
- Listen to a read-aloud of the text by the author and illustrator!
2nd Place - Lift by Mihn Le and Dan Santat
3rd Place - This Way Charlie by Caron Levis and Charles Santoso
CLICK HERE FOR LINKS TO READ-ALOUDS!
All Due West student votes have been sent to the state contest. The state winners will be announced later this month!
Our Chapter Book Winner

Our school and state winner as well! ...
When Stars are Scattered -
Graphic Novel by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
Mohamed was a Somali refugee due to war.
When Stars are Scattered -
Graphic Novel by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
Mohamed was a Somali refugee due to war.
CLICK HERE for more information about the Georgia Book Award Contest!
PICTURE BOOK NOMINEES FOR 2021-2022:
Past Winners:

2021 Winner at Due West Elementary:
The Cave - Click for the Read-Aloud
book by Rob Hodgson!
1st Place Book in the state:
Hair Love - Click for the Read Aloud
book by Matthew A. Cherry

2020 Winner at Due West Elementary:
We Don't Eat Our Classmates - Click for the Read Aloud
by Ryan T. Higgins
*Also the state winner!

2020 Chapter Book Winner at Due West Elementary:
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle - Author Leslie Connor
*State winner was Resistance by Jennifer E. Nielson

2019 Winner:
Not Quite Narwhal
by Jessie Sima
Not Quite Narwhal
by Jessie Sima

2018 Winner:
Red: A Crayon’s Story
by Michael Hall