2025-2026 Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl 

The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl is a state-wide competition for students who are in the 4th grade and above.  Elementary, middle and high school each hold their competitions respectively.  The Richmond County School System's competition will be held in January.   Winning teams proceed to further competition across the state of Georgia.  The Thomas Walter Josey Media Center has copies of all the titles, either in print and/or eBooks on Follett Destiny.  Even if you are not in the reading bowl, these are great titles for high school students.  

 Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Team for placing third in the district competition.

 

THE 2025 HRRB HIGH SCHOOL BOOKLIST (9th - 12th Grade)

• Age 16 by Rosena Fung Review

• Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo Review

• Crashing into You by Rocky Callen Review Review 2 

• Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay  Review

• Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow Review 

• Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell Review

• Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo Review

• A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat Review  

• Sky's End (Above the Black, Book 1) by Marc J. Gregson  Review  Review 2

• Songlight by Moira Buffini Review

• Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs Review 

• Tangleroot by Lalela Williams Review

• That's Not My Name by Megan Lally Review

• Thirsty by Jas Hammonds Review

• This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed Review 1 Review 2

• This Day Changes Everything by Edward Underhill Review

• Touch of Death by Taylor Munsell Review

• Under the Surface by Diana Urban Review 

• Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill  Review 1  Review 2  Review 3

• When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson  Review 1 Review 2