Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award /Academic Year 2025-2026

The CO Teen Lit Conference

April 5, 2025, University of Denver,

Wellness Center, Denver

The Darkness Rises by Stacy Stokes and The Island by Natasha Preston were the two winning CBSA books. Members of five CBSA teams were able to help announce the award.

Five CBSA teams announced the two winning books.
Byron Graves, keynote and author of REZ BALL (2024)
The Poudre Page Turners and Byron Graves
Jeffco librarians give away 100’s of new books.
McAuliffe M-Cauliflower judge with books to take home.
McAuliffe
M-Cauliflower judges.
McAuliffe M-Cauliflower judges at the CBSA table.
Regis Jesuit High School team, the Bookmark Brigade.
Odyssey Dragons with their new books
Teen Advisory Books book team from Sam Gary Library in Denver

April 20, 2024, Bear Creek High School, Lakewood

THEIVES’ GAMBIT WINS the Juried Award. ONCE THERE WAS wins the Readers’ Choice Award. Despite three inches of new snow, fourteen student judges were on hand from Denver, Longmont and Fort Collins to announce the award.

13 students, 6 mentors announcing the award.

Once There Was is Announced as the winner of the Readers’ Choice Award. The book was nominated by the book team “Hard Tack Life”. The mentor and judge shown center as they hear the news.
EMCEE, Alivia second year judge.

April 15, 2023, Bear Creek High School, Lakewood

THESE DEADLY GAMES wins both the juried and the readers’ choice COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARD. The book team, THE ODYSSEY GOLDEN COSMOS were at the conference to announce the winner.

The Golden Cosmos Team announced the winning book!
Break
CBSA workshop
Book nominations
Bagels
Colorado Teen Lit Conference

We believe the Co Teen Lit Conference is unique and powerful in that teachers, librarians and teens all participate together as lovers of Young Adult books.