Last Book Standing! Deerfield Votes
How could one work of literature be regarded as the best, above the others? It can’t! But during this competition, we’ll find value in “endorsing” and “debating” literature. So let’s get reading. Vote early, vote often! At the end of each month, you’ll be invited to vote for your favorite “candidate.” Near the end of the year, we’ll have Deerfield’s favorite book!
- January-April: Each month there will be an “election” with four candidates.
- May: Four Monthly Finalists Compete for the First Half Winner Title
- June-September: Again, each month there will be an election with four candidates.
- October: Four Monthly Finalists Compete for the Second Half Winner Title
- November is Election Month!* (First Half Winner vs Second Half Winner)
- December 2024… Announce Winner!
January
- The Maid by Nita Prose
- Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
- Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
February
March
- The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
- The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
- The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
- Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
April
- Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
- Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
- A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet
- Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
May (First Half Winner Finalists)
June
- The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade
- The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
- The House In The Cerulean Sea by TL Klune
- Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
July
- Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
- Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
August
- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
- Trust by Hernan Diaz
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
September
