Criteria for Selection:
To be eligible for the Iowa Teen Award, books must (be):
* Published for young adults within the last three years
* Fiction or Nonfiction
* Represent a wide range of subjects and reading levels
* Represent fifteen different authors
* Represent different genres to as great an extent as is practical
* Appeal to readers of both genders and to the range of readers in grades 6-9
The following are NOT considered
for inclusion on the list:
* Books in a series (i.e., Sweet Valley High, Hardy Boys, Fear Street)
* Books without a positive review from at least one major reviewing periodical
* Novelizations of movies or TV programs
* Newbery Winners (although Honor books are eligible)
* Books which have appeared on previous Iowa Teen Award lists
To be eligible for the Iowa Teen Award, books must (be):
* Published for young adults within the last three years
* Fiction or Nonfiction
* Represent a wide range of subjects and reading levels
* Represent fifteen different authors
* Represent different genres to as great an extent as is practical
* Appeal to readers of both genders and to the range of readers in grades 6-9
The following are NOT considered
for inclusion on the list:
* Books in a series (i.e., Sweet Valley High, Hardy Boys, Fear Street)
* Books without a positive review from at least one major reviewing periodical
* Novelizations of movies or TV programs
* Newbery Winners (although Honor books are eligible)
* Books which have appeared on previous Iowa Teen Award lists
| 1 |
Scat
by
score: 788,
and
8 people voted
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| 2 |
The Compound (The Compound, #1)
by
score: 286,
and
3 people voted
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| 3 |
Notes from the Midnight Driver
by
score: 192,
and
2 people voted
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| 4 |
The Magic Thief (Magic Thief, #1)
by
score: 100,
and
1 person voted
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| 4 |
A Curse Dark as Gold
by
score: 100,
and
1 person voted
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| 6 |
Shooting the Moon
by
score: 99,
and
1 person voted
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| 6 |
StarCrossed (Thief Errant, #1)
by
score: 99,
and
1 person voted
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| 8 |
Waiting for Normal
by
score: 98,
and
1 person voted
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| 9 |
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
by
score: 97,
and
1 person voted
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| 10 |
Elephant Run
by
score: 96,
and
1 person voted
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| 11 |
Football Genius (Football Genius, #1)
by
score: 95,
and
1 person voted
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| 12 |
Shark Girl (Shark Girl #1)
by
score: 94,
and
1 person voted
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| 13 |
La Linea
by
score: 93,
and
1 person voted
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| 14 |
Runaway
by
score: 91,
and
1 person voted
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| 15 |
Airman
by
score: 89,
and
1 person voted
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| 16 |
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by
score: 87,
and
1 person voted
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16 books ·
9 voters ·
list created June 25th, 2010
by Kelly Butcher (votes) .
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