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