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About Iowa Teen Award

Committee Members

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Co-Chairs - Bonnie Raasch, Joel Shoemaker

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

Past Years

Previous Lists Previous Winners

Recent Selection:

2008-09 Results
2007-08 Results

2007-08 ITA Winner - Christopher Paolini
Eragon

6973 total votes from 91 schools and public libraries

2006-07 Nominees
2006-07 ITA Winner - Sonya Sones
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies