2010-2011:

STOLEN CHILDREN by Peg Kehret wins

the 2010-11 Iowa Children’s Choice Award!

Popular choice Peg Kehret wins again with Stolen Children! Mrs. Kehret’s Abduction won just recently in 2008-09. Thank you to the 252 schools, 7 public libraries, and one homeschool family who voted this year.

Results:

357 Stolen Children

348 Deep and Dark and Dangerous

318 Swindle

298 How to Steal a Dog

276 Found

265 The name of this book is secret

257 Trading faces

254 The mysterious Benedict Society

250 Two-minute drill

249 Lost and found

248 Marley: a dog like no other

235 Paint the wind

231 Iron thunder & Satch & Me

227 Yes, I know the monkey man

222 Hate that cat

218 Every soul a star

216 Diamond willow

203 The true meaning of Smekday

202 The 100 year old secret

192 Miss Spitfire

186 Detective camp

184 The Willoughbys

STUDENT VIDEO REVIEWS!

As you click on the link for a title below you will be redirected to the video review hosted on the Iowa Children's Choice account on YouTube. I apologize if your school restricts your viewing of YouTube. The more accepted teacher-oriented site had technical issues this year. Please check your local AEA for the DVD version of the videos. 

These videos are posted on YouTube as "unlisted," which means they are only able to be found if you have the direct link - you cannot browse YouTube and find them. This is to help protect the privacy and safety of the students featured in the videos. 

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2009-10 Winner:

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

2008-09 Winner:

Abduction! by Peg Kehret

2007-08 Winner:

The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn

2006-07 Winner

The World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney

2005-2006 Winner

Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret

2004-2005 Winner

A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements

2003-2004 Winner

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

1979-1980 through 2002-2003 See UNI Archives