AWARD BOOK LISTS
November 24, 2007
| Iowa Teen Award &
Iowa High School Book Award Read and Vote for Your Winner! |
The Iowa Teen Award Books for 2007-08 year are:
The Perfect Shot, Alphin
Code Talker, Bruchac
Runner , Deuker
The People of Sparks, DuPrau
Stumptown Kid, Gorman
Flush , Hiaasen
Travel Team, Lupica
Airborn , Oppel
Eragon , Paolini
Small Steps, Sachar
Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie, Sonneblick
Milkweed , Spinelli
So B. It, Weeks
Uglies , Westerfield
Elsewhere , Zevin
Students in grades 6th - 9th who read at least 2 books are eligible to vote in February.
To learn more about the Iowa Teen Award List and the selection guidelines visit the official Iowa Teen Award website.
| Iowa High School Book
Award Read and vote for Your Winner! |
The Iowa High School Book Award books for 2007-08 are:
The Sledding Hill by Chris Crutcher
Billy and Eddie are best friends who share a bond that cannot be broken, even when Billy is killed in a freak accident. Billy�s spirit comes back to help Eddie.
The Divide by Nicholas Evans
The discovery of the frozen body of a young woman in a remote mountain creek begins the gripping tale of her journey from a rich privileged teenager to eco-terrorist and finally to death.
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Why can one person impact another person so much? Miles attempts to understand his fascination with Alaska, a free-spirited girl at his new boarding school, and discovers that that some questions are never answered.
Letting go of Bobby James by Valerie Hobbs
After being abandoned far from home by her abusive husband, sixteen-year-old Jody makes some difficult decisions to create a life for herself.
Inexcusable by Chris Lynch
Keir, a popular senior athlete, has been accused of an act he cannot comprehend. How and when did he become the monster who could be capable of rape - the worst act he could imagine?
Acceleration by Graham McNamee.
Haunted by his failure to save a drowning girl, Duncan sets out to capture a serial killer who left a journal in the Toronto Transit System.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Seventeen-year-old Isabella moves in with her police chief father and is attracted to strange, mysterious Edward. How will Bella�s life change when she discovers Edward�s secret?
Jude by Kate Morgenroth
His drug-dealing father is murdered; he has to move in with the wealthy mother he never knew, and transfer to a private school. On top of this, fifteen-year-old Jude is tricked into pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit.
Keeping You a Secret by Julie Ann Peters
Holland, a popular high school senior, finds herself attracted to a new student Cece, who is openly gay. With this friendship, Holland begins to discover what homophobia really means.
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Anna Fitzgerald was conceived in vitro so that she would be a perfect genetic match for her sister Kate, who has leukemia. At 13, Anna hires her own attorney and refuses to donate any more blood or bone marrow to her sister. How will her family cope with Anna�s actions?
Light on Snow by Anita Shreve.
Still dealing with the loss of her mother and baby sister, twelve-year-old Nicky and her father discover an abandoned newborn in the woods. Caring for the baby and the subsequent appearance of the young mother on their doorstep rekindles deep emotions.
Fault line by Janet Tashjian
Seventeen-year-old Becky, an aspiring stand-up comedian, discovers the darker side of her boyfriend Kip. As she finds success, Kip wants more control. How will Becky find the strength to end their relationship before she loses herself?
Students in grades 9 - 12 who read at least 2 books on the list are qualified to vote.
To find out more about the Iowa High School Book Award and the selection guidelines, visit the official site of the
