Iowa Teen Award

Given by Iowa Association of School Librarians

Other Names: Iowa Teen Choice Award
428 Works / 433 Items 597,841 Books 18,113 Reviews ½ 3.9

Purpose of the Iowa Teen Award

To encourage to read more and better books

To provide an avenue for positive dialogue between teachers, parents, and students about books and authors

To give recognition

show more to those who write books for 6th - 9th grades.

To provide students an opportunity to choose a book to receive the award

To offer an avenue for students to suggest books for the yearly reading list

The Iowa Teen Award is unique in that it gives students an opportunity to choose the book to receive the award and to suggest books for the yearly reading list. show less

Stages:
All, Winner (38), Nominee (395)
Years:
All, 2024 (14), 2023 (1), 2022 (1), 2021 (1), 2020 (1), 2019 (1), 2018 (1), 2017 (1), 2016 (1), 2014 (1), 2013 (1), 2012 (1), 2011 (1), 2010 (1), 2008-2009 (15), 2007-2008 (16), 2006-2007 (15), 2005-2006 (15), 2004-2005 (15), 2003-2004 (15), 2002-2003 (15), 2001-2002 (15), 2000-2001 (16), 1999-2000 (15), 1998-1999 (15), 1997-1998 (15), 1996-1997 (15), 1995-1996 (16), 1994-1995 (16), 1993-1994 (15), 1992-1993 (15), 1991-1992 (14), 1990-1991 (15), 1989-1990 (14), 1988-1989 (20), 1987-1988 (20), 1986-1987 (20), 1985-1986 (20), 1984-1985 (24)

Winner 38

WorkYear
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz2023
You Owe Me a Murder by Eileen Cook2022
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott2021
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus2020
Making Bombs for Hitler by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch2019
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander2018
Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman2017
Skinny by Donna Cooner2016
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan2014
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore2013
The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan2012
Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham2011
Gym Candy by Carl Deuker2010
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan2008-2009
Eragon by Christopher Paolini2007-2008
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones2006-2007
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones2005-2006
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz2004-2005
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares2003-2004
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli2002-2003
The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen2001-2002
Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager by Anonymous2000-2001
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine1999-2000
Crash by Jerry Spinelli1998-1999
Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen1997-1998
Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen1996-1997
Whatever Happened to Janie? by Caroline B. Cooney1995-1996
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton1994-1995
Ryan White: My Own Story by Ryan White1993-1994
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney1992-1993
Don't Look Behind You by Lois Duncan1991-1992
Silver by Norma Fox Mazer1990-1991
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen1989-1990
The Other Side of Dark by Joan Lowery Nixon1988-1989
Abby My Love by Hadley Irwin1987-1988
You Shouldn't Have to Say Good-Bye by Patricia Hermes1986-1987
When We First Met by Norma Fox Mazer1985-1986
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume1984-1985

Nominee 395

WorkYear
The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling2024
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs2024
Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy2024
Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone2024
A-Okay by Jarad Greene2024
War Stories by Gordon Korman2024
The List of Unspeakable Fears by J. Kasper Kramer2024
When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord2024
Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds2024
The Witch, The Sword, and the Cursed Knights by Alexandria Rogers2024
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys2024
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin2024
The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga2024
Long Lost by Jacqueline West2024
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams2008-2009
Crackback by John Coy2008-2009
Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings2008-2009
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen2008-2009
Blood Red Horse by K. M. Grant2008-2009
Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs2008-2009
Firestorm by David Klass2008-2009
Heat by Mike Lupica2008-2009
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock2008-2009
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer2008-2009
Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy2008-2009
Amazing Grace by Megan Shull2008-2009
Can't Get There from Here by Todd Strasser2008-2009
Listen! by Stephanie S. Tolan2008-2009
The Perfect Shot by Elaine Marie Alphin2007-2008
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac2007-2008
Runner by Carl Deuker2007-2008
The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau2007-2008
Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman2007-2008
Flush by Carl Hiaasen2007-2008
Travel Team by Mike Lupica2007-2008
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel2007-2008
Eragon by Christopher Paolini2007-2008
Small Steps by Louis Sachar2007-2008
Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick2007-2008
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli2007-2008
So B. It by Sarah Weeks2007-2008
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld2007-2008
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin2007-2008
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko2006-2007
Daniel Half-Human by David Chotjewitz2006-2007
Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo2006-2007
The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer2006-2007
Last Shot by John Feinstein2006-2007
Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris2006-2007
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke2006-2007
Escape from Memory by Margaret Peterson Haddix2006-2007
The Last Chance Texaco by Brent Hartinger2006-2007
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson2006-2007
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E. L. Konigsburg2006-2007
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman2006-2007
A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin2006-2007
Freaky Green Eyes by Joyce Carol Oates2006-2007
Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch2005-2006
Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard2005-2006
Storm Catchers by Tim Bowler2005-2006
Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe2005-2006
High Heat by Carl Deuker2005-2006
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau2005-2006
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer2005-2006
Grape Thief by Kristine L. Franklin2005-2006
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen2005-2006
Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes2005-2006
A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass2005-2006
A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Harry Mazer2005-2006
Waiting for Sarah by Bruce McBay2005-2006
Street Magic by Tamora Pierce2005-2006
Counterfeit Son by Elaine Marie Alphin2004-2005
Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian2004-2005
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements2004-2005
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer2004-2005
Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell2004-2005
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke2004-2005
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff2004-2005
Lake of Secrets by Lael Littke2004-2005
Girlhearts by Norma Fox Mazer2004-2005
Big Mouth & Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates2004-2005
Zach's Lie by Roland Smith2004-2005
The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian2004-2005
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman2004-2005
The Gadget by Paul Zindel2004-2005
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson2003-2004
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer2003-2004
Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac2003-2004
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen2003-2004
Under a War-Torn Sky by L. M. Elliott2003-2004
Among the Impostors by Margaret Peterson Haddix2003-2004
Dancing In Cadillac Light by Kimberly Willis Holt2003-2004
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler2003-2004
Visiting Miss Caples by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel2003-2004
You Don't Know Me by David Klass2003-2004
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen2003-2004
Players by Joyce Sweeney2003-2004
Katie.com: My Story by Katherine Tarbox2003-2004
Soldier X by Don L. Wulffson2003-2004
Skellig by David Almond2002-2003
Bloomability by Sharon Creech2002-2003
Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman2002-2003
Night Hoops by Carl Deuker2002-2003
Jason's Gold by Will Hobbs2002-2003
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt2002-2003
Silent to the Bone by E. L. Konigsburg2002-2003
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry2002-2003
Define "Normal" by Julie Anne Peters2002-2003
A Dance for Three (Laurel-Leaf Books) by Louise Plummer2002-2003
The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci2002-2003
Send One Angel Down by Virginia Frances Schwartz2002-2003
Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan2002-2003
When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune by Lori Aurelia Williams2002-2003
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson2001-2002
Life in the Fat Lane by Cherie Bennett2001-2002
Broken Chords by Barbara Snow Gilbert2001-2002
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix2001-2002
Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Spencer Hesser2001-2002
The Maze by Will Hobbs2001-2002
The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan2001-2002
Monster by Walter Dean Myers2001-2002
Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel2001-2002
Within Reach: My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer2001-2002
A Door Near Here by Heather Quarles2001-2002
Breaking Rank by Kristen D. Randle2001-2002
Downsiders by Neal Shusterman2001-2002
The Boxes by William Sleator2001-2002
The Iron Ring by Lloyd Alexander2000-2001
Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager by Anonymous2000-2001
Tangerine by Edward Bloor2000-2001
The Terrorist by Caroline B. Cooney2000-2001
I Dream of Murder by Catherine Dexter2000-2001
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos2000-2001
Reaching Dustin by Vicki Grove2000-2001
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix2000-2001
Leaving Fishers by Margaret Peterson Haddix2000-2001
My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt2000-2001
Twelve Shots by Harry Mazer2000-2001
Petey by Ben Mikaelsen2000-2001
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen2000-2001
Remembering Mog by Colby F. Rodowsky2000-2001
Hard Ball by Will Weaver2000-2001
SOS Titanic by Eve Bunting1999-2000
Lone Wolf by Kristine L. Franklin1999-2000
Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix1999-2000
The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse1999-2000
Twilight in Grace Falls by Natalie Honeycutt1999-2000
Danger Zone by David Klass1999-2000
Ice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor1999-2000
Spirit Seeker by Joan Lowery Nixon1999-2000
Sarny by Gary Paulsen1999-2000
The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle1999-2000
The Beasties by William Sleator1999-2000
The True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson by Carol Lynch Williams1999-2000
Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Williams1999-2000
Turtle on a Fence Post by June Rae Wood1999-2000
Thwonk by Joan Bauer1998-1999
What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman1998-1999
I Love You, I Hate You, Get Lost by Ellen Conford1998-1999
Both Sides of Time / Out of Time by Caroline B. Cooney1998-1999
Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech1998-1999
Julie by Jean Craighead George1998-1999
Far North by Will Hobbs1998-1999
A Time for Dancing by Davida Wills Hurwin1998-1999
California Blue by David Klass1998-1999
Beyond the Burning Time by Kathryn Lasky1998-1999
Don't Scream by Joan Lowery Nixon1998-1999
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman1998-1999
Farm Team by Will Weaver1998-1999
Titanic Crossing by Barbara Williams1998-1999
The Band by Carmen Adams1997-1998
The Thief of Always by Clive Barker1997-1998
Coverup by Jay Bennett1997-1998
The Night Room by E. M. Goldman1997-1998
Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse1997-1998
Winners And Losers by Stephen Hoffius1997-1998
Winter of Fire by Sherryl Jordan1997-1998
The Burning Time by Carol Matas1997-1998
Fat Chance by Leslea Newman1997-1998
Someone Was Watching by David Patneaude1997-1998
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick1997-1998
In My Father's House by Ann Rinaldi1997-1998
Miriam's Well by Lois Ruby1997-1998
When Pigs Fly by June Rae Wood1997-1998
The Cry of the Wolf by Melvin Burgess1996-1997
Driver's Ed by Caroline B. Cooney1996-1997
The Rebounder by Thomas J. Dygard1996-1997
Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo by Zlata Filipović1996-1997
Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques1996-1997
Real Heroes by Marilyn Kaye1996-1997
The Chief by Robert Lipsyte1996-1997
Daniel's Story by Carol Matas1996-1997
Twice Taken by Susan Beth Pfeffer1996-1997
Thirteen Going on Seven by Marilyn Sachs1996-1997
Out of Nowhere by Ouida Sebestyen1996-1997
It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, A True Story from Her Diary by Anonymous Teenager1996-1997
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff1996-1997
A Share of Freedom by June Rae Wood1996-1997
Steal Away by Jennifer Armstrong1995-1996
Squashed by Joan Bauer1995-1996
Whatever Happened to Janie? by Caroline B. Cooney1995-1996
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher1995-1996
Heart of a Champion by Carl Deuker1995-1996
Backfield Package by Thomas J. Dygard1995-1996
Becca's Story by James D. Forman1995-1996
The Wind Blows Backward by Mary Downing Hahn1995-1996
Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs by Mary E. Lyons1995-1996
Babyface by Norma Fox Mazer1995-1996
Alice in April by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor1995-1996
Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen1995-1996
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce1995-1996
Time Windows by Kathryn Reiss1995-1996
The Man Who Loved Clowns by June Rae Wood1995-1996
What You Don't Know Can Kill You by Fran Arrick1994-1995
Where'd You Get the Gun, Billy? by Fran Arrick1994-1995
Nothing but the Truth by Avi1994-1995
Jayhawker by Patricia Beatty1994-1995
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton1994-1995
Checking on the Moon by Jenny Davis1994-1995
Who Killed My Daughter? by Lois Duncan1994-1995
The Borning Room by Paul Fleischman1994-1995
Dixie Storms by Barbara Hall1994-1995
Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary by Walter Dean Myers1994-1995
A Candidate for Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon1994-1995
The Weekend Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon1994-1995
Wolf by the Ears by Ann Rinaldi1994-1995
There's a Girl in My Hammerlock by Jerry Spinelli1994-1995
The Road to Memphis by Mildred D. Taylor1994-1995
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi1993-1994
Such Nice Kids by Eve Bunting1993-1994
The Shadow Brothers by Ann Edwards Cannon1993-1994
The Party's Over by Caroline B. Cooney1993-1994
Children of the River by Linda Crew1993-1994
A Different Season by David Klass1993-1994
Heartbeat by Norma Mazer1993-1994
Secret, Silent Screams by Joan Lowery Nixon1993-1994
Canyons by Gary Paulsen1993-1994
Speeding Bullet by Neal Shusterman1993-1994
Charmed by Marilyn Singer1993-1994
Sniper by Theodore Taylor1993-1994
On Fortune's Wheel by Cynthia Voigt1993-1994
Red Cap by G. Clifton Wisler1993-1994
Sex Education by Jenny Davis1992-1993
Monkey See, Monkey Do by Barthe DeClements1992-1993
Forward Pass by Thomas J. Dygard1992-1993
Show Me the Evidence by Alane Ferguson1992-1993
Looking for Home by Jean Ferris1992-1993
Tell Me How the Wind Sounds by Leslie Davis Guccione1992-1993
Blade of the Poisoner by Douglas Hill1992-1993
Can't Hear You Listening by Hadley Irwin1992-1993
Anything to Win by Gloria Miklowitz1992-1993
Woodsong by Gary Paulsen1992-1993
How Could You Do It, Diane? by Stella Pevsner1992-1993
Alien Child by Pamela Sargent1992-1993
Life Without Friends by Ellen Emerson White1992-1993
The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen1992-1993
Say Goodnight, Gracie by Julie Reece Deaver1991-1992
A Killing Freeze by Lynn Hall1991-1992
At Risk by Alice Hoffman1991-1992
Rusty Fertlanger, Ladys Man by Christi Killien1991-1992
Wrestling With Honor by David Klass1991-1992
West Against the Wind by Liza Ketchum Murrow1991-1992
Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers1991-1992
Whispers from the Dead by Joan Lowery Nixon1991-1992
The Voyage of the Frog by Gary Paulsen1991-1992
Experiment in Terror by Bernal C. Payne1991-1992
Voices after Midnight by Richard Peck1991-1992
Buffalo Brenda by Jill Pinkwater1991-1992
A Begonia for Miss Applebaum by Paul Zindel1991-1992
Wolf Rider by Avi1990-1991
The Tamarack Tree by Patricia Clapp1990-1991
The Goats by Brock Cole1990-1991
December Stillness by Mary Downing Hahn1990-1991
Danger Dog by Lynn Hall1990-1991
So Long at the Fair by Hadley Irwin1990-1991
Moonwind by Louise Lawrence1990-1991
Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird by Jean Little1990-1991
FRESHMEN DETECTIVE BLUES by P.J. Petersen1990-1991
My Underrated Year by Randy Powell1990-1991
No Way Out by Ivy Ruckman1990-1991
The Hostage by Theodore Taylor1990-1991
The King of Hearts' Heart by Sam Teague1990-1991
A Sending of Dragons by Jane Yolen1990-1991
Permanent Connections by Sue Ellen Bridgers1989-1990
Don't Blame the Music by Caroline B. Cooney1989-1990
The Twisted Window by Lois Duncan1989-1990
The Girl With the Crazy Brother by Betty Hyland1989-1990
Kim/Kimi by Hadley Irwin1989-1990
The Girl of His Dreams by Harry Mazer1989-1990
After the Rain by Norma Fox Mazer1989-1990
After the Bomb by Gloria D. Miklowitz1989-1990
Jimmy D., Sidewinder, and Me by Otto R. Salassi1989-1990
The Boy Who Reversed Himself by William Sleator1989-1990
Walking Up a Rainbow by Theodore Taylor1989-1990
Come a Stranger by Cynthia Voigt1989-1990
Through the Hidden Door by Rosemary Wells1989-1990
The Illyrian Adventure by Lloyd Alexander1988-1989
A Royal Pain by Ellen Conford1988-1989
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher1988-1989
This Place Has No Atmosphere by Paula Danziger1988-1989
Locked in Time by Lois Duncan1988-1989
The Moonlight Man by Paula Fox1988-1989
If Winter Comes by Lynn Hall1988-1989
Don't Care High by Gordon Korman1988-1989
Catalogue of the Universe by Margaret Mahy1988-1989
The War Between the Classes by Gloria Miklowitz1988-1989
Streams to the River, River to the Sea by Scott O'Dell1988-1989
In Summer Light by Zibby Oneal1988-1989
Good-Bye to Good Ol' Charlie by P.J. Petersen1988-1989
The Last Goodie: A Novel by Stephen Schwandt1988-1989
Playing Murder by Sandra Scoppettone1988-1989
Dead Birds Singing by Marc Talbert1988-1989
Izzy, Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt1988-1989
The Man in the Woods by Rosemary Wells1988-1989
Finding David Dolores by Margaret Willey1988-1989
Strictly for Laughs by Ellen Conford1987-1988
It's an Aardvark-Eat-Turtle World by Paula Danziger1987-1988
Seventeen and In-between by Barthe DeClements1987-1988
Wilderness Peril by Thomas J. Dygard1987-1988
No Dragons to Slay by Jan Greenberg1987-1988
Friends Are Like That by Patricia Hermes1987-1988
Beyond the Divide by Kathryn Lasky1987-1988
The Changeover by Margaret Mahy1987-1988
When the Phone Rang by Harry Mazer1987-1988
Buddies by Barbara Park1987-1988
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo (A Puffin Novel) by Katherine Paterson1987-1988
Remembering the Good Times by Richard Peck1987-1988
Corky & the Brothers by P.J. Petersen1987-1988
Truth or Dare by Susan Beth Pfeffer1987-1988
Hit and Run by Joan Phipson1987-1988
Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman1987-1988
Singularity by William Sleator1987-1988
The Runner by Cynthia Voigt1987-1988
Dragon's Blood by Jane Yolen1987-1988
Roadside Valentine by C. S. Adler1986-1987
Things are seldom what they seem by Sandy Asher1986-1987
Walk Out a Brother by Thomas Baird1986-1987
How Do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues? by Barthe DeClements1986-1987
The Third Eye by Lois Duncan1986-1987
Tournament Upstart by Thomas J. Dygard1986-1987
One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox1986-1987
Daphne's Book by Mary Downing Hahn1986-1987
Downtown by Norma Fox Mazer1986-1987
Aren't You the One Who...? by Frances A. Miller1986-1987
First the Egg by Louise Moeri1986-1987
Motown and Didi by Walter Dean Myers1986-1987
Boll Weevil Express by P.J. Petersen1986-1987
Nobody else can walk it for you: A novel by P.J. Petersen1986-1987
In a Class by Herself by Ivy Ruckman1986-1987
Fourteen by Marilyn Sachs1986-1987
Interstellar Pig by William Sleator1986-1987
Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? by Jerry Spinelli1986-1987
A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt1986-1987
The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt by John Bellairs1985-1986
Gimme an H, Gimme an E, Gimme an L, Gimme A P by Frank Bonham1985-1986
Conrad's War by Andrew Davies1985-1986
Rebound Caper by Thomas J. Dygard1985-1986
Raspberry One by Charles Ferry1985-1986
Love by any other name by June Foley1985-1986
Pursuit by Michael French1985-1986
In the Middle of a Rainbow by Barbara Girion1985-1986
Hunter in the dark by Monica Hughes1985-1986
This Strange New Feeling by Julius Lester1985-1986
Cirak's Daughter by Charlotte MacLeod1985-1986
When We First Met by Norma Fox Mazer1985-1986
I Will Call It Georgie's Blues by Suzanne Newton1985-1986
Beanpole by Barbara Park1985-1986
Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park1985-1986
The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp by Richard Peck1985-1986
Kirk's Law by Robert Newton Peck1985-1986
Earthseed by Pamela Sargent1985-1986
Give and Take by Tricia Springstubb1985-1986
The Kestrel by Lloyd Alexander1984-1985
Ace hits the big time by Barbara Beasley1984-1985
Sweet Bells Jangled Out of Tune by Robin F. Brancato1984-1985
The Divorce Express by Paula Danziger1984-1985
Stranger with My Face by Lois Duncan1984-1985
It's no crush, I'm in love! by June Foley1984-1985
Morelli's Game by Patricia Lee Gauch1984-1985
Al(exandra) the Great by Constance C. Greene1984-1985
Wilted by Paul Kropp1984-1985
A Shadow Like a Leopard by Myron Levoy1984-1985
Jock and Jill: A novel by Robert Lipsyte1984-1985
Dark but Full of Diamonds by Katie Letcher Lyle1984-1985
Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian1984-1985
Taking Terri Mueller by Norma Fox Mazer1984-1985
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley1984-1985
Death Run by Jim Murphy1984-1985
A Formal Feeling by Zibby Oneal1984-1985
Close Enough to Touch by Richard Peck1984-1985
Would You Settle for the Improbable by P.J. Petersen1984-1985
About David by Susan Beth Pfeffer1984-1985
Matter of Time by Roni Schotter1984-1985
Iou's by Ouida Sebestyen1984-1985
Adorable Sunday by Marlene Fanta Shyer1984-1985

Descriptions

Purpose of the Iowa Teen Award

To encourage to read more and better books

To provide an avenue for positive dialogue between teachers, parents, and students about books and authors

To give recognition to those who write books for 6th - 9th grades.

To provide students an opportunity to choose a book to receive the award

To offer an avenue for students to suggest books for the yearly reading list

The Iowa Teen Award is unique in that it gives students an opportunity to choose the book to receive the award and to suggest books for the yearly reading list.

(English, Award granter)
URL: https://www.iasl-ia.org/awards/book-awards/iowa-teen-award-6-9
The Annual Winner from these nominees. (English, Member-written)
To be eligible for the Iowa Teen Award, (Winners Here)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
http://awards.iasl.iowapages.org/id2.... (English, Member-written)

Tags

adventure(7,822) chapter book(2,186) children(2,284) children's(5,036) children's fiction(1,470) children's literature(2,189) coming of age(2,133) death(1,505) dragons(1,653) dystopia(1,980) dystopian(1,015) ebook(1,149) family(3,228) fantasy(27,466) favorites(1,165) fiction(31,637) friendship(3,665) goodreads(1,119) high school(1,574) historical fiction(5,494) Holocaust(1,086) humor(1,293) juvenile(1,870) juvenile fiction(1,417) magic(2,696) middle grade(1,403) mystery(3,550) Newbery Honor(1,795) novel(2,729) own(2,101) paperback(1,251) read(5,134) realistic fiction(6,085) romance(2,064) school(1,040) science fiction(8,742) series(4,646) sports(1,519) survival(2,829) suspense(1,112) teen(2,893) thriller(1,205) to-read(14,420) unread(1,194) wwii(1,581) ya(12,774) young adult(18,156) young adult fiction(3,067) young adult literature(1,015)

Top Members

rundlettmiddle (235 works), Spoto-Media (201), meyerson (190), stansteiner (176), hermanm (171), johnkalkowski (152), griffinel (145), Kaethe (144), mhagenberg (143), ltfl_mountviewms (142), libvicki (141), lakehowellmedia (135), alaskabookworm (130), ASIJ (127), Sullywriter (127), kesser (124), missblake (123), missblakelovesbooks (123), teachermike (122), TrishWalton (118), xofelf (118), Chellee (116), mffowler (116), coveschool (113), emersongold (111), kday_working (111), romyker (109), JoanVohlHamilton (107), pagerd (106), sister_ray (106), CurrColl (104), rdg301library (104), leslie.eiben (103), MaestraArmstrong (103), goodreads (102), zjeszay (102), KhabeleMiddleSchool (101), daystar_school (100), Kek55 (100), AmieBeamer (99), RLNunezKPL (99), tehipite (99), terrijacobson (99), BUCCLibrary (98), hse (98), kimberlyYAL (97), kamills2 (96), stdamian (96), tessapartridge (95), scos (94), aabdelrahmanm (93), Greg_Smith (93), marinerlibrary (92), CLSLibrary (91), donnacoffeen (91), Library_of_Ms_South (91), professorwallace (91), dsadma13 (89), SLUmustangs (88), jdewing (87), waddachutz (87), PamBelk (86), seachele00 (86), Pages_Aplenty (85), DavidWeldon (84), leecorey (83), spelldavid (83), BigUglyLibrary (82), meggyweg (82), stacicox (82), CP_High (81), biblio99 (80), HTLSLibrary (80), lcslibrarian (80), ME_Dictionary (80), Mrs.Hoctor (80), cctesttc1 (79), chinatowne (79), janetallen (79), katie (79), matthewbloome (79), milliebeverly (79), nykolaibasket (79), FRJDC (78), KarenNash (78), RTCALibrary (78), HCCrittendenLibrary (77), kswin (77), MissBoyer3 (77), MrsJamesDIS (77), EnterpriseCharter (76), LauraEnos (76), mike10778 (76), mlomba2 (76), phstitans (76), weber93 (76), jollyavis (75), kerers (75), RamResourceRoom (75), booksandwine (74), iles (74), Summer345456 (74), KeithKron (73), KimSalyers (73), lauralynnwalsh (73), MeganRice (73), Rutherford5 (73), SleepySheep (73), stpaullutheran (73), fnkelley (72), Mr.Dawer (72), pricem (72), stfrancisxavier (72), brauer57 (71), charliemarlowe (71), ChelseaHighSchool (71), eandino2012 (71), JeffMuir (71), kriselarson (71), Saunders_Library (71), sedelia (71), 1057mt (70), acooper1 (70), book_lady15 (70), edresang (70), GlenRH (70), HMALibrary (70), llewisxu (70), maria_eads (70), curryc (69), DragonLibrary8 (69), RCAALibrary (69)