Iowa Teen Award
Given by Iowa Association of School Librarians (IASL)
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
Winner 38
Nominee 536
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)
