Iowa Teen Award

2007-08 ITA

Winner! - "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini and Voting Results:

Eragon 1169
Uglies 884
So B. It 610
Elsewhere 551
Drums, Girls and ... 518
Small Steps 483
The Perfect Shot 398
Travel Team 371
Milkweed 326
Code Talker 318
Runner 317
People of Sparks 292
Flush 284
Airborn 238
Stumptown Kid 214

Total - 6973 total votes from 91 schools and public libraries.

About Iowa Teen Award

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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

Previous Lists
Previous Winners

Past Year:
2006-07 Nominees
Winner - Sonya Sones,
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

Letter from the author


8th grade students respond to
2006-07 ITA titles: Norwalk Middle School
Shared by Teacher Librarian & IASL member, Holly Karlen

2006-07 Voting Results:

773      One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

469      Son of the Mob
410      Inkheart
355      Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
301      Sea of Trolls
283      The Last Chance Texaco
271      Once Upon a Marigold
259      Corner of the Universe
241      The First Part Las
232      Al Capone Does My Shirts
227     Freaky Green Eyes
222      Escape From Memory
213      Iqbal
180      Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi
75        The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place

Total Votes:  4535
Total Schools voting:  74

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