Iowa High School Book Award 2024-2025

jedilibrarian42 Host

5 participants (12 books)

Overview

The purpose of the High School Book Award is:

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 young adults.
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
To promote leisure reading among Iowa high school students
To provide Iowa high school students with a diversified, quality reading list

Selection Criteria

Book Criteria

Eligible works must be published for young adults within two years of the list year. (If a list will be released in 2021, then books will be copyright year 19& 20)
Works may be fiction or nonfiction and should represent a wide range of subjects and reading levels.
The total number of books on the final list will be flexible between 15-25 titles. Only one title per author will be on the final list.
A variety of genres will be selected to as a great extent as is practical.
Books should be written predominately in English and currently in print.
Works selected will appeal to readers of any gender and to the range of readers in grades 9-12.
Works must have at least one positive review from a major library reviewing periodical.
Series books are accepted if they can stand alone.
Graphic novels are accepted.
Works NOT considered for inclusion on the list include:
- Newbery Winners (although Honor Books are eligible)
- Books which have appeared on previous IASL Book Awards Lists

jedilibrarian42 Host

5 participants (12 books)

The purpose of the High School Book Award is:

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 young adults.
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
To promote leisure reading among Iowa high school students
To provide Iowa high school students with a diversified, quality reading list

Selection Criteria

Book Criteria

Eligible works must be published for young adults within two years of the list year. (If a list will be released in 2021, then books will be copyright year 19& 20)
Works may be fiction or nonfiction and should represent a wide range of subjects and reading levels.
The total number of books on the final list will be flexible between 15-25 titles. Only one title per author will be on the final list.
A variety of genres will be selected to as a great extent as is practical.
Books should be written predominately in English and currently in print.
Works selected will appeal to readers of any gender and to the range of readers in grades 9-12.
Works must have at least one positive review from a major library reviewing periodical.
Series books are accepted if they can stand alone.
Graphic novels are accepted.
Works NOT considered for inclusion on the list include:
- Newbery Winners (although Honor Books are eligible)
- Books which have appeared on previous IASL Book Awards Lists