Iowa Book Awards
by Christi Hartsock
August 23, 2010
Iowa Book Awards
Underwood students in grades 3-12 have the opportunity to participate in one of the Iowa book award programs. Participating students read books from the list and vote for their favorite title. Voting takes place in March. The latest local results are posted below. State results are on their web pages.
NEW for 2010-2011 - Goldfinch Award for students in PreK-3
Iowa Children's Choice Award for students in grades 3-6.
Iowa Teen Award for students in grades 6-9.
Iowa High School Book Award for students in grades 9-12.
Local Results for Iowa Children's Choice Award, March 2010
| Invention of Hugo Cabret. State Winner! | Crooked Kind of Perfect |
| Double Identity | Liberation of Gabriel King |
| 15 Minutes | Snap |
| No Talking | Friskative Dog |
| A Dog's Life | What I Call Life |
| Homework Machine | Year of the Dog and A Friendship for Today |
| Lemonade War | Winnie at Her Best |
| Surprises According to Humphrey | Way Down Deep |
| One-Handed Catch | Being Teddy Roosevelt |
| Eleven | Patience, Princess Catherine |
| The Black Tower | |
| Julia's Kitchen | |
| Someone Named Eva |
Local Results for Iowa Teen Award, March 2009:
| Amazing Grace - 2 | Heat - 4 |
| Blood Red Horse - 2 | Life As We Knew It - 1 |
| Can't Get There From Here - 0 | The Lightning Thief - 3State Winner! |
| Crackback - 4 | Listen! - 2 |
| Crossing the Wire - 1 | Red Kayak - 2 |
| Dairy Queen - 6 Local Winner! | The Truth About Forever- 5 (Second place) |
| Down the Rabbit Hole - 0 | Yellow Star - 1 |
| Firestorm - 1 |
Local Results for Iowa High School Book Award, March 2009:
| 27 Girls in 7 Days - 2 | The Floor of the Sky |
| Rebel Angels - 4 | Sold - 1 |
| Eagle Blue - 1 | Maximum Ride: The Angle Experiment - 1 |
| Just Listen - 5 Local Winner!State Winner! | The Rules of Survival |
| An Abundance of Katherines - 1 | Peeps - 2 |
| Marley & Me - 3 | Black & White - |
These awards are sponsored by the Iowa Association of School Librarians.
