ARKANSAS
TEEN BOOK
AWARD
THE STEERING COMMITTEE: WHO WE ARE
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Jana Dixon, AASL/AAIM Representative,
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David Eckert, Assistant Director,
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Arkansas State Library
Amy Miller, Youth Collection Development Librarian
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Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library
Crystal Long, Library Program Advisor,
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Jonesboro Public Library
Randi Eskridge, Head of Children's Services,
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Cutter Morning Star High School Library Media Specialist
Central Arkansas Library System
Rachel Shankles, AAIM Representative,
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Lakeside High School Library Media Specialist
THE PROCESS
(OR HOW IT ALL WORKS)
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January to April
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Solicit Readers and Book Titles to Consider
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Send either request to arteenbookaward@gmail.com
Book Title Criteria:
Unless the book can stand on its own, it must be the first in a series.
 Copyright date goes by the hardback edition unless it was originally
published as paperback.
 Allow translations going by the US copyright date.
 Age division will be determined by reviews through School Library
Journal when possible. If not, then Booklist, Library Journal, or the
discretion of the steering committee will be used.
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THE PROCESS
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April through July
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Assign titles to Levels 1 or 2
Levels will be determined by the largest number of grades covered
by the review's indicated grade level.
 Example: 8 + would be assigned to Level 2 because it covers more
grades in that level than in level 1.
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Assign Number of Votes to each Reading Group
Target number of votes per level is 15 between all reading groups.
 Allows for some “wildcards.”
 Based on the percentages of total number of titles per group
 Example 1: 74 titles in level 1 divided by 15 = 4.93 titles per every
1 vote
 Example 2: 97 titles in level 2 divided by 15 = 6.47 titles per every
1 vote
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Assign Readers to Preferred Groups (when possible)
 READ, READ, READ!!!
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THE WIKI
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Reading Groups
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Each has a wiki to discuss the books
Use of a rating system
Voting
General book discussion mayhem
http://arkansasteenaward.wikispaces.com
WILD CARDS
(OR “FREE AGENTS”)
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August to September or October
Nominate wild card titles
 Participating readers read all wildcard titles
 Meet before ArLA conference in September or October to
vote
 Great way to meet your fellow readers!!!
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ANNOUNCE AND DISTRIBUTE LISTS
Titles on the final voting list will be announced at ArLA
Conference
 Distribute lists state-wide by October
 Promotional material will be available for download at
http://arkansasteenaward.wikispaces.com
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THE PROCESS - YEARS 2 & 3
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Year 2
Teens READ – October to October
 Teens Vote during Teen Read Week (in October)
 Winners announced in December
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Year 3
In April – Honor 1 winner at the AAIM Conference
 In September or October – Honor 1 winner at the ArLA
Conference
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STATISTICS FROM YEAR ONE
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Total number of Readers: 66
School Library Affiliation: 27
 Public Library Affiliation: 26
 University Library Affiliation: 11
 Individual Reader: 1
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Total number of Titles: 176
Adrenaline (Fiction): 31
 Graphic Novels/Manga: 38
 Non-Fiction: 36
 Realistic Fiction: 67
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2010 ARKANSAS TEEN BOOK AWARD WINNERS
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Level 1: Grades 7 to 9
First Prize: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
 Honorable Mentions:
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
 Waiting For Normal by Leslie Connor
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Level 2: Grades 10 to 12
First Prize: The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
 Honorable Mentions:
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Graceling by Kristen Cashore
 City of Thieves by David Benioff
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STATISTICS FROM YEAR TWO
122 readers this year across both levels
 44 readers in Level 1 groups
 53 readers in Level 2 groups
 25 readers in combined groups (Graphic Novels and
Historical Fiction)
 179 books this year across both levels
 80 titles in Level 1
 99 titles in Level 2
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2010-2011 TEEN VOTING LIST
Level 1 – Grades 7-9
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All The Broken Pieces (Hist. Fic.)
Anne E. Burg
Beautiful Creatures (Adrenaline)
Kami Garcia
Because I am Furniture (Fiction)
Thalia Chaltas
The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had (Hist. Fic.)
Kristine Levine
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer (Non-Fiction)
James L. Swanson
The Demon King (Adrenaline)
Cinda Williams Chima
Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Fiction)
Jacqueline Kelly
The Great and Only Barnum (Non-Fic.)
Candace Fleming
How to Be a Vampire: A Fangs-On Guide
for the Newly Undead (Non-Fiction)
Amy Gray
Indigo Notebook
Laura Resau (Fiction)
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Leviathan (Adrenaline)
Scott Westerfeld
The Maze Runner (Adrenaline)
James Dashner
Meridian (Fiction)
Amber Kizer
Messed Up (Fiction)
Janet Nichols Lynch
Omnivore’s Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets
Behind What You Eat (Non-Fiction)
Michael Pollan
Pricker Boy (Adrenaline)
Reade Whinnem
Remember Little Rock: The Time, the
People, the Stories (Non-Fiction)
Paul Robert Walker
The Rock and the River (Fiction)
Kekla Magoon
A Season of Gifts (Fiction)
Richard Peck
T-Minus: The Race to the Moon (GN)
Jim Ottaviani
There were no surprises in
Gatlin County.
We were pretty much the
epicenter of the middle of
nowhere.
At least, that's what I
thought.
Turns out, I couldn't have
been more wrong.
There was a curse.
There was a girl.
And in the end, there was a
grave.
This novel marks the first giant
step in a momentous sci-fi
journey orchestrated by Cinda
Williams Chima, the author of
the popular Warrior Heir series.
Its two chief protagonists are exthief Han Alister, an
impoverished commoner, and
Raisa ana'Helena, the
headstrong Princess Heir of the
Fells. The Demon King brings
them together, creating part of
a volatile mix of action, magic,
and danger. Empathetic
characters; wizardly attacks.
On the eve of World War I,
conflicts in Europe are coming to
a bloody boil. On every side,
governments are frantically
arming themselves with new
weaponry and sorting out likely
friends and foes. On the whole
continent, perhaps the oddest
pairing of all is the makeshift
alliance bred in danger between
Aleksandar Ferdinand, fugitive
prince of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire, and Deryn Sharp, a
daring British airwoman disguised
as a boy. Both have secrets that
they must conceal and now face
dangers of literally global
proportions.
When Thomas wakes up in the lift,
the only thing he can remember is
his first name. His memory is blank.
But he’s not alone. When the lift’s
doors open, Thomas finds himself
surrounded by kids who welcome
him to the Glade—a large, open
expanse surrounded by stone walls.
Thomas was expected. But the next
day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to
ever arrive in the Glade. And more
surprising yet is the message she
delivers.
Thomas might be more important
than he could ever guess. If only he
could unlock the dark secrets buried
within his mind.
It is now 1958, and a new family
has moved in next door to Mrs.
Dowdel a family in desperate need
of her help (whether they realize it
or not). There s twelve-year-old
Bob, shy on courage in a town full
of bullies; his Elvis-obsessed older
sister, Phyllis, who just might be on
the verge of spinning out of
control; Bob s little sister, Ruth
Ann, ready and waiting for a
larger-than-life role model; and
even Bob s two parents, the young
minister and his wife, who are
amazed to discover that the last
house in town might also be the
most vital. As Christmas rolls
around, the whole family will
realize that they’ve found a true
home,...
2010-2011 TEEN VOTING LIST
Level 2 – Grades 10-12
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After (Fiction)
Amy Efaw
Demon’s Lexicon (Adrenaline)
Sarah Rees Brennan
Fallen (Adrenaline)
Lauren Kate
Fire (Adrenaline)
Kristen Cashore
Flash Burnout (Fiction)
L.K. Madigan
The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Adren.)
Carrie Ryan
Ghosts of War: True Story of a 19-YearOld GI (Non-Fiction)
Ryan Smithson
Hate List (Fiction)
Jennifer Brown
hold still (Fiction)
Nina LaCour
The Human Brain Book (Non-Fiction)
Rita Carter
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I’m Down: A Memoir (Non-Fiction)
Mishna Wolff
Lady Macbeth’s Daughter (Hist. Fic.)
Lisa Klein
Marcelo in the Real World (Fiction)
Francisco X. Stork
Pluto: Urasawa X Tezuka, vol. 1 (GN)
Naoki Urasawa
Sandman: Dream Hunters (GN)
Neil Gaiman
Say the Word (Fiction)
Jeannine Garsee
Shiver (Fiction)
Maggie Stiefvater
Skunk Girl (Fiction)
Sheba Karim
Stitches: A Memoir (GN)
David Small
We Were Here (Fiction)
Matt de la Peña
She is the last of her kind...
It is not a peaceful time in the
Dells. In King City, the young
King Nash is clinging to the
throne, while rebel lords in the
north and south build armies to
unseat him. War is coming. And
the mountains and forest are filled
with spies and thieves. This is
where Fire lives, a girl whose
beauty is impossibly irresistible
and who can control the minds of
everyone around her.
In Mary's world there are simple
truths. The Sisterhood always knows
best. The Guardians will protect and
serve. The Unconsecrated will never
relent. And you must always mind
the fence that surrounds the village;
the fence that protects the village
from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.
But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing
her. She’s learning things she never
wanted to know about the
Sisterhood and its secrets, and the
Guardians and their power, and
about the Unconsecrated and their
relentlessness. When the fence is
breached and her world is thrown
into chaos, she must choose
between her village and her future—
between the one she loves and the
one who loves her.
For years, Grace has watched the
wolves in the woods behind her
house. One yellow-eyed wolf--her
wolf--is a chilling presence she can't
seem to live without. Meanwhile,
Sam has lived two lives: In winter,
the frozen woods, the protection of
the pack, and the silent company of
a fearless girl. In summer, a few
precious months of being human . . .
until the cold makes him shift back
again.
Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy
whose familiarity takes her breath
away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But
as winter nears, Sam must fight to
stay human--or risk losing himself,
and Grace, forever.
THE CURRENT READING LIST
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LEVEL 1:
Adrenaline (20 Titles)
 Fantasy (21 Titles)
 Fiction A (18 Titles)
 Fiction B (19 Titles)
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LEVEL 2:
Adrenaline (22 Titles)
 Fiction A (16 Titles)
 Fiction B (16Titles)
 Fiction C (17 Titles)
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Graphic Novels (14 Titles: Level 1; 16 Titles: Level 2)
Sophie Mercer is starting her
nineteenth new school, but this will
be the last. Hecate Hall was created
for kids like Sophie, who discovered
she was a witch three years ago.
After a series of spells gone wrong,
Sophie's absent warlock father
arranges for her to attend the school
to properly master her powers in a
safe environment. Surrounded by
witches, warlocks, fairies,
shapeshifters, and even a vampire,
Sophie discovers that there is much
she does not know about herself and
her father. She quickly makes
enemies among students and
teachers, but before long everyone
has bigger problems. Someone is
attacking students and anyone could
be next.
“This book is a thriller of
the highest order; Fisher
could give the show "24" a
run for its money with her
twists and messed up
characters...putting it down
took a serious act of will.”
-Wall Street Journal
…this gritty, tautly paced
novel will rivet readers
eager to learn both the fate
of the young ship breaker
and the reason for the
world's grim collapse.
Memorable characters add
pith and spirit…
-The Washington Post Mary Quattlebaum
Forced to drop out of an esteemed
East Coast college after the sudden
death of her parents, Jane Moore
takes a nanny job at Thornfield Park,
the estate of Nico Rathburn, a worldfamous rock star on the brink of a
huge comeback. Practical and
independent, Jane reluctantly
becomes entranced by her magnetic
and brooding employer and finds
herself in the midst of a forbidden
romance.
But there's a mystery at Thornfield,
and Jane's much-envied relationship
with Nico is soon tested by an
agonizing secret from his past. Torn
between her feelings for Nico and
his fateful secret, Jane must decide:
Does being true to herself mean
giving up on true love?
PROMOTING THE AWARD TO TEENS
Book Displays:
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Draw attention to the titles on the
list.
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Have the lists available for teens to
grab.
Feature “teen picks” each month.
PROMOTING THE AWARD TO TEENS
Contests:
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Provide GREAT prizes.
Have teens write book reviews
Host your own battle of the books.
Host an essay contest.
Host an art contest.
PROMOTING THE AWARD TO TEENS
Word of Mouth:
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Post teen-written book blurbs around the library.
Have the list handy at all times.
Start a book club.
Create a book crush bulletin board/sign
THE FUTURE
Have teens involved as initial readers
 Have money to bring in the winners
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PLEASE BECOME INVOLVED
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