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
Jessica McGrath, Head of Adult Services,
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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
Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library
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 to August
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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
Nominate wild card titles
 Participating readers read all wildcard titles
 Meet before SELA/ArLA conference in September to vote
 Great way to meet your fellow readers!!!
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ANNOUNCE AND DISTRIBUTE LISTS
Titles on the final reading list will be announced at ArLA
 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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ARKANSAS TEEN BOOK AWARD TIMELINES
2009 (2008 © books)
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10/24/09
 Meet with Readers
 Decide on wild cards
 Finalize list & announce at
ARLA
10/31/09 Distribute Reading Lists
Statewide
12/1/10 Announce Winners
4/20/11 Honor 1 winner at AAIM
10/24/11 Honor 1 winner at ArLA
2010 (2009 © books)
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10/24/09 Start soliciting readers &
Book titles for next year’s list
4/15/10
 Decide on Reading Groups
 Distribute Reading lists
 READ!!!
9/25/10 Meet with Readers
 Decide on Wild cards
 Finalize list & announce at
ARLA
10/31/10 Distribute Reading List
Statewide
12/1/11 Announce Winners
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:
Adrenaline (Fiction): 31
 Graphic Novels/Manga: 38
 Non-Fiction: 36
 Realistic Fiction: 67
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2009-2010 TEEN READING LIST
Level 1 – Grades 7-9
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Airman
Eoin Colfer
Audrey Wait!
Robin Benway
Black Box
Julie Schumacher
Bog Child
Siobhan Dowd
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
Curse as Dark as Gold
Elizabeth C. Bunce
Disreputable History of Frankie LandauBanks
E. Lockhart
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Impossible
Nancy Werlin
Into the Volcano
Don A. Wood
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Life Sucks
Jessica Abel, G. Soria, W. Pleece
No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and
Teenagers on Death Row
Susan Kuklin
The Savage
David Almond, Dave McKean
Sun & Moon, Ice & Snow
Jessica Day George
Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle
for Freedom
Margarita Engle
Trouble
Gary D. Schmidt
Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain
in the Wild, Wild West
Sid Feleishman
Waiting For Normal
Leslie Connor
What the World Eats
Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio
THE HUNGER GAMES BY SUZANNE COLLINS
Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her
mother and younger sister in the poorest
district of Panem, the remains of what used
be the United States. Long ago the districts
waged war on the Capitol and were
defeated. As part of the surrender terms,
each district agreed to send one boy and
one girl to appear in an annual televised
event called, "The Hunger Games." The
terrain, rules, and level of audience
participation may change but one thing is
constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister
is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in
her place.
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK BY NEIL GAIMAN
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is
a normal boy. He would be completely normal if
he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being
raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary
guardian who belongs to neither the world of the
living nor of the dead. There are dangers and
adventures in the graveyard for a boy-an ancient
Indigo Man beneath the hill, a gateway to a
desert leading to an abandoned city of ghouls,
the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer. But
if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come
under attack from the man Jack--who has
already killed Bod's family. . . . Beloved master
storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous
new novel for the audience that embraced his
"New York Times" bestselling modern classic
coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with
breathtaking adventures, the graveyard book is
sure to enthrall readers of all ages.
AIRMAN BY EOIN COLFER
Conor Broekhart was born to fly. In fact, legend
has it that he was born flying, in a hot air balloon
at the Paris World's Fair. In the 1890s Conor and
his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off
the Irish coast. Conor spends his days studying
the science of flight with his tutor and exploring
the castle with the king's daughter, Princess
Isabella. But the boy's idyllic life changes forever
the day he discovers a deadly conspiracy against
the king. When Conor tries to intervene, he is
branded a traitor and thrown into jail on the prison
island of Little Saltee. There, he has to fight for his
life, as he and the other prisoners are forced to
mine for diamonds in inhumane conditions.
There is only one way to escape Little Saltee, and
that is to fly. So Conor passes the solitary months
by scratching drawings of flying machines on the
prison walls. The months turn into years; but
eventually the day comes when Conor must find
the courage to trust his revolutionary designs and
take to the skies.
IMPOSSIBLE BY
NANCY WERLIN
Lucy Scarborough is seventeen when she
discovers that the women of her family
have been cursed through the
generations, forced to attempt three
seemingly impossible tasks or to fall into
madness upon their child’s birth. How can
Lucy succeed when all of her ancestors
have tried and failed? But Lucy is the first
girl who won’t be alone as she tackles the
list. She has her fiercely protective foster
parents beside her. And she has Zach,
whose strength amazes her more each
day. Do they have enough love and
resolve to overcome an age-old evil?
SUN & MOON, ICE & SNOW
BY JESSICA DAY GEORGE
When a great white bear promises untold
riches to her family, the Lass agrees to go
away with him. But the bear is not what
he seems, nor is his castle. To unravel the
mystery, the Lass sets out on a windswept
journey beyond the edge of the world.
Based on the Nordic legend East of the
Sun, West of the Moon, with romantic
echoes of Beauty and the Beast, this reimagined story will leave fans of fantasy
and fairy tale enchanted by Jessica Day
George.
REALISTIC FICTION
Level 1
Grades 7-9
DISREPUTABLE HISTORY
OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS BY E. LOCKHART
From the Publisher
Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14:
Debate Club.
Her father's "bunny rabbit."
A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding
school.
Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15:
A knockout figure.
A sharp tongue.
A chip on her shoulder.
And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy,
word-obsessed Matthew Livingston.
Frankie Landau-Banks.
No longer the kind of girl to take "no" for an answer.
Especially when "no" means she's excluded from her boyfriend's
all-male secret society.
Not when her ex-boyfriend shows up in the strangest of places.
Not when she knows she's smarter than any of them.
When she knows Matthew's lying to her.
And when there are so many, many pranks to be done.
Frankie Landau-Banks, at age 16:
Possibly a criminal mastermind.
This is the story of how she got that way.
Book cover - http://e-lockhart.com/main/?page_id=7
CHAINS BY LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON
Review by Laura Downing
Book cover – www.amazon.com
An historical fiction novel based during the
revolutionary war set in New York city. It
chronicles the life of a 13-year old slave, Isabel,
and her younger sister Ruth (who is "simple"
and has what seem to be epileptic "fits" at
times), both of whom should have been freed
when their owner died but were sold again
back into slavery to a couple where the
mistress of the house is cruel and demanding.
When Ruth is "sold", or so Isabel is led to
believe, the story revolves around everything
Isabel does to find her and regain freedom for
them both, including actions which result in
her being branded with the letter "I" on her
cheek for being Insolent. Unfortunately you
have to wait for the sequel to find out if Isabel
finds Ruth and if she gains her freedom after
escaping New York.
WAITING FOR NORMAL BY LESLIE CONNOR
From the Publisher
Addie is waiting for normal.
But Addie's mom has an all-or-nothing approach
to life: a food fiesta or an empty pantry,
jubilation or gloom, her way or no way.
All or nothing never adds up to normal.
All or nothing can't bring you all to home, which
is exactly where Addie longs to be, with her
half sisters, every day.
In spite of life's twists and turns, Addie remains
optimistic. Someday, maybe, she'll find
normal.
Leslie Connor has created an inspiring novel
about one girl's giant spirit. waiting for normal
is a heartwarming gem.
Book cover – www.ala.org
BLACK BOX BY JULIE SCHUMACHER
Review by Laura Downing
A very dark book about depression
and how it affects the depressed
person and their entire family.
Brings about feelings of empathy
for the younger sister, Elena, who
feels she has to take care of Dora
(her older sister who had
depression)and keep Dora's
secrets. It will resonate with many
teens today. It was a "heavy" read
but would appeal to both boys and
girls.
BOG CHILD BY SIOBHAN DOWD
From the Publisher
One inch from the wall of brown turf, he froze.
'There's something here. In the earth. A hand.'
Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle
Tally, Fergus finds something that makes his heart
stop. Curled up deep in the bog is the body of a
child. And it looks like she's been murdered. As
Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world
around him - his brother on hunger-strike in prison,
his growing feelings for Cora, his mam and da
arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the
neck - a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and
the mystery of the bog child unfurls.
Set in Ireland in the 1980s, Bog Child is a powerful
novel that explores the sacrifices made in the name
of peace, and the unflinching strength of the
human spirit.
TROUBLE
BY GARY D. SCHMIDT
From the Publisher
“Henry Smith’s father told him that if you build your
house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble
will never find you.”
But Trouble comes careening down the road one
night in the form of a pickup truck that strikes
Henry’s older brother, Franklin. In the truck is Chay
Chouan, a young Cambodian from Franklin’s
preparatory school, and the accident sparks racial
tensions in the school—and in the well-established
town where Henry’s family has lived for
generations. Caught between anger and grief, Henry
sets out to do the only thing he can think of: climb
Mt. Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine, which
he and Franklin were going to climb together. Along
with Black Dog, whom Henry has rescued from
drowning, and a friend, Henry leaves without his
parents’ knowledge. The journey, both exhilarating
and dangerous, turns into an odyssey of discovery
about himself, his older sister, Louisa, his ancestry,
and why one can never escape from Trouble.
GRAPHIC NOVELS & MANGA
Level 1
Grades 7-9
SAVAGE BY DAVID ALMOND
When Blue Baker wrote his
magically wild and
gruesome story about a boy
savage, he was dealing with
the death of his father and
the town bully. Now, Blue’s
creation has developed a
life of its own, and Blue
must figure out where he
ends and the savage begins.
--Jonathan Nichols & Johnice
Dominick
INTO THE VOLCANO BY DON WOOD
Two brothers, an erupting
volcano, and trusted family
guides who are hiding a
secret. A two-day hike
becomes a perilous and
dangerous excursion. Can
the boys solve the mystery
and escape the volcano
before it unleashes its fury?
--Jonathan Nichols & Johnice
Dominick
LIFE SUCKS BY JESSICA ABEL,
GABRIEL SORIA, & WARREN PLEECE
Being a vampire isn’t all
glitz and glamour. You
don’t always get the girl or
live in a mansion. Dave
works at a gas station and
loves a girl who’s in love
with another vampire . . .
life sucks!
--Jonathan Nichols & Johnice
Dominick
WHAT THE WORLD EATS
BY: PETER MENZEL & FAITH D’ALUISIO
Every day, millions of families around the world gather--at the table or on
the floor, in a house or outdoors--to eat together. Ever wondered what a
typical meal is like on the other side of the world? Or next door? Cultural
geographers visited twenty-five families in twenty-one countries to create
this fascinating look at what people around the world eat in a week. What
the World Eats includes photo galleries and illustrated charts about fast
food, safe water, life expectancy, literacy rates, and more! This
enthralling glimpse into cultural similarities and differences is at once a
striking photographic essay and an essential study in nutrition and the
global marketplace.
TROUBLE BEGINS AT 8: A LIFE OF MARK TWAIN IN THE WILD, WILD
WEST
BY: SID FELEISHMAN
This biography covers enough of Samuel Clemens's
youth for readers to appreciate how autobiographical
Twain's later novels were, but the seven years that the
writer spent meandering the Wild West are at the
heart of the book. Fleischman chronicles Clemens's
various bouts of gold fever and get-rich-quick
schemes in the Nevada Territory and the San
Francisco area, but shows that it was always his
newspaper writing that provided stability. At age 30,
Clemens was reborn as Mark Twain when his short
story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras
County" was accepted by a magazine and drew
popular acclaim. An "Afterstory" provides brief
information on Twain's subsequent marriage and the
publication of the novels for which he is most famous.
SURRENDER TREE: POEMS OF CUBA’S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
BY: MARGARITA ENGLE
The Surrender Tree transports
readers to another era. Spanning the
years 1850–1899, Engle's poems
construct a narrative woven around
Cuba’s Wars for Independence. The
poems are told in alternating voices,
though predominantly by Rosa, a
"freed" slave and natural healer
destined to a life on the lam in the
island' s wild interior. A great look into
Cuba's troubled past through poetry.
NO CHOIRBOY: MURDER, VIOLENCE, AND TEENAGERS
ON DEATH ROW BY SUSAN KUKLIN
No Choirboy takes readers inside
America’s prisons, and allows inmates
sentenced to death as teenagers to speak
for themselves. In their own voices—raw
and uncensored—they talk about their
lives in prison, and share their thoughts
and feelings about how they ended up
there. Susan Kuklin also gets inside the
system, exploring capital punishment
itself and the intricacies and inequities of
criminal justice in the United States.
This is a searing, unforgettable read, and
one that could change the way we think
about crime and punishment.
2009-2010 TEEN READING LIST
Level 2 – Grades 10-12
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The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Mary E. Pearson
The Astounding Wolf-Man (vol.1)
Robert Kirkman, Jason Howard
Atomic Robo: Atomic Robo and the
Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne
Brian Clevinger
City of Thieves: a Novel
David Benioff
Echo: Moon Lake
Terry Moore
Eat This, Not That!
David Zinczeko
Farts: A Spotter's Guide
Crais Bower, Travis Millard
Gadget Nation: A Journey Through the
Eccentric World of Invention
Steve Greenberg
Graceling
Kristin Cashore
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Green Arrow: Year One
Andy Diggle and Jock
Jellicoe Road
Melina Marchetta
Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow
Mudbound
Hillary Jordan
Over and Under
Tod Tucker
Pitch Black: Don't Be Skerd
Youme Landowne, Anthony Horton
Playing With Matches
Brian Katcher
The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez
Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Silver Surfer: Requiem
J. Michael Straczynski, Esad Ribic
Venomous
Christopher Krovatin
GRACELING BY KRISTIN SHORE
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From publisher:
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her
bare hands since she was eight--she's a
Graceling, one of the rare people in her
land born with an extreme skill. As niece
of the king, she should be able to live a
life of privilege, but Graced as she is with
killing, she is forced to work as the king's
thug. When she first meets Prince Po,
Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no
hint of how her life is about to change.
She never expects to become Po's
friend. She never expects to learn a new
truth about her own Grace--or about a
terrible secret that lies hidden far away .
. . a secret that could destroy all seven
kingdoms with words alone."
THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO
BY PATRICK NESS
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A dystopian thriller follows a boy and girl
on the run from a town where all thoughts
can be heard -- and the passage to
manhood embodies a horrible secret.
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of
men. Ever since the settlers were infected
with the Noise germ, Todd can hear
everything the men think, and they hear
everything he thinks. Todd is just a month
away from becoming a man, but in the
midst of the cacophony, he knows that the
town is hiding something from him -something so awful Todd is forced to flee
with only his dog, whose simple, loyal
voice he hears too. With hostile men from
the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon
a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl.
Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the
germ like all the females on New World?
Propelled by Todd's gritty narration,
readers are in for a white-knuckle journey
in which a boy on the cusp of manhood
must unlearn everything he knows in order
to figure out who he truly is.
VENOMOUS BY CHRISTOPHER KROVATIN
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Locke Vinetti is a high school junior,
disenchanted and more than a little hostile. In
fact, for years he's had a lousy social life because
of a problem he has with his anger--a force he
calls "the venom." Ever since he was eight years
old and bit off a piece of a classmate's nose, he's
been something of a loner. But all that is about
to change when he goes out with his one friend,
Randall, to meet some of Randall's crew hanging
out at Riverside Park. Because in addition to
meeting his kindred spirit, Casey--who has his
own problems with his own kind of venom-Locke meets the spikey blue fairy-haircut Goth
girl of his dreams. And if their relationship is
going to work, he knows he has to rid himself of
the venom once and for all. Interspersed with
comic book adventures of the fantasy anti-hero
alter-ego Locke has invented for himself,
"Venomous" is a fast-paced, funny, and ferocious
read about one teenage boy's struggle with his
inner demons.
REALISTIC FICTION
Level 2
Grades 10-12
OVER AND UNDER
BY: TODD TUCKER
“Set during the summer of 1979, Alex
and Tom are best friends, they do
everything together, whether it's
exploring caves, shooting rifles, or
sneaking out at night. Meanwhile, a
labor strike is slowly ripping the small
Indiana town apart, and while the two
boys' fathers are on opposite sides, the
two try to remain blissfully ignorant, but
must accept the changes around them.
Alex and Tom find themselves growing
up during their last summer of
innocence..” –Marisa Frantz
City of Thieves
By: David Benioff
“A writer visits his grandfather in Florida to
record his account of the siege of Leningrad
during WWII. His grandfather's story is much
more than mere facts, it covers a boy's journey
to manhood, love, war, and an unlikely
friendship. Lev Beniov is a young Jew who finds
a dead German paratrooper in the middle of
Leningrad. He is immediately arrested by
Russian soliders and thrown into jail. His
cellmate, Koyla, is a charismatic soldier arrested
for desertion. Instead of facing a death squad,
the two are given a task to find a dozen eggs for
a general. Faced with the impossible, the two
men are forced to go looking in the most
unlikely of places, even enemy territory.” –
Marisa Frantz
Mudbound
By: Hillary Jordan
“Winner of the Bellwether Prize,
Mudbound is set at the end of World War
II in the tormented Mississippi Delta. It
depicts the story of forbidden love and
betrayal situated in a time when the
brutality of the Jim Crow South was still
raging. Hillary Jordan's use of lyrical
language to weave together the voices of
the characters allows the reader to fully
understand the impact the setting and
social issues are having on each of the
characters and encourages the reader to
embrace each character's individual
concerns.” –Karen Wells
Jellicoe Road
By: Melina Marchetta
“After what some would see as a slow,
confusing start, this complex story of
friendship and love mesmerizes the
reader with its characterizations of
teens living at a state-run boarding
school in Australia. Marchetta's heroine,
Taylor Markham searches for answers in
the mystery of her past and finds hope
and joy as she unravels the threads of
her present relationships.” –Sandra
Bailey
Secret Story of Sonja Rodriquez
By: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
“Torn between immigrant stereotypes and
who she wants to be, fifteen-year-old
Sonia Rodriguez struggles with the burden
of taking care of her demanding family
while trying to graduate high school and
still be a regular teenager. When her
worlds collide because of her secret
boyfriend and predator uncle, Sonia and
her whole family are at a crossroads that
will change their family's path.” –Laura
Opper Hodo
GRAPHIC NOVELS & MANGA
Level 2
Grades 10 - 12
SILVER SURFER: REQUIEM
BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
& ESAD RIBIC
Journeying to his home
planet to die, Norrin Radd
tries to make a difference
in the worlds through
which he passes.
--Anna Bates
GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE
BY ANDY & JOCK DIGGLE
Queen is a frivolous
playboy with little care for
anyone or anything-apparently even himself.
But when he's doublecrossed and marooned on
a jungle island, he finds
that he does care about
something: justice!
--www.amazon.com
ATOMIC ROBO: ATOMIC ROBO AND THE FIGHTIN’ SCIENTISTS
OF TESLADYNE
BY BRIAN CLEVINGER & STEVE WEGENER
"Atomic Robo is a self-aware,
wise-cracking . . . robot created
by Nikola Tesla who's now in the
employ of the US government
and tasked with battling
supernatural and unexplained
threats to the planet's safety.”
--Atomic Robo
PITCH BLACK: DON’T BE SKERD
BY YOUME LANDOWNE & ANTHONY HORTON
The true story of one artist who introduces another to his
world as a homeless man living in the subway tunnels.
--Anna Bates
FARTS: A SPOTTER’S GUIDE
BY: CRAI BOWER & TRAVIS MILLARD
This hilarious book identifies the habitat,
range, voice, and 'field marks' of ten common
wind breakers, from the gentle hiss of the
Silent-but-Deadly to the rip-roaring flatulation
of the Seismic Blast. The attached battery
powered fart machine reproduces each
emanation in accurate sound. Grossly hip
illustrations by the Fudge Factory's yes, you
read that right Travis Millard depict the
offenders and offendees in brilliant detail.
Printed on durable card stock, this is pure,
unbridled entertainment for the giggling child
in all of us.
GADGET NATION: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE
ECCENTRIC WORLD OF INVENTION BY STEVE
GREENBERG
Have you ever heard of bird
diapers?
Interested in a talking toilet paper
dispenser?
What about a motorized ice
cream cone?
Slippers with built-in headlights?
Looking for a Kosher Lamp?
These aren't fictional gag gadgets
from a late night talk show skit.
They are actual, real products that
you can buy today. Maybe you
already have?
EAT THIS, NOT THAT! BY DAVID ZINCZEKO
The original and best-selling
installment of EAT THIS, NOT THAT!
has helped literally thousands of
people improve their lives by
increasing their nutritional intakes
while blasting away unwanted belly
fat. The secret? The revolutionary
concept that the battle of the
bulge is won not through
deprivation and discipline, but by
making a series of simple food
swaps that can save you hundreds
– if not thousands – of calories a
day.
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
PROMOTE
- SUGGEST
READ
THANK YOU!!!