The Heartland Award for Excellence
in
Young Adult Literature
The Committee wishes to note that not all books are appropriate for all grade levels. Discretionary steps should be taken by the teacher, librarian and student. We encourage strongly that teachers and librarians read the books prior to promoting them to their students.
The 2009 Winning Book is: Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher
The 2010 Heartland Finalists.
All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Revolution is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
Healing Water by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Child of Dandelions by Shenaaz Nanji
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Thaw by Monica M. Roe
My Mother the Cheerleader by Robert Sharenow
If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser
For summaries for each book, click here: http://heartlandawardnominees.blogspot.com/
Students who vote
must be in grades 6-12. They must have read at least
three (3) of the books on the list. Students may vote
only once. Students may vote by online ballot. Or, teachers or librarians may mail
ballots to:
The Writing Conference, Inc.
P.O. Box 664
Ottawa, KS 66067-0664
Deadline for ballots to be returned: April 15.
The Writing Conference, Inc. has created bookmarks and posters with the list of the 10 finalists on them. They may be used as reminders of the books to be read. Teachers and librarians may request quantities of these bookmarks for their students. To request some, email jbushman@writingconference.com