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Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees - 2010. Presented by Committee Members: Aaron Coutu, Greenville Public Library Lexi Henshel , North Kingstown Free Library Brandi Kenyon, South Kingstown Public Library Marianne Mirando , Westerly High School. RIEMA Conference
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Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees - 2010 Presented by Committee Members: Aaron Coutu, Greenville Public Library LexiHenshel, North Kingstown Free Library Brandi Kenyon, South Kingstown Public Library Marianne Mirando, Westerly High School RIEMA Conference Navigating the 21st Century Information Landscape April 24, 2009
What is the RI Teen Book Award? • Promote quality literature for teens by highlighting well-written books of interest to middle and high school students. • Allowing teens to select the winner from each year's list of nominees encourages them to read more and discuss the books with their friends and family at school, the local library, and at home.
How It Works • This year there were 38 members of the committee with librarians, teachers, reading specialists, and media specialists all represented • The committee is adjourned from September through March to compile the list of nominees based on the reading of suggested titles and discussions online and in meetings • As you can imagine, there are some intense discussions.
And the Winner Is… Do you know which book won this year’s election? • The Alchemyst: • The Secrets • of the • Immortal • Nicholas Flamelby • Michael Scott
Recommended for Middle School Students • Darksideby • Tom Becker • Presented by Brandi Kenyon
Recommended for Middle School Students • Keeping Corner • by • KashmiraSheth
Recommended for Middle School Students • Schooledby • Gordon Korman • Presented by Brandi Kenyon
Recommended for Middle School Students • Waiting for Normal • by • Leslie Connor
Recommended for All Readers
Recommended for All Readers • The Adoration • of Jenna Foxby • Mary E. Pearson • Presented by LexiHenshel
Recommended for All Readers • The Disreputable History of • Frankie Landau-Banksby • E. Lockhart • Presented by LexiHenshel
Recommended for All Readers • The Hunger Gamesby • Suzanne Collins • Presented by Aaron Coutu
Recommended for All Readers • The Patron Saint of Butterfliesby • CeciliaGalante • Presented by Brandi Kenyon
Recommended for All Readers • Pemba’s Song: • A Ghost Storyby • Tonya C.Hegamin • & Marilyn Nelson
Recommended for All Readers • Shiftby • Jennifer Bradbury • Presented by Aaron Coutu
Recommended for All Readers • Unwindby • Neal Shusterman • Presented by Marianne Mirando
Recommended for High School Students • Audrey, Wait!by • Robin Benway • Presented by Aaron Coutu
Recommended for High School Students • Bog Childby • Siobhan Dowd • Presented by LexiHenshel
Recommended for High School Students • Child of Dandelionsby • ShenaazNanki • Presented by Brandi Kenyon
Recommended for High School Students • Freeze Frameby • Heidi Ayarbe
Recommended for High School Students • My Most Excellent Year: • A Novel of Love, • Mary Poppins, • & Fenway Parkby • Steve Kluger • Presented by Aaron Coutu
Recommended for High School Students • Newes from the Dead: • Being a True Story of • Ann Green, Hanged for Infanticide at Oxford Assizes in 1650, Restored to the World and Died Again in 1665by • Mary Hooper
Recommended for High School Students • Paper Townsby • John Green • Presented by Marianne Mirando
Recommended for High School Students • Streams of Babelby • Carol Plum-Ucci • Presented by Marianne Mirando
Recommended for High School Students • Ten Cents a Danceby • Christine Fletcher • Presented by LexiHenshel
Recommended for High School Students • Three Little Words:A Memoirby • Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Recommended for High School Students • Two Parties, One Tux, • and a Very Short Film • about the • Grapes of Wrathby • Steven Goldman • Presented by Marianne Mirando
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For more information…. Any Questions? You can also email Aaron later at LunarHunk@aol.com