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BOOK AWARDS
This award is a state-wide venture led by a collaborative effort from school and public librarians. Each year teens nominate titles, published within the last two years, they think deserve to be recognized. Librarians then narrow the group of titles to a list of 13. Teens in grades 9-12 then vote for the winning title.
The Great Stone Face Book Award is given annually to an author whose book receives the most votes from 4th through 6th graders throughout the state. In April, New Hampshire children vote for their favorite book from a list of 20 recently-published titles that are chosen by the Great Stone Face (GSF) Committee. The purpose of the award is to promote reading enjoyment, to increase awareness of contemporary writing, and to allow children to honor their favorite authors
The Isinglass Teen Read Award was begun in 2001 by the Barrington Public Library and the Barrington Middle School in order to promote teen reading, the participation of teens in the creation of their own reading list, and to honor those authors whose works speak to youth. The award is now open to all New Hampshire students in grades 7-8. Voting is done annually in April.
- We are currently accepting nominations for the 2025 Flume & Isinglass awards
- Titles must be nominated by teens in grades 7-12 (librarians and teachers can nominate titles they know are popular with their teens), can be fiction or nonfiction books, with appeal to this age group.
- They must have a publication date no older than September 2022.
- If the book is part of a series, it must be able to stand alone, meaning a reader doesn’t have to read the other books in the series to understand what’s going on.
- Should not have been a nominee for other NH awards (such as Great Stone Face).
Come see some of the new YA books that are currently on display at the library!