And the winners is....

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer has won both the Isinglass and the Flume Awards! The Isinglass Award is a state wide award for 7 & 8 graders. Each year a list of 20 books is selected by a committe, from suggestions by teens, and kids have a year to read the books on the list to get ready to vote in May. The Flume Award is also a state wide award but for teens in grades 9-12. It is similar to the Isinglas, except that the number of books on the list is 13.

If you haven't yet read Twilight is is time that you did! It is a wonderful romance/vampire story--how can you go wrong with a combination like that. This is a series and book two New Moon, is already out, and book 3, Eclipse, is expected in July, but you can put your name on the waiting list now. Here is a description of Twilight:

Deeply sensuous and extraordinarily suspenseful, TWILIGHT captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. The lovers find themselves balanced precariously on the point of a knife-between desire and danger.